About St. Augustine, Florida

Simon says take one giant leap forward to your fantasy vacation. Simon says take one tiny step backwards to a bygone era. St. Augustine, Florida is a special place where the past melds with the future and the past becomes reality. Enter where the gates of the city were closed to all at dusk and the security system was the masonry fort Castilo Downtown St. Augustine Florida

De San Marcos, built by the Spanish between 1672 - 1695.

St. Johns County is quietly tucked behind the fragile east coast barrier islands of Florida. It is perched on the intracoastal waterway and due east of Molasses Junction.

St. Augustine is America's Oldest Permanently Settled European City

St. Augustine is America's oldest permanently settled European city. The line between old and new are hard to define. You can look indefinitely for skyscrapers and you will not find one. You can compare Flagler College to the new bank built last year and the difference will be non-existent. St. Augustine is where the new is old and the old is steeped in history.

St. Augustine's Multicutural Influences

St. Augustine was a thriving town before most of the pilgrims and Virginia Dare were born. Don Juan Ponce de Leon christened this land, the "Feast of Flowers." Walk down St. Augustine Shopping

the streets and experience the Spanish, French, English and Native American influences that still occupy the area. Fort Morse was the nation's first Black settlement. On June 9, 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the site and stated he would be active at a sit-in the next day. The historical roots of many are deeply imbedded in this unique city.

About St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine is America's Oldest Permanently Settled European City

St. Augustine's Multicutural Influences

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