Home Sweet C'ville: A Guide to Charlottesville
for New Law Students
Includes information on housing, finding your way around town,
setting up utilities, entertainment, dining, community service,
family activities and shopping.
CHARLOTTESVILLE
Charlottesville is a city of contrasts. Nestled
in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains two hours southwest
of Washington, D.C., the city is cosmopolitan and relaxed. A
picturesque and thriving metropolitan area of more than 130,000,
Charlottesville has kept its small-town feeling. Area restaurants
are featured in publications such as Gourmet magazine
and the New York Times, and an impressive array of local
wineries offers award-winning vintages. The hometown of the Dave
Matthews Band, Charlottesville’s many nightclubs and music
festivals create a thriving scene for live music. Free concerts
are a staple of warm Friday evenings in the historic downtown
and the Dogwood Blues Festival is another herald of the area’s
gorgeous spring season. In 2004, Charlottesville was named the
best place to live in America by Frommer's Cities
Ranked and Rated.
Cultural opportunities abound. Theater, opera,
art galleries and music are community fixtures. Jefferson’s
Monticello and the nearby homes of James Madison and James Monroe
feature classic architecture and rich history. Each fall the
University hosts the nationally acclaimed Virginia Film Festival
and in the spring gathers the nation’s literary luminaries
for the Virginia Festival of the Book.
Law students seeking a community in which
they can relax, find plentiful entertainment and appreciate
abundant natural beauty to balance the intense rigors of law
study will find a home in Charlottesville.
GRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-1738
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Telephone: (434) 924-3154
Fax: (434) 924-7536
e-mail: gradadmitlaw@virginia.edu
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