Description about Cape Town

( Centeral Cape Town )
Central Cape Town, the oldest part of the city, is situated between Table Mountain and Table Bay.

Today this area is home to numerous high-rise buildings and the city’s commercial center.

( Table Mountain )
Sprawling suburbs surround central Cape Town, with residential areas spreading up the lower slopes of Table Mountain and around the mountain to the southwest and southeast.

Residential and industrial areas also extend across the Cape Peninsula to the south.


( Castle )
One of Cape Town’s most important historic sites—and the oldest building in the city—is the Castle, a stone fort built between 1666 and 1679 by Cape Town’s original Dutch settlers.

In the city center, other notable landmarks include the Dutch Reformed Groote Kerk (Great Church, built between 1699 and 1704) and the South African Houses of Parliament.

Old mosques and Dutch-style buildings are found in the Malay quarter on the lower slopes of Signal Hill.

Cape Town and its surrounding areas also hold many recreational attractions.

( Victoria and Alfred Waterfront )
The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront on Table Bay, revitalized in the early 1990s, contains many shops, pubs, and restaurants.

Canal Walk, located in a part of Cape Town known as Century City, is a modern, multistory shopping complex complete with stores, cinemas, restaurants, and a children’s science center.

( Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden )
South of Table Mountain, the Kirstenbosch National Botanic Gardens were a gift to the nation from British colonial statesman and financier Cecil Rhodes.

There are many walking trails on Table Mountain, which is also served by a cable car, and in the mountains of the Cape Peninsula.

The peninsula also contains numerous wineries and many protected areas, including the 7900 hectare (19,400 acre) Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve.

Table Mountain Nature Reserve is the natural habitat of the silver tree, a species native to this area.