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Monument
Afrikaans Language Monument
A 1975 concrete monument on the Paarl mountain slope, with towers symbolizing the origins of Afrikaans and views over the valley.
Cabo Ocidental · South Africa
Paarl
In the destination Cape Winelands.
In the photo: Afrikaans Language Monument, Paarl
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The city
What to expect from Paarl.
Paarl is the largest town in the Cape Winelands, at the foot of the granite domes of the mountain that gives it its name, the 'pearl'. It was there that, in 1875, the society was founded that made Afrikaans a written language, commemorated by the Afrikaans Language Monument high on the slope, and by the Language Museum. The Main Road, over 10 km long, has Cape houses and old churches. Near the town is the gate of the former Victor Verster prison, through which Mandela walked free in 1990.
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What to see in Paarl
Nature reserve
Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve
Reserve on the heights of Paarl mountain, with three large granite domes, fynbos trails and views over the Berg River valley.
Memorial
Estátua de Nelson Mandela na prisão de Drakenstein
Bronze statue of Mandela with his fist raised at the gate of the former Victor Verster prison, through which he was released on 11 February 1990.