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Art
The 7 best lesser-known museums in Cape Town
Like music, art is subjective. Either you like it or you don’t.
I remember once visiting a wine farm in Franschhoek to do a story on hotel...
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Events: What’s on in Cape Town
Cape Town brings the goods when it comes to a jam-packed schedule of concerts and events
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7 Best spots to discover a different side of Cape Town
You might not realise it, but there is a thread connecting locals to a number of spots that were not necessarily built for tourists.
From Sepial’s...
Where to eat and drink in Cape Town
Restaurants
The 7 Best Cape Town spots for the most refreshing mango lassi
My childhood summers consisted of three drinks: metallic-tasting water straight from the tap, Sparletta, and tea.
Yet, nothing beats the cold, refreshing...
Restaurants
The best wagyu burgers in Cape Town
Here at Time Out Cape Town, we sure do love a burger. It’s why our expert guide to the Best burgers in Cape Town is at 25 of the city’s best burger...
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8 Best ways to savour the taste of summer with strawberries
Strawberry season in the Western Cape seems to announce: Let’s get this summer started!
What better way than to pick fresh strawberries on a...
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Local Intel
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Local Intel: Derek Gripper
Want to know where the locals love to go? In this exclusive series on Time Out Cape Town, ‘Local Intel’ taps into some of the city’s...
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Local Intel: Sindiso Khumalo
Sindiso Khumalo takes us on a trip around the Mother City to her favourite spots.
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Local Intel: Clement Pedro
Want to know where the locals love to go? In this series on Time Out Cape Town, ‘Local Intel’ taps into some of the city’s best-connected...
Escape the city
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Ride the kaleidoscope: Your quintessential West Coast guide
Cape Town’s West Coast is one of those places that sneaks up on you with its rugged beauty and its wild unpretentiousness. Come spring, the fynbos...
The best safari trips from Cape Town
Track down the elusive ‘Big Five’, and have a whale of a time doing it
Travel
The 18 best day trips from Cape Town
Cape Town packs plenty of activities into a single world-class city. And sure, you might have found so many great restaurants, activities and bars that you...
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The 20 happiest cities in the world in 2025, according to locals
What makes a happy city? Some indexes look at stuff like environment, economy and health – all very important. But then there are the little things: a...
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I live in Antwerp, home to Europe’s coolest neighbourhood – here’s why Borgerhout deserves that title
It’s pretty amazing to live in Belgium's second city. Antwerp is a charming, compact and dynamic metropolis filled with Michelin-starred restaurants,...
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This city has been crowned Europe's newest ‘Green Capital’
The planet is warming up, and a lot of us feel pretty powerless to stop it. No matter how many rubbish paper straws you drink out of or plastic packages you...
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