Kanonkop (or Cannon Hill) above the town of Montagu has a beautiful view across the town with this angle looking out over Montagu West. The story goes that the original cannon which stood on this spot and dated from the 1800 was used at some stage for a salute of honor which went horribly wrong … Continue reading Montagu’s Cannon Hill
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Montagu Museum
Montagu op Route 62 in the Klein Karoo het twee fantastiese museum wat besoekers aan die dorp by kan gaan inloer. Die Montagu Museum is geleë in die ou Sendingkerk wat in 1907 gebou is en konsentreer op die dorp se kultuur-historiese skatte. Die museum het verskeie uitstallings met die kerk se preekstoel and ander … Continue reading Montagu Museum
Montagu Church
The Dutch Reformed Church in Montagu is one of the towns most prominent buildings and was built in 1862. A very interesting fact that few people in the town probably know is that the church was originally painted white but after various complaints that the sun reflecting off it was blinding people too much it was painted … Continue reading Montagu Church
Sacred Ibis
The Leidam in Montagu in the Western Cape must be one of the best places in the area to do bird watching. From the bird hide next to the road one can get great views and photographs of particularly sacred ibis and egrets with herons and weavers also around. Due to the big amount of … Continue reading Sacred Ibis
Waar ruwe rotse
Die berge buite Montagu soos jy deur die poort ry is absoluut asemrowend. In die Jouberthuis Museum op die dorp hang 'n ou foto van dieslefde berg as in die foto hierbo. Die vrou wat daar werk het gesien dat ek na die foto staan en kyk en vra toe of ek die gedig "Waar ruwe rotse" … Continue reading Waar ruwe rotse
Montagu Church roses
Whenever I find a beautiful historic building I like to take at least two kinds of photos. One straight on to show the building itself and a second one with something in the foreground so that the building forms the background of the picture. I would have preferred the white roses in front of the Montagu Dutch … Continue reading Montagu Church roses
Old Mission Church rose
The Montagu Museum in the Klein Karoo town of Montagu is housed in the town's Neo-Gothic style Old Mission Church which was built in 1907. At the end of 2011 we spent 10 days in the town and decided to return at the end of 2012. After our 2011 visit I did a blog post about the … Continue reading Old Mission Church rose
Avalon Springs
When we went to Montagu at the end of last year the first thing people asked was if we were going to go to the hot water springs. The hot water springs at Avalon Springs is probably the best known attraction in Montagu and it gets thousands of visitors every year. We weren't particularly planning to … Continue reading Avalon Springs
Joubert House
Most people probably find town museums quite boring, but I love what they have to offer. Its usually the best place to learn more about a town's history and there is always something, usually more than one thing, new to discover in these museums. One such small town museum which I have discovered is Joubert … Continue reading Joubert House
Montagu Nature Garden
While exploring the town of Montagu in the Western Cape I discovered the Montagu Nature Garden on the outskirts of town. I wouldn't really call it a garden, but rather a nature reserve as it covers quite a big area. The Montagu Nature Garden was established in 1954, the year that Montagu celebrated its centenary. Montagu Nature … Continue reading Montagu Nature Garden
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