https://caffeinatedexcursions.com/st-augustine-and-amelia-island-two-hidden-gems-in-northeast-florida/ Blog of a Traveling Coffee Addict Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:48:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://caffeinatedexcursions.com/st-augustine-and-amelia-island-two-hidden-gems-in-northeast-florida/#comment-2539 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:14:12 +0000 http://caffeinatedexcursions.com/?p=1324#comment-2539 I stopped into St. Augustine on a road trip this year and wish I could have stayed longer. I had no idea it had so much history and was so cool. Great tip on the college tour!

]]> https://caffeinatedexcursions.com/st-augustine-and-amelia-island-two-hidden-gems-in-northeast-florida/#comment-1292 Sat, 02 Jan 2021 16:56:29 +0000 http://caffeinatedexcursions.com/?p=1324#comment-1292 Kind of a shame that all of the original architecture of St. Augustine is completely gone. I guess it sort of makes sense…it is hard to preserve something from 450+ years ago especially in Hurricane Alley! But with that said, I do love some of the remaining older stuff there. The Castillo de San Marcos reminds me of so many walled cities and forts that the Spanish built in the Americas. I immediately thought of the walled city of Cartagena based on your pics.
As for the rest of the city, looks like a fun place to walk around on a nice weekend. Kind of cool that you shared the Flagler College Tour! We took the Oxford tour in England to learn the literary history of the area so it doesnt shock me that a college tour would offer great stuff. I really love the interior of Ponce de Leon Hotel.

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