A favourite stop on Franschhoek’s famous wine tram route, groups disembark regularly, and the tasting centre has recently ...

Franschhoek, is in a scenic valley around an hour from Cape Town in the heart of South Africa's wine country. When the Huguenots first settled in there over 300 years ago, they brought with them their ...

Prior to 2010, Analjit Singh had never set foot on the African continent. At home in Delhi, Singh was well established—a healthcare titan honored with India's prestigious Golden Peacock award for ...

The inaugural Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek 2026 made a striking debut in the heart of the Cape Winelands at the weekend, delivering a celebration that blended global excellence with distinctly ...

With a stroke of his royal quill in October 1685, King Louis XIV of France inadvertently set South Africa up to become one of winemaking’s centers of excellence. By signing the Edict of Fontainebleau, ...

We’ll take almost any excuse to book a trip to Franschhoek. We’ve rounded up some of the best things to do in Franschhoek and ...

It is easy to understand why Gerard Holden and Migo Manz were immediately charmed by the location of this place, tucked away in a hidden corner of the beautiful Franschhoek Valley in the Cape ...

Few villages in South Africa offer what Franschhoek does: award-winning gastronomy, premium wines, and a plethora of enticing accommodation options – all framed by towering Cape Fold mountains. Just a ...

Franschhoek is one of those Western Cape towns you could easily stereotype as just another stop on a wine route, but it is so much more. The Franschhoek Main Road is peppered with award-winning fine ...

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