Switzerland
Switzerland, Florida, has no Alps and very little reason to be confused with the country. It does, however, occupy a beautiful stretch of northwestern St. Johns County near the St.…
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Flagler Estates
Flagler Estates is not downtown St. Augustine with cheaper parking. It is rural St. Johns County: bigger lots, long roads, woods, dirt, trucks and people who generally did not move…
Fruit Cove
Fruit Cove belongs more to the everyday life of northern St. Johns County than to the postcard version of St. Augustine. It sits along the St. Johns River side of…
Elkton
Elkton sits west of St. Augustine where suburban streets start giving way to farms, woods and wider stretches of road. Most tourists pass through without realizing they have entered a…
Hastings
Drive southwest out of the tourist version of St. Augustine and eventually the landscape starts opening into fields. That is Hastings country.This is the agricultural side of St. Johns County,…
Lincolnville
St. Augustine's historic Black neighborhood, a 45-block district of Victorian architecture, Civil Rights history, and one of the most genuinely local feels in the city. Home Areas Lincolnville Lincolnville St.…
World Golf Village
The golf-focused community west of I-95, with two championship courses, easy interstate access, and a quieter base for travelers who want golf without beach traffic. Home Areas World Golf Village…
Butler Beach
A quiet, uncrowded stretch of Anastasia Island between St. Augustine Beach and Crescent Beach , family-friendly sand, vacation rentals, and a slower pace. Home Areas Butler Beach Butler Beach A…
Summer Haven
A small, almost secret beach community at the southern tip of Anastasia Island , near Matanzas Inlet, far from the crowds, and one of the most genuinely remote spots on…
Ponte Vedra Beach
Ponte Vedra Beach is what happens as you follow the coast north and St. Augustine gradually gives way to a quieter, more polished stretch of northeast Florida beach life.It is…