St. Augustine is a city on the northeast coast of Florida. It lays claim to being the oldest city in the U.S., and is known for its Spanish colonial architecture as well as Atlantic Ocean beaches like sandy St. Augustine Beach and tranquil Crescent Beach. Anastasia State Park is a protected wildlife sanctuary. The Castillo de San Marcos is a 17th-century Spanish stone fortress with views of the St. Augustine Inlet.
Saint Augustine is a luxurious, romantic town—you’ll find classic hotels and intimate restaurants as well as cozy new and old communities. What sets Saint Augustine apart is its history—it’s the oldest European settlement in the U.S. And nowhere else in the world can you taste the waters of the Fountain of Youth Archeological Park.
Spreading out from the historic downtown area are a variety of charming neighborhoods that were established in later centuries, up through the 1950s. As you go farther from downtown, you’ll find some planned neighborhoods and others that just sprang up organically. St. Augustine is the county seat in a county that includes old homes, new homes, empty lots, farmland, acreage for sale, and new planned communities bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by the St. John River.
