Robertson has always rated pretty high in the Western Cape dorp beauty stakes, and this ‘western gateway to Route 62’ today remains a firm favourite with both local and international tourists travelling in the Western Cape. The town, named after Dutch Reformed Church Minister, Dr William Robertson, was founded in 1853, and initially served as a centre to the farming and wagon-building industries.
The town, named after Dutch Reformed Church Minister, Dr William Robertson, was founded in 1853, and initially served as a centre to the farming and wagon-building industries. Wide streets lined with Victorian houses, purple Jacaranda trees and, on the outskirts, neat vineyards bordered by roses, rows of red and yellow cannas or flowering bougainvillaea make for spectacular floral displays just about any time of the year.
Robertson Wine Route rates as the Cape's largest wine-producing region under irrigation, and a mild Mediterranean climate makes it a great destination year-round.
The town of Robertson was founded in 1853 (originally named Hooprivier) by two friends: Dutch Reformed Church minister at Swellendam, Rev. D...
Robertson is known as the 'Jacaranda capital of the Western Cape', and is situated at the foot of the Langeberg Mountains in the fertile Bre...
The beautiful Robertson Valley is revered for its top-quality wines and scenic landscapes. On the Robertson Wine Route, you’ll find numero...
The Route 62 Wine Route is regarded as one of the world’s best road road trips. As one of the longest wine routes known to man, this self-...