Robertson River Cruise view

Robertson

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April 10th 2018
We left Cape Town to drive to the Robertson wine region via Stellenbosch and Franschoek. The latter were both nice towns with interesting buildings and art and craft shops. Robertson was an interesting alternative area to the other wine regions with less tourists. We did not stop for too long and continued our drive through stunning mountain scenery. We enjoyed a wine tasting before an excel ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more