St. Photios Greek
Orthodox Shrine
St.
Photios is one of those places where you can find peace even if you espouse a
different faith, or none at all. There’s just something intrinsically
comforting about the beautifully-painted walls, the shrine and its flickering
candles, the slow-paced, spiritual atmosphere. If you go, make sure to check
out the details on the murals as well as the various historical exhibits. The
shrine gift shop offers many unique gifts based on the Greek Orthodox
tradition. As an added bonus, if you like exploring old houses, this structure
known as the Avero House was built around 1748.
St. Augustine Lighthouse
This
is just one of the Lighthouse complex’s many exhibits, and shows a model of the
original lighthouse which guided ships at sea until the 1870s. This first
lighthouse began as a Spanish structure and was gradually enlarged. When the
new lighthouse was constructed, the original one became defunct, and was
destroyed by the wash of the tide less than a decade later.
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