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Street-by-Street: City Centre ROBBEN ISLAND

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The compact city centre lends itself to walk ing, because WATERFRONT
most of its major sights are easily accessible. Cape Town is
dissected by a number of thoroughfares, one of which is CITY CENTRE
Adderley Street. The parallel St George’s Mall is a lively
pedestrian zone where street musicians and dancers
entertain the crowds. Greenmarket Square, the focal point of
the city, is lined with many historically significant buildings. Locator Map
See Street Finder, map 5
One block west of here, towards Signal Hill, is Long Street.
Some beau tiful examples of elaborate Victorian buildings
with balconies and intricate ironwork – now housing shops,
bars and hostels – can be seen along this street. H O U T S T R E E T

L O N G S T R E E T S H O R T M A R K E T S T R E E T

. Greenmarket Square
A produce market since
1806, and now a national
S T
monument, this cobbled G E O R G E ’ S M A L L
square supports a colourful, L O N G M A R K E T S T R E E T
daily open-air craft market.
Among the historic B U R G S T R E E T
buildings surrounding it is Bo-Kaap
the Old Town House. C H U R C H S T R E E T

. Long Street
This well-preserved historic street is W A L E S T R E E T
lined with elegant Victorian buildings
complete with graceful, delicate
wrought-iron balconies.
Government
Avenue B U R E A U S T R E E T

2. Iziko Slave Lodge
The exhibits at this museum illustrate
the history of the site, the second- Key
oldest colonial building in Cape Town. Suggested route
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p384 and pp398–9

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