Saint Augustine

Built around a Spanish colonial settlement on Matanzas Bay, St. Augustine grew into the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the United States. Founded in 1565, it preserves an unusually concentrated colonial core beside Florida’s Atlantic coast. The coquina walls of Castillo de San Marcos, begun in 1672 by the Spanish, recall the long contest for control of the peninsula; it is the oldest masonry fort in the contiguous United States. St. George Street runs through the historic district, while Flagler College occupies the former Ponce de Leon Hotel, completed in 1888. Explore further points of interest through webcams across St. Augustine and Florida’s Historic Coast.

Generated by AI