We're going to break the "North Florida" mold in this one instance because Thomasville, Georgia is so close and is truly one of our favorite places to visit. Its still rolling hills and an abundance of beautiful moss laden oak trees but on the way here you will see the soil turn to the typical red of the South Georgia clay.

Thomasville is escaping to an elegant era where you can relax in the serenity of a bygone time. It enjoys a climate of cool, short winters and glorious spring, summer and fall seasons. Experience a piece of South Georgia/North Florida paradise where the air is clean, the people are friendly and traffic jams are unheard of.

Thomasville has been kept a secret from ordinary folks for years, but its well known to the rich and famous. Back in 1887, Harper's Magazine said "Thomasville is the best winter resort on three continents." And its fabulous even today, still popular with the affluent, but not pricey at all. A quiet place of luxurious natural beauty and rich history.

Explore the extraordinary landscape and see Victorian Style homes with their striking architecture. Enjoy Thomasville’s lush countryside and splendid rose gardens, as you visit national historic landmarks, old historic churches, grand winter cottages, exquisite plantations, and the charming historic downtown shopping!

“Way Down in the South where the gulf breezes blow,
Where tall, stately pines and the live oaks grow,
Where soft summer nights are cooled by the dew,
And a summer sun shines the winter months through,
There nestles a gem – a fair forest queen –
Whose beauties all love when once they are seen;
Whose balm-laden air gives health to the ill –
A joy to all, oh, sweet Thomasville!

There blossoms the rose with heaven’s perfume,
There lilies and jasmines and hyacinths bloom;
There violets beautiful, fragrant and shy
Drinketh the dew of a soft southern sky;
There wanderers come from regions of snow,
Chilled to the heart by the ice king’s glow;
To such it is life – and to all good will
That enter thy gates, oh, sweet Thomasville!

-1890s, Anonymous

Website: www.thomasvillega.com

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