Cape
Town is the second most populous city in South Africa after
Johannesburg, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western
Cape. As chair of the National Parliament, is also the capital of the state legislature. It is part of the City of Cape Town metropolis. The
city is famous for its harbor as well as the natural setting in the
Cape floral kingdom, including such well-known as the landmark Table
Mountain and Cape Point. Cape Town is also the most popular tourist destinations in Africa.
Located on the coast of Table Bay, Cape Town was originally developed by the Dutch East India Company as a station (supply) victualling for Dutch ships sailing to Eastern Africa, India, and the Far East. The arrival of Jan van Riebeeck on 6 April 1652 established the first permanent European settlement in South Africa.
Tourist Attraction:
1. The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront:The historic heart of the port of Cape Town South Africa's work, has the highest rate in foreign tourist arrivals every attraction in the country. Situated between Robben Island and Table Mountain and set against a backdrop of sea and mountains, it offers a variety of shopping and entertainment options to visitors, mixed with office locations, Somerset Hospital, hotel and luxury apartments in the residential marina.
~ History
The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront development renewal project that combines many historic port infrastructure. The complex is managed by a private company owned by Transnet. An international consortium of Dubai World and London & Regional Properties acquired the development in 2006 with a record in terms of the value of 7.4 billion South African rand. They sell the complete appeal to the South African owner Growthpoint, the largest property company in the country, and the Public Investment Corporation in 2011.
2. The City Bowl:
is part of Cape Town in South Africa. This is the amphitheater-shaped area bordered by Table Bay natural and defined by mountains Signal Hill, Lions Head, Table Mountain and Peak devil.
This area includes the Cape Town central business district, the port, the Company garden, and suburban housing De Waterkant, Devil Peak, District Six, Zonnebloem, Gardens, Higgovale, Oranjezicht, Schotsche Kloof, Tamboerskloof, University Estate, Vredehoek, Walmer Estate and Woodstock.
3. Simon's Town:
Simon's Town Simonstown sometimes spelled, is a town near Cape Town, South Africa, which is home to the South African Navy. It is situated on the edge of False Bay, on the east side of the Cape Peninsula. For more than two centuries it has become an important naval base and harbor (first for the Royal Navy and now South African Navy). The town is named after Simon van der Stel, an early governor of the Cape Colony.
~ Simon's Town Has Boulders Beach is located a few kilometers south of the city of Simon, to the point Miller. Here's the small coves with white sandy beaches and calm shallow water interspersed between granite boulders Cape. There has been a colony of African penguins at Boulders Beach since 1985. There is no record of a bird having stayed here before that date, so that their decision to settle in areas that are already well used by humans were outstanding. There are only three penguin populations on the mainland in southern Africa, the other being close to Hermanus at Stoney Point and Betty's Bay.
Simon is the home town of False Bay Yacht Club which has a keel boat Regattas most of the night Wednesday and weekends.
~ Martello Tower, In the last weeks of 1795 or the first weeks of 1796 the British built a round tower on the site which is currently included in the Naval Base. England had just annexed the Dutch colony of "Cape of Good Hope" and wants to build some defenses to ward off possible attacks Dutch or French. The resulting tower is 26 meters, has a base diameter of 42 meters, and the walls are 6 feet thick, although there is no evidence that the British never mounted gun tower is designed to withstand. In front of the tower British also built a battery that they did arm with cannons. Martello tower used as a navigational beacon for ships entering the bay Simon and consequently white-washed around 1843. The tower was restored in 1972 by the State Historical Society Simon (in conjunction with the South African Navy), and is expressed as a provincial heritage site, today houses a small museum.
4.The Bo-Kaap:
is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is essentially a Township, located on the slopes of Signal Hill above the town center and the historical center of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town. The Masjid Nurul Islam, founded in 1844, is located in the area.
Bo-Kaap traditionally multicultural area, rich in history and is situated on the slopes of Signal Hill. The area is known for romantic walks cobble-stoned.
~ Bo-Kaap Museum: Museum, which go back to the 1760s, is the oldest house in the area is still in its original form. It highlights the cultural contribution made by early Muslim settlers, many of whom are skilled tailors, carpenters, shoemakers and builders. It contains a 19th-century furniture which includes a good Cape drop-leaf dining table, chairs and Cape Regency style wedding room decorated to match the bride's dress.
The museum is distinguished by voorstoep-its a type of a front porch with benches at each end emphasize aspects of Cape Muslim cultural polarization.
5. Bloubergstrand:
is in the region of Cape Town along the edge of Table Bay, about 25 km to the north of downtown Cape Town. His name Bloubergstrand in Afrikaans literally means "blue mountain beach" derived from Blaauwberg, a nearby mountain. Bloubergstrand is mainly residential and attracts large numbers of visitors. The beach at Bloubergstrand is a popular location for the classic look of Table Mountain across the bay. 6.9 km west of the beach at Bloubergstrand is Robben Island.
Cape Town urban geography influenced by the contours of the surrounding peaks of Table Mountain, the Durbanville Hills, and the vast lowland area known as the Cape Flats. Geographical features in the city split into groups commonly known several suburbs (the equivalent of counties outside of South Africa), many of which were developed jointly and historical attributes common shares language and culture.
Cape Town is located at 33.55 ° S latitude (about the same as Sydney and Buenos Aires and the equivalent of Casablanca and Los Angeles in the northern hemisphere) and longitude 18.25 ° E.
Located on the coast of Table Bay, Cape Town was originally developed by the Dutch East India Company as a station (supply) victualling for Dutch ships sailing to Eastern Africa, India, and the Far East. The arrival of Jan van Riebeeck on 6 April 1652 established the first permanent European settlement in South Africa.
Tourist Attraction:
1. The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront:The historic heart of the port of Cape Town South Africa's work, has the highest rate in foreign tourist arrivals every attraction in the country. Situated between Robben Island and Table Mountain and set against a backdrop of sea and mountains, it offers a variety of shopping and entertainment options to visitors, mixed with office locations, Somerset Hospital, hotel and luxury apartments in the residential marina.
~ History
The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront development renewal project that combines many historic port infrastructure. The complex is managed by a private company owned by Transnet. An international consortium of Dubai World and London & Regional Properties acquired the development in 2006 with a record in terms of the value of 7.4 billion South African rand. They sell the complete appeal to the South African owner Growthpoint, the largest property company in the country, and the Public Investment Corporation in 2011.
2. The City Bowl:
is part of Cape Town in South Africa. This is the amphitheater-shaped area bordered by Table Bay natural and defined by mountains Signal Hill, Lions Head, Table Mountain and Peak devil.
This area includes the Cape Town central business district, the port, the Company garden, and suburban housing De Waterkant, Devil Peak, District Six, Zonnebloem, Gardens, Higgovale, Oranjezicht, Schotsche Kloof, Tamboerskloof, University Estate, Vredehoek, Walmer Estate and Woodstock.
3. Simon's Town:
Simon's Town Simonstown sometimes spelled, is a town near Cape Town, South Africa, which is home to the South African Navy. It is situated on the edge of False Bay, on the east side of the Cape Peninsula. For more than two centuries it has become an important naval base and harbor (first for the Royal Navy and now South African Navy). The town is named after Simon van der Stel, an early governor of the Cape Colony.
~ Simon's Town Has Boulders Beach is located a few kilometers south of the city of Simon, to the point Miller. Here's the small coves with white sandy beaches and calm shallow water interspersed between granite boulders Cape. There has been a colony of African penguins at Boulders Beach since 1985. There is no record of a bird having stayed here before that date, so that their decision to settle in areas that are already well used by humans were outstanding. There are only three penguin populations on the mainland in southern Africa, the other being close to Hermanus at Stoney Point and Betty's Bay.
Simon is the home town of False Bay Yacht Club which has a keel boat Regattas most of the night Wednesday and weekends.
~ Martello Tower, In the last weeks of 1795 or the first weeks of 1796 the British built a round tower on the site which is currently included in the Naval Base. England had just annexed the Dutch colony of "Cape of Good Hope" and wants to build some defenses to ward off possible attacks Dutch or French. The resulting tower is 26 meters, has a base diameter of 42 meters, and the walls are 6 feet thick, although there is no evidence that the British never mounted gun tower is designed to withstand. In front of the tower British also built a battery that they did arm with cannons. Martello tower used as a navigational beacon for ships entering the bay Simon and consequently white-washed around 1843. The tower was restored in 1972 by the State Historical Society Simon (in conjunction with the South African Navy), and is expressed as a provincial heritage site, today houses a small museum.
4.The Bo-Kaap:
is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is essentially a Township, located on the slopes of Signal Hill above the town center and the historical center of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town. The Masjid Nurul Islam, founded in 1844, is located in the area.
Bo-Kaap traditionally multicultural area, rich in history and is situated on the slopes of Signal Hill. The area is known for romantic walks cobble-stoned.
~ Bo-Kaap Museum: Museum, which go back to the 1760s, is the oldest house in the area is still in its original form. It highlights the cultural contribution made by early Muslim settlers, many of whom are skilled tailors, carpenters, shoemakers and builders. It contains a 19th-century furniture which includes a good Cape drop-leaf dining table, chairs and Cape Regency style wedding room decorated to match the bride's dress.
The museum is distinguished by voorstoep-its a type of a front porch with benches at each end emphasize aspects of Cape Muslim cultural polarization.
5. Bloubergstrand:
is in the region of Cape Town along the edge of Table Bay, about 25 km to the north of downtown Cape Town. His name Bloubergstrand in Afrikaans literally means "blue mountain beach" derived from Blaauwberg, a nearby mountain. Bloubergstrand is mainly residential and attracts large numbers of visitors. The beach at Bloubergstrand is a popular location for the classic look of Table Mountain across the bay. 6.9 km west of the beach at Bloubergstrand is Robben Island.
Cape Town urban geography influenced by the contours of the surrounding peaks of Table Mountain, the Durbanville Hills, and the vast lowland area known as the Cape Flats. Geographical features in the city split into groups commonly known several suburbs (the equivalent of counties outside of South Africa), many of which were developed jointly and historical attributes common shares language and culture.
Cape Town is located at 33.55 ° S latitude (about the same as Sydney and Buenos Aires and the equivalent of Casablanca and Los Angeles in the northern hemisphere) and longitude 18.25 ° E.
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