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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT
SOMERSET-WEST,
CAPE TOWN AND ENVIRONMENT
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Somerset-West
lies 25 minutes drive from Cape Town, 15 minutes from Cape Town International Airport, 10 minutes from
Stellenbosch, 5 minutes from Strand and 2 minutes from all
provisions and shops.
In
the immediate area you will find:
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One
of the Capes most prestigious WineLand products.
The
neighboring Stellenbosch with its splendid Cape-Dutch architecture,
museums and
historical centre.
Franschhoek
and Paarl.
Splendid
nature that offers many sport-loving possibilities such as horse-riding,
walking, golf, tennis, windsurfing, sailing and diving.
Several
top golf courses.
Many
unspoilt beaches along the Indian Ocean
“Whale
watching” in Hermanus.
Large
shopping mall with every shop imaginable.
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VICTORIA & ALFRED WATERFRONT
Situated between RobbenIsland and TableMountain in the heart of Cape Town's working harbour, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront has become South Africa's most visited destination.
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CAPE TOWN PHOTOS
A photographic guide to the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa but also photos from the Table Mountain, Waterfront, historic places, nature, beaches, etc | |
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TABLE MOUNTAIN
Table Mountain is a sandstone plateau rising up
above the Cape Flats.
The top is approximately 3km wide, and rises to 1085m. |
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ROBBEN ISLAND
was
a place of banishment, exile, isolation and imprisonment. It was here
that rulers sent those they regarded as political troublemakers, social
outcasts and the unwanted of society.
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WINELANDS
A 45-minute drive from Cape Town
brings you to this area where splendid mountains form a dramatic
backdrop to lush vineyards and gabled Cape Dutch homesteads steeped in
history.
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CAPE POINT SOUTH AFRICA
At the tip of the Cape
Peninsula – 60 km south-west of Cape Town – the rugged rocks and sheer cliffs
cut deep into the ocean to split False Bay from the colder waters of the
western seaboard. This outcrop of the TableMountainNational Park is
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For more
information or reservations please refer to the Contact page.
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