The whitewashed terrace of Cape Dutch thatched cottages were badly damaged by fire three times before residents started building Georgian style double story houses notable for their symmetry followed by ornate Victorian homes with iron filigree balustrades and sloping corrugated roofs. The Oak lined streets of Stellenbosch are always busy as this is an important university town, where they only recently decided to lecture in English as well as Afrikaans.

Of course the reason most visitors come to Stellenbosch is to sample the wonderful wines of the area and there are over 200 Stellenbosch estates offering tasting. The most pleasurable way to do this is to select 3 or 4 in a day and have lunch at one, do a cellar tour at another, visit the manor house of another and just drink at the rest. A quick word of warning - at the end of the day everything and anything tastes good!

Accommodation in Stellenbosch

• Amakhulu Central Reservations
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• Accommodation in Stellenbosch
  This website is the best I have yet come across for accommodation in South Africa. You communicate directly with the accommodation establishment and the entire booking is carried out online.