The Mini Rough Guide to Capetown, 1st Edition

by Pinchuck, Tony; McCrea, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9781858285481
• ISBN10: 1858285488
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

Each title in The Rough Guide 100 Essential CD series is a blueprint for a great record collection. Containing detailed reviews of 100 recordings from acknowledged classics to those that deserve to be, and brief bios of the artists responsible, these little books are condensed histories of the musical genres they explore.

This is the ultimate pocket guide to southern Africa's most beautiful and most visited city. The Mini Rough Guide has lively accounts of all the attractions and reviews of the best places to eat drink and stay whatever your budget. Every sight and recommendation is referenced to color maps.

Table of Contents

Introduction	x
Basics	1	(22)
Getting there from Britain and Ireland	3	(4)
from the US and Canada	7	(3)
from Australia and New Zealand	10	(4)
Visas and red tape	14	(1)
Money, costs and banks	15	(2)
Opening hours and holidays	17	(2)
Trouble and the police	19	(4)
The Guide	23	(114)
Introducing the city	25	(16)
The city centre	41	(37)
The Waterfront and Robben Island	78	(12)
The southern suburbs	90	(19)
Table Mountain	109	(7)
The Atlantic Seaboard	116	(6)
The False Bay seaboard	122	(15)
Listings	137	(120)
Accommodation	139	(34)
Eating	173	(19)
Shopping	192	(14)
Theatre and cinema	206	(4)
Clubs, bars and live music	210	(11)
Sports and outdoor activities	221	(6)
Gay Cape Town	227	(5)
Kids' Cape Town	232	(12)
Festivals and events	244	(5)
Directory	249	(8)
Day-trips	257	(44)
The Whale Coast	259	(15)
The Winelands	274	(27)
Contexts	301	(42)
A brief history of Cape Town	303	(14)
The language of colour	317	(3)
Architecture and urban planning	320	(10)
Books	330	(6)
Music	336	(2)
Glossary	338	(5)
Index	343