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Beaches and suites overlooking the ocean. The hotel is perfect for those clients looking for a romantic getaway with accommodations and amenities worthy of a beach vacation along the state’s historic coast. Funfact: St. Augustine was founded in 1565, 42 years before the English colonized Jamestown and 55 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. PALM COAST AND FLAGLER BEACHES It’s the coquina sand found along the state’s eastern coast that gives the beaches that coppery, cinnamon-colored hue, which in the Palm Coast and Flagler Beaches area, located between Daytona Beach to the south and historic St. Augustine to the north, stretches for 19 glorious miles. The Palm Coast is perfect for all outdoor activities such as kite boarding, stand-up paddle boarding and surfing since the wave action in that area of Florida is considered to be the third best in the state. Flagler Beach is also home to the Tommy Tant Memorial Surf Competition held each fall. and kite surfing. “The natural beauty of the beaches remains Hammock Beach Resort (hammockbeach.com) is unspoiled and serves as a year-round magnet for visitors who located on an unspoiled barrier island and features 330 enjoy sunshine, recreation and the sea,” says Barbara Golden, luxury accommodations ranging from 1-bedroom oceanview communications manager with the St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra suites to multi-bedroom villas. The Intracoastal Waterway sits & The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau. behind the hotel, which allows for kayaking, paddle boarding The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club (pontevedra.com) opened its and canoeing. For golfers needing a break from the sun and doors in 1928 and is a five-diamond oceanfront resort located sand, the property includes two golf courses designed by on Ponte Vedra Beach. The resort features 250 rooms and sport legends Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson. suites and includes four pools, two 18-hole golf courses, 15 Funfact: From December through March, northern tennis courts, fishing, boating, sailing, children's programs and right whales migrate to this area to give birth and nurse a fitness center. Also recommend the quaint Lodge & Club at their calves before returning north to feeding grounds off Ponte Vedra Beach (pontevedra.com), offering only 66 rooms New England and Canada. 16 Official Florida Travel Industry Guide | 2013 10-23_2013_Beaches.indd 16 VISITFLORIDA.COM 1/15/13 11:35 AM 8399_IO  http://www.hammockbeach.com http://www.pontevedra.com http://www.pontevedra.com http://www.VISITFLORIDA.COM

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