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Cape Town: Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
The Cape Town Waterfront is named after Queen Victoria and her son Prince Alfred.
The Waterfront was originally built in 1860 and has gone through many changes since then.
The Cape Town Waterfront became a very busy port as it played its role as stop over port for the trade routes to the East had transformed the city into a hive of seafront activity. The discovery of gold and diamonds in South Africa meant that the first section of harbour, the Alfred Basin, had to be added to and the Victoria Basin was built.
The construction of the two harbour basins took place between 1860 and 1920, and the area is notable for its outstanding heritage buildings. It retains the charm of Victorian industrial architecture and the scale of a harbour built for sail and the early days of steam travel.
Over the past 140 years, the harbor has undergone numerous changes, which continue even today with the redevelopment of land and buildings surrounding the original Victoria & Alfred Basins. The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront project is the culmination of nearly three decades of planning and development proposals
Today the Cape Town Victoria and Alfred Waterfront has become one of the most visited tourist attractions in Africa as it acts as the gateway to Southern Africa. The Waterfront serves as an entertainment, Shopping and restaurant hub for the City Center of Cape Town. The long summer night nights combined with open-air entertainment in the Amphitheater, cocktail bars and seafood restaurants make for a heavenly experience.
The Waterfront plays host to some of Cape towns best hotels such as:
• Table Bay Hotel
• Cape Grace Hotel
• Radisson Hotel
• Commodore Hotel
• Portswood Hotel
• Victoria and Alfred Hotel
and the luxurious Village and Life Waterfront Apartments.
Access to Robbin Island from the V&A Waterfront:
An island of many tales, can be reached by ferry from the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. The island started out as a holding place for cattle while the maine land was explored, then a place of exile for the mentally ill and then from 1846 to 1931 a leper colony. The Island is now best known as a detention center for ex President Nelson Mandela The Waterfront complex gives you the opportunity to change money, visit a bank, shop.
The Waterfront has a host of amenities:
Click to view:
• Victoria and Alfred Waterfront Apartments
• Victoria and Alfred Waterfront Aquarium
• Victoria and Alfred Waterfront Historical Buildings
• Victoria and Alfred Waterfront Restaurants
• Victoria and Alfred Waterfront Shopping |
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