Constantia, Cape Town
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Constantia is an affluent residential suburb in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, situated about 20 kilometres south of the Cape Town CBD. It is considered to be one of the most prestig
Constantia Tal
Groot Constantia 2
Buitenverwachting wine farm panoramio
Walking up Constantia Nek
Simon van der Stel
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Simon van der Stel was the first Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony, the settlement at the Cape of Good Hope. He was interested in botany, establishing vineyards Groot and Klein Constantia, and produci
Constantia, Cape Town
…famed for its wine. The estate of Groot Constantia (Dutch for Great Constantia) was established in 1685 by the Dutch Colonial Governor of Cape Town, Simon van der Stel. Other notable wine farms in the area include the oldest estate, Steenberg (Dutch for Mountain of Stone), established in 1682, Buitenverwachting (Beyond…
Portrait of Van der Stel by Pieter van Anraedt
Namaqualand
Groot Constantia
De Vlieger The Fisherman (unfinished)