Driver's views : Paarl : the poor cousin to Stellenbosch in the Cape winelands, but undeserved. скачать в хорошем качестве

Driver's views : Paarl : the poor cousin to Stellenbosch in the Cape winelands, but undeserved.

Paarl (meaning "pearl" in Dutch) is a town with 285,574 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the largest town in the Cape Winelands. It is situated about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province and is known for its scenic environment and viticulture and fruit-growing heritage. Paarl is the seat of the Drakenstein Local Municipality; although not part of the Cape Town metropolitan area, it falls within its economic catchment. Paarl gained additional international attention when, on 11 February 1990, Nelson Mandela walked, with live international television coverage, out of Victor Verster Correctional Centre (now known as Drakenstein Correctional Centre) in Paarl ending his 27 years of imprisonment, and beginning a course to South Africa's post-apartheid era and, notably, to multi-racial elections. Mandela spent three years in prison here living in a private house within the walls. Today, a bronze statue of Mandela stands outside the prison. Paarl hosted three matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003. The headquarters of Ceres Fruit Juices is located in the city, although its namesake and source of much of the fruit, Ceres Valley, lies around one hour's drive to the northeast. The district is particularly well known for its Pearl Mountain or "Paarl Rock". This huge granite rock consists of three rounded outcrops. Paarl Rock consists of intrusive igneous rock. 0:00 Main Road R45 5:20 Lady Grey Street 5:28 Main Road R45 7:23 Optenhorst Street 8:16 Berg River Boulevard 12:33 Cecelia Street 13:37 Arboretum #southafrica #driving #roadtrip #dashcam #4k #amazing #tourist #route #paarl