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Constantia Wine Route The Constantia Wineland Experience The well signposted Constantia Wine Route includes Groot Constantia, Klein Constantia, Buitenverwachting, Constantia Uitsig and Steenberg. Estates are closed on... More »»
| Groot Constantia Complex Groot Constantia, the oldest homestead in the Cape. The farm's Manor House, originally allocated to Governor Simon van der Stel in 1685, portrays life in the 19th century. Collections include Cape... More »»
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Afrikaans Language Monument - Paarl This monument was erected in 1975 to honour the Afrikaans language. An imposing structure reaching into the deep blue sky of the Paarl Valley celebrating the language Afrikaans. More »»
| Rhenish Complex - Stellenbosch One of the most excellent restoration projects ever undertaken in South Africa. The group of buildings reflect the architectural history of Stellenbosch - Cape Dutch (the old Rhenish parsonage gable... More »»
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Franschhoek Wine Route Welcome to Franschhoek, Valley of the Huguenots, one of the premier destinations in the World of Wine. This fertile ground is where the French first made wine in South Africa 300 years ago. Today, that... More »»
| Huguenot Museum and Memorial - Franschhoek Situated in one of the most beautiful valley's in the world, amongst a wild flower garden. The Huguenot Monument was erected in 1938 to commemorate the French Huguenots who arrived in South Africa in... More »»
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Paarl Wine Route Paarl Vintners invites you to explore the world's first 'Red Route'. As the Paarl region's umbrella association of wine producers, Vintners has embraced Paarl's territorial heritage as one of the most... More »»
| Moederkerk - Stellenbosch Historic church on the outskirts of Stellenbosch After the fire of 1710 had destroyed the first church, the congregation, having little funds, were only able to commence work on a new church in 1717 on... More »»
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Bain's Kloof Pass - Wellington A National Monument offering beautiful scenery and mountain fynbos. Wellington nestles at the foothills of the Hawequa Mountains and is also part of the route over Bain's Kloof Pass - a breathtaking... More »»
| Village Museum - Stellenbosch This museum represents the major stylistic periods of the previous three centuries. The thatched Schreuderhuis is one of the very first of 12 simple dwellings that formed the pioneer settlement. Gabled... More »»
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Botanical Gardens - Stellenbosch South africa's oldes university gardens. The gardens contain indigenous and exotic plants, from Amazon water-plants, orchids and lilies, to bonsai, herb and desert plants, some of them extremely rare.... More »»
| Wellington Wine Route A short wineroute whereby all the cellars are within easy reach of each other. The fact that the majority of South Africa's vine-cutting nurseries are found in the Wellington area is due to the... More »»
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