Huguenot Museum | Tourist Attraction
South Africa
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- Verified:
- 12 months ago
- GPS:
- -33.91318, 19.12385
- Altitude:
- 38.4 masl
- Contributor:
-
marc.saperavi
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Very interesting place if you are South African with Huguenot ancestry or French. You get to learn about those poor people how had to run away from their own country because of religious matters in 1685. It also says a lot about how wine and fruit industry got develloped in the Cape region.
There is 2 buildings, one more recent and well organised, telling the story of the Huguenots in France and in the world. The second is where you buy the tickets, it looks more like a old school little town type of museum, with old items everywhere. Both are complementary.
I personally had no idea about french settlers in SA before I came in SA... Its a shame but we don't learn about that at school in France.
100 pp. Open every day.
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Very interesting place if you are South African with Huguenot ancestry or French. You get to learn about those poor people how had to run away from their own country because of religious matters in 1685. It also says a lot about how wine and fruit industry got develloped in the Cape region.
There is 2 buildings, one more recent and well organised, telling the story of the Huguenots in France and in the world. The second is where you buy the tickets, it looks more like a old school little town type of museum, with old items everywhere. Both are complementary.
I personally had no idea about french settlers in SA before I came in SA... Its a shame but we don't learn about that at school in France.
100 pp. Open every day.