Montagu is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, about 180 kilometres (110 mi) from Cape Town in the Western Little Karoo.
Here's a few fun facts about the town:
🐑 Montagu was founded on the farm "Uitvlugt" in 1851, and is known for its hot mineral springs, scenic mountains, orchards and vineyards.
⛰ The 1266 m high Bloupunt peak overlooks the village and offers several hiking trails, as well as kloofing and mountain biking trails further afield.
📍 Montagu is near the Robertson Wine Valley, reached via the Route 62 scenic route.
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This might be the happiest place in South Africa.
The best description I heard describing the town was from the tourism manager Mareletta: "What muscadel is in a bottle is a summary of what Montagu people are about. You see the bottle but once you open it that absolute sweetness makes it different to anything else".
I tried to capture the feeling of this town in the video. What do you think?
Great interviews and intro! Is the car available to hire? That would make for a great roadtrip!
They do tours to the wine farms in it, which is pretty cool. There is a company in Cape, Town City where you can hire classics to go touring.
This video gave me all sorts of feelings and transported me there, love it!
I grew up in Montagu! So special to see it finally getting the travel limelight it deserves. It is a really special small town in South Africa. :)
We love it. You're so lucky to have grown up there.
Thanks for watching.
nice note on the different pronounciations.
I thought it was quite interesting.
and lovely to see Mareletta in the video
Lovely lady