Cape Town Attractions
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Table Mountain
Views: 53106
Boulders penguin colony
Views: 36865
Cape Point
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V&A Waterfront
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Architecture and Design
St George’s Cathedral and Groote Kerk
More fondly known as “the people’s cathedral”, St George’s Cathedral in Wale Street represents the Anglican diocese mother church in Cape Town.
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The Castle of Good Hope
The Castle of Good Hope – the oldest building in South Africa – was once a fort, but today functions as a showcase of the Cape’s early days.
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Melkbosstrand
Melkbosstrand’s 7km-long stretch of white sand beckons visitors to slip off their sandals and enjoy a stress-relieving stroll.
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Muizenberg
This laid-back seaside town on the shores of False Bay comes alive in season, with holiday-makers crowding its streets as they make their way down to what is perhaps Cape Town’s nicest swimming beach.
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Mamre Moravian Mission Station
Mamre was founded in the 16th century when the governor of the Cape, Willem Adriaan van der Stel, established a military and cattle post in the region, to prevent settlers’ cattle being stolen by the local KhoiKhoi.
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Josephine Mill
Boundary Road in the suburb of Newlands is where Cape Town’s only surviving water mill can be found.
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Kommetjie and Kommetjie Lighthouse
Kommetjie (“small basin” in Afrikaans) gets its name from early beginnings, when settlers apparently used the natural basin as a convenient fish trap.
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Fynbos and the Cape Floral Kingdom
Fynbos, meaning “fine bush”, is a unique and strikingly beautiful group of flora endemic to a small section of the Western Cape of South Africa.
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Vergelegen wine estate
Although its translated name means “situated far away”, the Vergelegen wine estate, historical homestead and grounds are only a 40-minute drive from the Cape Town city centre, near the town of Somerset West.
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Wine farm restaurants, Morgenster olive oil
Enjoy a drive to a tasting experience with a difference, learn to cook African style and wash it all down with some delicious wine.
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