JARDIN DE L A FERME FR ANSCHHOEK, WINELANDS
Beautiful Winelands
Franschhoek has long been lauded the gourmet capital of the Cape with its world class vineyards and restaurants, set in the most beautifully scenic surroundings. It has a rather beguiling way of bringing out a different side of yourself whenever frequenting this picturesque French corner of the wine regions. A sense of sophistication ensues as one’s gestures become passionately emphatic, the attire becomes very Parisian and suddenly Bouillabaisse is your top dish on the weekend’s menu. The village is chock-a-block with little pockets of bougainvillea walkways and bushy lemon trees lining the lanes that lead to coffee hatches and pâtisseries, boutiques and gallery spaces. All centred around the award winning restaurants, wine estates, fruit farms, historical landmarks, and charming residential homes that rest in the valley. It’s a place that serves an endless helping of European elegance amidst an African landscape, with an archetypal African way of slow, sultry living.
You’ll spend hours swimming in the dams, picnicking beneath the weeping willows on the banks. Lounging on the verandahs with a good book and cold jugs of freshly pressed juices and mint and lemon and lavender plucked from the gardens. You’ll gather beside the big open fireplaces when the temperatures drop, sampling the fruits of the vines and sharing all of those fun family tales. Given that the village is only a 10-minute walk away, the culinary and cultural delights of the town await, when you fancy venturing out and about. That’s the beauty of this place and its alluring qualities that turns you into a connoisseur on la belle vie. You’re at liberty to live in the sage green, thatched quarters of Jardine de la Ferme, revelling in the warm, homely splendour of its environment. You can feast around the tables and relax and unwind in all of the lovely reclining spaces. Or you can head into town and feast at the finest tables. You can head into the hills, out onto the estates, around the ankles of the vast mountain ranges and live your best Afri-French life, s’il vous plaît.