Monday 17 December 2012

The Winelands, Stellenbosch (1)

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Dappled avenues of three-century-old oaks are the defining feature of  Stellenbosch, 46km east of Cape Town - a fact reflected in its Afrikaans nickname Die Eikestad (the oak city).

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Street frontages of the same vintage, pavement cafés, water furrows and a European town layout centred on the Braak, a large village green, add up to a well-rooted urban texture that invites exploration.

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The city is the heart of the Winelands, having more urban attractions than Paarl or Franschhoek, as well as being at the hub of the largest and oldest of the Cape wine routes.


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The city is also home to Stellenbosch University, Afrikanerdom's most prestigious educational institution, which helps enliven the atmosphere,
But even the heady promise of plentiful alcohol and thousands of students hasn't changed the fact that at heart this is a conservative place, which was once the intellectual engine room of apartheid, and fostered the likes of Dr. H.F. Verwoerd, the prime minister who dreamed up Grand Apartheid.

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