| Forty miles north of Daytona Beach, Hwy-1 passes through the heart of ST AUGUSTINE. Few places in Florida are as immediately engaging as this old city, with the size and even some of the looks of a small Mediterranean town. The oldest permanent settlement in the US, with much from its early days still intact along its narrow streets, it also offers two alluring lengths of beach just across the bay. Ponce de León touched ground here in 1513, but European settlement began when Spain's Pedro Menéndez de Avilés put ashore on St Augustine's Day in 1565. Sir Francis Drake's ships razed the town in 1586, the first of many battles before Florida was eventually ceded to Britain in 1763. By then the town was a major social and administrative center, soon to be capital of east Florida. Subsequently, Tallahassee became the capital of a unified Florida, and St Augustine's fortunes waned. Expansion largely bypassed the town – a fact inadvertently facilitating the restoration program that has turned this quiet community into a fine historical showcase.
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Casa Monica Hotel
Built in 1888 and restored in 2000, this 19th-century Moorish Revival castle is located in the oldest city in the United States. The Casa Monica Hotel boasts intricate...
203.49 |
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Casa de Solana Bed & Breakfast
Casa de Solana is one of St. Augustine's oldest residences, right in the heart of the historic district of the Old City. Set among tropical gardens and a walled courtyard, the Inn is an oasis of comfort. Each of the ten guest rooms and suits is unique, all with televisions, telephone, modem hook-up, ac/heat controls, and private bath. For added romance, most of the accommodations have fireplaces and whirlpool tubs. Many also have a writing desk and refrigerator. The Inn's new de Palma building offers state-of-the-art meeting and function space... perfect for small weddings and get-togethers.
125.0 |
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Anastasia Inn
Anastasia Inn is a AAA, 3 Diamond establishment. It took 3 years to build this beautiful property and finally opened for business mid 1999. The motel has twenty three...
120.0 |
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