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With its 17th-century fort, old city gates, horse-drawn carriages clip-clopping along narrow streets, historic buildings, and reconstructed 18th-century Spanish Quarter, St. Augustine seems more like a picturesque European village than a modern Floridian city. This is, after all, the oldest permanent European settlement in the United States (no, it wasn't Jamestown in 1607 or the Pilgrims' settlement at Plymouth Rock in 1620). A group of French Huguenots settled in 1562 near the mouth of the St. Johns River, in present-day Jacksonville. Three years later, a Spanish force under Pedro Menéndez de Avilés arrived on the scene, wiped out the Huguenot men (de Avilés spared their women and children), and established a settlement he named St. Augustín. Read More

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Hotels

from: $159

Casa Monica Hotel, a Kessler Hotel

95 Cordova Street
St Augustine, FL 32084 Map

Distance: 0.2 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 5 class stars

Expert Rated & Recommended
5.0
from: $118

Hilton St. Augustine Historic Bayfront

32 Avenida Menendez
St Augustine, FL 32084 Map

Distance: 0.2 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 4 class stars

Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0
from: $87

The Monterey Inn Bayfront

16 Avenida Mendez
St Augustine, FL 32084 Map

Distance: 0.2 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

Expert Rated & Recommended
3.0
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Attractions

Colonial Spanish Quarter and Spanish Quarter Museum

Between Cuna and Orange sts
33 St. George St
St. Augustine, Florida

Distance: 0.2 mi. (from destination center)

Description:

If H. G. Wells were alive, he'd get a load of this re-created colonial Spanish... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0

Moultrie Creek Studios

9C Aviles Street
St. Augustine, Florida 32084

Distance: 0.3 mi. (from destination center)
Expert Rated & Recommended
3_0

The Oldest House

At Charlotte St
14 St. Francis St
St. Augustine, Florida

Distance: 0.5 mi. (from destination center)

Description:

Archaeological surveys indicate that a dwelling stood on this site as early as the beginning of... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended
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Airports

Major Airports near Saint Augustine

Distance (mi.)
Jacksonville International Airport 40.9 map
Orlando International Airport 99.7 map
Tampa International Airport 152.4 map

Other Smaller Airports near Saint Augustine

Distance (mi.)
Daytona Beach Regional Airport 51.7 map
Gainesville Regional Airport 59.0 map
Orlando/Sanford Central Florida Regional Airport 77.0 map

Flight Deals to Saint Augustine

Originating From
Columbus, OH (CMH) to Jacksonville (JAX) $151
Atlanta (ATL) to Jacksonville (JAX) $156
Manchester (MHT) to Jacksonville (JAX) $158
Providence (PVD) to Jacksonville (JAX) $158
Buffalo (BUF) to Jacksonville (JAX) $164

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