There is nowhere quite like Cape Town. It is in Africa, and of Africa, but yet so different. Perched between the ocean and the mountain and with a National Park as its heart, it's wild...more
Nestled between towering mountains in the beautiful Cape winelands lies Franschhoek. This is the food and wine heartland of the country, where splendid wines are grown...more
Monumental Guest Houses of the Cape Winelands - why not make your way around the Cape Winelands by staying in stately guest houses that are also national monuments. Carrie Hampton explores the poss...more
Paarl, which means 'pearl' in Afrikaans is one of the better known towns of the Winelands. The town is named after the enormous granite pluton behind the town as, after rain, it...more
About an hour's drive north of Cape Town, this small town is about 30km east of the N7. It is most well known for its proximity to the Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area, which offers wonderful...more
The town of Robertson is situated at the foot of the Langeberg Mountains, in the Breede River Valley. The scenic Robertson Valley is renowned for its wines, radiant roses and thoroughbred horses...more
Stellenbosch is – if not geographically then spiritually – the heart of the Winelands. The town is well known for its lovely old buildings, oak trees and water-furrows lining the quiete streets...more
