Western Cape
Swellendam residents swear every visitor takes a photograph of this wedding-cake-like church in the centre of town.
Must-see attractions in Southern Africa
Durban
A statue commemorating Dick King (Richard Philip King), who brought reinforcements during the 1842 siege of Durban.
Cape Town
Inside the Castle of Good Hope, the Secunde's House was built in 1695 and housed the second in command at the Cape.
Garden Route
George was the hub of the indigenous timber industry and, thus, this museum contains a wealth of related artefacts.
KwaZulu-Natal
The Church of the Vow was built in 1841 to fulfil the Voortrekkers’ promise to God at the Battle of Blood River.
Cape Town
This estate is the official residence of the Premier of the Western Cape. It is not generally open to the public.
Zimbabwe
One of several caves in the park, Peter's House is actually a disused mine shaft, and can be used as a campsite.
Mozambique
As in many Mozambican cities, the imposing green and white mosque is more resplendent than the local church.
Cape Town
This tree-like bronze and corten steel sculpture by John Skotnes is situated in a corner of Thibault Square.
Cape Town
This grand example of art deco architecture was designed by WH Grant in a style known as Cape Mediterranean.
Cape Town
Dedicated in 1851, and having undergone many alterations since, this is Cape Town's main Catholic church.
KwaZulu-Natal
The colonial-era City Hall is the largest load-bearing red-brick building in the southern hemisphere.
Mozambique
There are the remains of an old Portuguese fort (now a cultural centre) on the river near the bridge.
KwaZulu-Natal
Outside the town hall are two guns, Castor and Pollux, used by the British in defence of Ladysmith.
Zambia
Built in 1963, this attractive rose-coloured mosque is reminiscent of a style found in south Asia.
Namibia
This church is at once an important landmark and a spiritual focal point for the local community.
Port Elizabeth
The beach of choice for windsurfers, sailors and kite-surfers, and sunbathers will also love it.
Cape Town
This mosque organises interfaith events, which bring together Muslims, Christians and Jews.
Livingstone
What's now the Church of Christ was formerly the first synagogue in Zambia, built in 1928.
KwaZulu-Natal
Architect Phillip Dudgeon modelled the Standard Bank on the Bank of Ireland in Belfast.
Namibia
A significant local landmark that dates back to the earliest German settlement here.
Namibia
Houses the graves of fallen chiefs, killed in battles with the Nama and the Germans.
Eastern Cape
This meditative path meanders through the garden of St Patrick on the Hill chapel.
KwaZulu-Natal
Marks the spot where Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon was killed on the battlefield.
Cape Town
Dating from 1780, this is one of the oldest unaltered buildings along Long St.
Centro Cultural Brasil-Moçambique
Maputo
Exhibitions by Lusophone artists and Portuguese language courses.
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