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Groot Constantia is one of the oldest wine estates in South Africa. At the Orientation Centre there is an exhibition covering various aspects of the estate, past and present. Display panels give information on the history, geography, botany and the importance of wine farming in the Constantia Valley. A particular focus of the exhibition is rural slavery and its basis for wine farming. For more information on the slave heritage of Groot Constantia, visit the Heritage of Slavery in South Africa. |
The Cape Winelands cultural landscape was one of the nine candidates for World Heritage Site status that South Africa submitted to UNESCO. As part of the Cape Winelands, the Constantia Valley is an outstanding example of a vineyard cultural landscape enriched by influences from five Continents (Africa, Asia and the East Indies, Europe and the Americas). It illustrates the impact of human settlement and agricultural activities and more specifically the production of wine for more than 350 years.
This unique and special cultural landscape that took more than three centuries to create is under threat. In a period of less than 30 years, the character of the area is changing with the development of high density cluster housing against mountain slopes and on remaining open land, relentless consolidation and sub-division of existing properties and insensitive treatment of streetscapes.
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