Franschoek Afrikaans for "French Corner", is a small town in the Western Cape Province and one of the oldest towns of the Republic of South Africa. It is about 75 kilometers from Cape Town and has a population of app 18'000 people, easily doubling on weekends when the Cape Towners come to party. Cape Town is only a 45 minutes drive away. It is a posh upmarket place where expensive cars and Harley motorbikes are a standard sight. In 1688, French Huguenot refugees began populating the valley establishing farms and businesses bringing with them their experience in agriculture and wine making. The name of the area soon changed to le Coin Français, with many of the settlers naming their new farms after the areas in France from which they came. La Motte, Champagne, La Cotte, Cabrière,
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