If you look, however, anywhere in the city, around town, or around campus, you'll see people of all ages and all types strolling around the great natural setting of Charlottesville. On my first visit, I was visiting friends at the University, and made my way around campus, discovering the rolling hills there and trees with leaves of all colors. I really found it hard to pull myself away from this Jeffersonian landscape. Even near the main shopping area, one can walk several blocks and find a park where one can gaze at the clouds for hours. There's more than just the university in Charlottesville, and one doesn't have to look too far.
Food is great here.
One of the great places to go eat near the University is the Corner District. There, you'll find different restaurants and coffee shops all within a student's budget. Have never tried pizza with a chai latte before, but I'd do it any time. The historical aspects are not to be missed either. Monticello is not far away, and Thomas Jefferson's influence with the University and many other aspects of the town are to be seen everywhere.