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Castle of Good Hope
A star-shaped Dutch fort from the 1660s, the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa, with museums and a changing of the keys.
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- 1–2 hours
Why Go
A star-shaped Dutch fort from the 1660s, the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa, with museums and a changing of the keys.
Nearby in Cape Town
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