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     8 years ago (edited)

    The most amazing place - its on my list to travel too! thanks for posting

    Some fun facts:

    • Cape Town was founded in 1652 when Jan van Riebeeck of the Dutch East India Company based in The Netherlands arrived to set up a halfway point for ships travelling to the East.
    • Cape Town’s climate is on par with California and the Mediterranean. The winter season starts in May and ends in September and is generally a wet and windy season. Summer starts from November to March.
    • Cape Town’s Castle of Good Hope is the oldest building in South Africa. It was built between 1666 and 1679 by the Dutch East India company.
    • The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town is the most-visited destination in South Africa - ahead of Table Mountain
    • The Cape Floral Kingdom is home to 7000 plants found nowhere else in the world.
    • Lion’s Head may have a big cat in it’s name, but it has not seen a lion for over 200 years. After once thriving in the area, the last lion was shot in 1802.
    • Simon’s Town is home to a thriving colony of Africa’s only penguin species, the Jackass Penguin.
    • Cape Town was the first city outside Europe to get Blue Flag status due to its high water quality, fantastic facilities, safety and cleanliness.
    • Cape Town was appointed the best place in the world to visit by the New York Times in 2014
    • Approximately 3.5-million people live in Cape Town, South Africa's second most-populated city.

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