Category: Tourist Attractions
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Sun, Sand, and Sea: Discovering Cape Town’s Best Beaches
Pack your sun hats, your sunscreen, your sarongs and your sandals…November beckons those dreamy beach days. Fortunately for us, there are a plethora of perfect stretches of sand to choose from. Cape Town is peppered with pearly white shorelines and turquoise waters that mimic the romantic coves of the Mediterranean. Yes, the temperatures tell a…
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West Coast Wonders
It’s that time of year again, when we have the pleasure of winding the windows down, and venturing down the long, open roads of the West Coast. Witnessing the sight of the blooming beautiful buds of the Namaqualand daisies, as they salute spring. As inhabitants of the Cape, we count ourselves considerably lucky to be…
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A NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER
When the Rugby World Cup Champions of 2023 flew into the Mother City, and toured the streets of Cape Town at the start of this month, there was a palpable sense of solidarity in the air. As a nation revered for its rainbow colours, depicting a diverse confluence of cultures, it was evident that there…
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BEHOLD THE DARLING BUDS OF OCTOBER
It’s been a season to remember and a stern reminder of how Cape Town loves to keep us on our toes. The changing moods of the Mother City that keeps the pulse raising. Just when we thought we were in for the brighter, warmer days of spring, along came the rain again. Gushing down the…
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Cape Town’s Best Bars
TimeOut has announced its list of the 12 best bars in Cape Town: Cause Effect Cocktail Kitchen in the V&A Waterfront, as well as in Camps Bay and at Morgenhof wine estate in Stellenbosch. Fable, on the corner of Wale and Bree Streets in the city centre The House of Machines, on Shortmarket Street in…
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Cape restaurants win awards
June has been a good month for Cape restaurants winning awards: * Salsify at The Roundhouse in Camps Bay won Best Restaurant in South Africa in the Luxe Restaurant Awards. It was also voted as the Top Restaurant in Cape Town at which other chefs like to dine. * Post & Pepper in Stellenbosch…
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Top decor and design exhibition Decorex in Cape Town this week
Africa’s biggest decor and design showcase and South Africa’s top decor exhibition Decorex opens on Thursday 22 June, and will continue until Sunday 25 June. Highlights of the show will be the Future of Design Studio, talks about the Future of Design, live cooking demonstrations, and hundreds of exhibits of design suppliers. A Decor and…
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Celebrating Youth Day and Father’s Day this weekend
A busy long weekend lies ahead as today Friday 16 June is a public holiday. Youth Day celebrates the contribution of the youth to the liberation of South Africa. Father’s Day is celebrated on Sunday 18 June. These are some of the ways in which dad can be spoilt: Fly along the coast of…
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Celebrating International Chenin Blanc Day
On Friday 16 June South Africa celebrates International Chenin Blanc Day. Chenin Blanc is a French cultivar originating from the Loire Valley, which was brought to our country and has grown into the largest white wine cultivar locally. South Africa and France are the two largest Chenin Blanc producers in the world. The Top 10…
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Classical music warms Cape Town
Cape Town is spoilt with a magnificent Philharmonic Orchestra and Philharmonia Choir, bringing warmth to music lovers. The following music performances can be enjoyed in the Cape in June: The Winter Symphony Concert Series in the Cape Town City Hall features pianist Mike Wang on 15 June, and pianist Dmitry Shishkin on 22…