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Within easy walking distance of San Agustin Antiguo is perhaps the most impressive sight in St. Augustine, certainly one of the oldest. It's the forbidding fortress, Castillo de San Marcos, which stands guard over the approach to the city by water. Holiday Inn, 1300 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 122 roo...

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Published inThe Los Angeles times
Main Author Garner, Charlotte
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, Calif Los Angeles Times Communications LLC 21.02.1988
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla
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Summary:Within easy walking distance of San Agustin Antiguo is perhaps the most impressive sight in St. Augustine, certainly one of the oldest. It's the forbidding fortress, Castillo de San Marcos, which stands guard over the approach to the city by water. Holiday Inn, 1300 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 122 rooms; $51-$71 double. Holiday Inn, St. Augustine Beach, Anastasia Island, fronting on the Atlantic Ocean; 151 rooms, $59-$84 double. Whetstone Bayfront Inn, 138 Avenida [Pedro Menendez de Aviles], fronting on the Intracoastal Waterway; 39 rooms, $32-$61 double. Ponce de Leon Lodge, U.S. 1 North; 202 rooms, $50-$80 double. PHOTO: St. Augustine was founded where mission now stands in 1565.; PHOTO: Former Alcazar Hotel, built by [Henry M. Flagler] in 1888, now houses the elegant Lightner museum. / Photos by CHARLOTTE GARNER; MAP: FLORIDA, PATRICK LYNCH / Los Angeles Times
ISSN:0458-3035