St. Augustine Chalk Walk Festival Street painting has been traced to 16th century Italy, when traveling artists were brought to the cities to work on the cathedrals. When their work was done, the artists would recreate their church paintings on the pavement. They would travel to...
Turandot The perfect love story for Valentine's Month, featuring a do-what-I-want-or-die kinda gal! by Jamie Crider, Marketing Intern First Coast Opera is hosting Giacomo Puccini’s last opera, Turandot, with an amazing international cast, singing this Italian favorite on Saturday, February 9. Turandot is an opera set in China about a cold-hearted Chinese...
St. Augustine's Marketplace Carmelo's By Jamie Crider, Intern If you are like most folks coming to downtown St. Augustine, you will probably pass Carmelo’s Marketplace on King Street. Stop by and enjoy authentic Italian food before coming to or after leaving the sites in the historic part of St....
Everyone loves October in St. Augustine, but since we celebrate everything haunted in St. Augustine year round, there isn’t much by way of “special stuff” offered for Halloween, so at Casa de Solana Bed and Breakfast, we are doing our best to step it up...
This week, in conjunction with “Celebrate Our Local Artists” month, Casa de Solana is proud to exhibit Day of the Dead Art by Tina Verduzco, an assemblage artist and long-time St Augustine resident. A lot of people are unfamiliar with the Day of the Dead (El...
The hype has begun with regard to St. Augustine’s 450th commemoration/celebration happenings! In the year 2015, the nation’s oldest city will celebrate 4.5 centuries, having been witness to many a significant event! As a show of love and support, Casa de Solana B&B is offering...
Local Author/Adventurer at Casa de Solana for Book Signing! Friday, 9/7 6-9 pm 21 Aviles Street, St. Augustine The World’s Richest Busboy by J.J. Brito SunDaze Publishing Casa de Solana Bed & Breakfast is oh-so proud to celebrate local author J.J. Brito and his book “The World’s Richest Busboy”--a fun,...
The love letter with wooden box ceremony is a unique and lovely gesture between you and yours for which, prior to the ceremony, you both write a love letter to the other, expressing your thoughts about your partner’s good qualities and your reasons for...
Rock Art, Inc. On Display! September 1 thru 7, 2012 @ Casa de Solana B&B 21 Aviles Street St. Augustine, FL www.casadesolana.com Angel & The Mushroom Cloud Cathedral Out Of The Woods Pan 2 Sister Angel Smoking Angels The Exile Witch September is “Celebrate Our Local Artists” month at Casa deSolana! We will be featuring a different local artist each week....
Fall is the fourth and final major Sun Cycle of the year; as the nights lengthen and the days shorten, it brings forth a time of changing focus and direction in your life, and there is no shortage of reasons to visit St. Augustine, especially...