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Originally Posted by geofitz13
My wife and I are considering the Villages for retirement, and will be visiting for the first time in January. We will likely do the Lifestyle thing. Initially, we plan on just looking around and soaking it all in. Does anyone have recommendations for specific things we should be looking at on our first visit? We plan on going down again during the summer, to experience the opposite side of the weather spectrum.
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Hello geofitz13,
First of all, welcome to TOTV. This is the place to get information about moving to and living in The Villages. As a Villagers wannabee, this site has been so helpful in keeping up what is going on in The Villages from 1,500 miles away.
My recommendations...take the trolley tour. The last time I took the trolley tour was on a visit about 3 years ago. It lasts about 1 hour. The trolley tours used to leave from the sales center at Lake Sumter Landing, but that may have changed since the last time I took the trolley tour. If you call The Villages' sales office, they will be able to give you the correct info.
As another poster mentioned, I would also not wait too much longer to book the Lifestyle Visit if you are planning to come to The Villages in January as that is high season.
There are open houses in The Villages every day so you may want to visit some while you are in TV. The open houses are advertised in The Villages Daily Sun newspaper, and also on The Villages web site.
Definitely visit all three squares (Spanish Springs, Lake Sumter Landing and Brownwood) in the evening as there is free entertainment nightly from 5:00 to 9:00.
When you are in a restaurant or just out and about, don't hesitate to ask Villagers about life in The Villages. Most people are glad to answer questions and share their experiences.
Enjoy your visit, and when you visit The Villages, please post about your visit.
