The photographs show the extraordinary damage caused by the 1969 earthquake. This brought back vivid memories of feeling the tremors myself in Cape Town.

These historic kitchen gardens offer a glimpse of where vegetables were once grown for a local general dealer.

I loved looking through the furnished historic house, with its wooden floors, four-poster bed and old household treasures. The windows were particularly useful inspiration for my own renovation.

I passed this historic wine estate on the way to the olive farm and stopped to admire the setting.

The grounds and entrance are beautiful, but I left without tasting after waiting 20 minutes for the promised tasting menu. Unfortunately, the service let this visit down.

A little more rustic, but the service was excellent and the white wines were delicious. The tasting pours were very generous, and I bought bottles to take home.