STELLENBOSCH WITH ITS OAK-LINED STREETS AND EUROPEAN FEEL AS WELL AS FRANSCHHOEK WITH ITS FRENCH ATMOSPHERE ARE HISTORIC TOWNS BOASTING WINE FARMS ESTABLISHED HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO AND BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS BEST ENJOYED THROUGH TOURS ON FOOT.
A fine selection of galleries also await art lovers in the winelands. Amongst other pieces, Delaire Graff Estate is home to Vladimir Tretchikoff’s iconic Chinese Girl. In the oak maturation cellars at Kanonkop Wine Estate in Stellenbosch you will find the Kanonkop Art Gallery that caters to many tastes. An extensive selection of paintings, ceramics, bronze sculptures and sketches by hand-picked Western Cape artists are showcased at Stellenbosch Art Gallery as well as exceptional works by several old South African masters such as Walter Battiss. Junaid Sénéchal-Senekal displays his own as well as local and international artists’ work in his Sénéchal-Senekal Art Gallery in Franschhoek.
Before exploring the art of winemaking, you may want to visit the Franschhoek Motor Museum sharing more than 100 years of motoring history with a unique and exciting collection of vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and memorabilia in the magnificent setting of L’Ormarins, the main estate in the Anthonij Rupert Wyne portfolio. In terms of local culinary culture and history, a guided foodie tour on foot should satisfy those in search of delightful stories and traditional delicacies.STELLENBOSCH WITH ITS OAK-LINED STREETS AND EUROPEAN FEEL AS WELL AS FRANSCHHOEK WITH ITS FRENCH ATMOSPHERE ARE HISTORIC TOWNS BOASTING WINE FARMS ESTABLISHED HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO AND BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS BEST ENJOYED THROUGH TOURS ON FOOT.
A fine selection of galleries also await art lovers in the winelands. Amongst other pieces, Delaire Graff Estate is home to Vladimir Tretchikoff’s iconic Chinese Girl. In the oak maturation cellars at Kanonkop Wine Estate in Stellenbosch you will find the Kanonkop Art Gallery that caters to many tastes. An extensive selection of paintings, ceramics, bronze sculptures and sketches by hand-picked Western Cape artists are showcased at Stellenbosch Art Gallery as well as exceptional works by several old South African masters such as Walter Battiss. Junaid Sénéchal-Senekal displays his own as well as local and international artists’ work in his Sénéchal-Senekal Art Gallery in Franschhoek.
Before exploring the art of winemaking, you may want to visit the Franschhoek Motor Museum sharing more than 100 years of motoring history with a unique and exciting collection of vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and memorabilia in the magnificent setting of L’Ormarins, the main estate in the Anthonij Rupert Wyne portfolio. In terms of local culinary culture and history, a guided foodie tour on foot should satisfy those in search of delightful stories and traditional delicacies.
