Cape Point tour

The Huguenot monument

Monday, 14 February,2011

I didn't know that Huguenots have settled in South Africa. Apparently they came here from Holland, where they first took refuge from the French persecutions. They founded a town, Franschoek, with white washed houses and cool green well kept gardens and introduced French words and languistic structures to Afrikaans. Some place names are French,with the e accents somewhat askew.There is a monument celebrating their contribution to the development of the country, their industry and high moral standards. They were not abstinent, though. They developed a thriving wine industry. Wee are invited to taste the wine an shown around wineries. Coming from Australia I have little to learn in this area and as for the wine...maybe I am not a connaisseur. There are some lovely old sculpted wine casks though.