A Rich Heritage
Cradled in a small nook of the Riviersonderend Mountains is the town of Genadendal (the Valley of Grace). Genadendal is blessed with a rich heritage.
It boasts of vernacular architecture, musical traditions and language and a long tradition of humanitarian efforts and political struggle. Some highlights of the town include an operational water mill and a printing museum.
Genadendal was founded by the Moravian Church in 1793 and, at one time, was the second largest town in the Western Cape after Cape Town. It is also the oldest mission station in South Africa.
As you drive into Genadendal, it looks much like any other country dorp. Crumbling houses and dirt streets lead off the main road, while wri...
The Moravians are an interesting sect of Protestants who established many mission stations across the Cape. Originally from Bohemia, they le...