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Friday, 26 August 2011

Spring in the Western Cape in photographs

posted to: Photos of South Africa, Western Cape

We were sent some really beau­ti­ful pho­to­graphs which were taken near Philadelphia in the Western Cape which got us all excited about Spring. It's a won­der­ful time of year — Join us in cel­eb­rat­ing the immin­ent arrival of Spring here in South Africa.

"I love this time of year and the rural fields are full of the new wheat and oats and the gush of bright yel­low can­ola. The farm anim­als and birds take pleas­ure in the warm days too. What a won­der this is …
Enjoy my part of the world"!" ~ Barbara Continued

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Article by: The Team @ SA-Venues
Friday, 11 June 2010

Our very own Philadelphia, and it has nothing to do with the USA

posted to: Reviews and Visitors' Perspectives, Western Cape
Philadelphia views

Philadelphia views

It's almost impossible to believe that the little vil­lage of Philadelphia, but 20 minutes drive from Cape Town, has escaped atten­tion. Any other vil­lage within a two-hour radius of Cape Town has become a satel­lite of the city because of its ease of access, and inev­it­ably devel­op­ment in the form of con­spicu­ous 'coun­try' man­ors has blighted the landscape.

Possibly because most of Philadelphia's land is still owned by the church, which has only just begun to siphon off little pock­ets of land in the last few years to hungry developers and Capetonians des­per­ate for coun­try liv­ing, the gor­geous little town man­ages to sus­tain its doll house qual­ity and 'vil­lage in the middle of nowhere' atmo­sphere. Continued

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Article by: The Team @ SA-Venues
Saturday, 4 July 2009

Where is Philadelphia?

posted to: Reviews and Visitors' Perspectives, Western Cape
Road to Philadelphia

The Road to Philadelphia

Set amongst rolling green pas­tures dot­ted with con­tent live­stock, and a swirl­ing river, Philadelphia has come into its own as a cre­at­ive hub and week­end get­away for the arty, fam­il­ies, friends and for those who appre­ci­ate the simple quiet of an even­ing spent under the wil­low trees on a river bank. A 20 minute drive north of Cape Town, near Durbanville, the quiet enclave makes for a sweet escape from city life.

A huge church steeple cuts a sil­hou­ette against the cerulean blue sky and cre­ates a majestic entrance to the town. Sugary sweet cot­tages line sandy lanes, the kind that have over­grown creep­ers cas­cad­ing down their thick walls, while chil­dren amble down to the only sup­ply store for their sweet ration of the day. Continued

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