Del Sol St. Augustine opened as the 10th Del Sol store in Florida, making Florida the state with the most Del Sol stores in the United States. Just in front of California with nine. Store owner, Cathy O’Leary, first discovered Del Sol at the Del Sol Key West store several years ago.
The new store is located on famous St. George Street, where they host hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, who not only want to enjoy Del Sol, but also the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United States – founded in 1565. The city’s historic center is anchored by St. George Street, which is lined with historic homes from various periods. The St. Augustine Alligator Farm, incorporated in 1908, is one of the oldest commercial tourist attractions in Florida, as is the Fountain of Youth, which dates from the same time period.