Chapel Hill is nestled in the rolling, wooded Piedmont of North Carolina. Coupled with Raleigh and Durham, Chapel Hill is one of the three cities that make up the "Triangle" area. It is ideally located three hours from the Atlantic coast and three hours from the Blue Ridge Mountains, which allows residents and visitors to enjoy a variety of recreational activities. With a population of approximately 45,000, Chapel Hill feels like a small town but features many larger town attractions and amenities. If your visit includes a stay in Chapel Hill, please be sure to check out the newest hotel in downtown. The Franklin Hotel http://www.franklinhotelnc.com/ is a boutique hotel catering to your special needs, uniquely wonderful rooms and meeting spaces, it also offers piano music in the bar and occassionally will have a jazz quartet in to play! While in town, be sure to visit the new Mansion 462 http://mansion462.com/default.htm which is a wonderful quiet (relatively!) place to have an after dinner drink, or to watch a band.
The University of North Carolina http://www.unc.edu/ is one of the main attractions in Chapel Hill for visitors and residents alike. The University is the oldest state University in the nation and offers residents of our community many amenities like concerts, plays, libraries, the planetarium, an art museum and sporting events. There are also an additional colleges in the area, including Duke University http://www.duke.edu/ and NC State University http://www.ncsu.edu/. The influence of these universities offer a very unique feel - a small town but one rich in culture, diversity, education and of course beautiful weather!
The area that grew up around the University has grown into quite a community, while still maintaining that village feeling. The community has received numerous accolades from various national publications including Money magazine's selection of the Triangle as the "#1 Best Place to Live in America," Fortune magazine's rating of the Triangle as #1 for "The Best Cities For KnowledgeableWorkers,"BestPlaces for Singles http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0707/ and Sports Illustrated nod as the "number one college town in the United States."
A diverse selection of housing styles can be found in Chapel Hill within every type of budget. From expertly restored historic homes http://www.chocvb.org/catalog.php?mode=publicview&ref=44 to the new, modern well-laid developments, Southern Village http://www.southernvillage.com/ orMeadowmont http://www.meadowmont.com/inside. you can find just about anything you are looking for! Almost all of Chapel Hill's communities offer tree-lined streets, sidewalks, exemplary neighborhood schools and walking distance to community parks.
