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- Africa
- South Africa
- Cape Winelands
- Constantia
Constantia
Constantia is the origin of wine production in South Africa, and
one of Cape Town's most exclusive suburbs. The Constantia wine
route is the oldest yet smallest wine route in the Cape, consisting
of just five wine farms that concentrate on producing few wines of
international quality. The historic Cape Dutch homestead at Groot
Constantia is on the oldest wine estate in South Africa, home to
the first governor of the Cape, Simon van der Stel, and the
valley's most recognised wine farm. The house itself is furnished
with items from the period while an adjacent wine museum exhibits
drinking and storage vessels in glass, silver, copper and stoneware
dating from 500BC to the 19th century. Between the estates of Klein
and Groot Constantia, Steenberg, Buitenverwachting and Constantia
Uitsig, visitors will also find some of the most highly acclaimed
restaurants in the country.
Information & Facts
Language
South Africa has 11 official languages, including
Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho. English is widely
spoken.
Money
South Africa's currency is the Rand (ZAR), which is divided into
100 cents. Money can be exchanged at banks, bureaux de change and
the larger hotels. ATMs are widely available (there is a daily
limit for cash withdrawals) and major international credit cards
are widely accepted, except in petrol stations where cash is
required. Visitors should be vigilant when drawing cash from ATMs,
as con artists are known to operate there. Travellers cheques and
some foreign currencies are accepted at larger hotels and shops,
but commission is charged, otherwise all commercial banks will
exchange them.
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