Accommodation Near Greenmarket Square
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Nearby Attractions & Landmarks
Table Mountain, Long Street, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Two Oceans Marathon, Two Oceans Aquarium, Koopmans-de Wet House, Noon Gun, Langa Township, Heart of Cape Town Museum, Lions Head, Castle of Good Hope, South African Museum and Planetarium, Chavonnes Battery Museum, District Six Museum, Groot Constantia, Newlands Brewery, Rhodes Memorial, The Company's Garden, Holocaust Centre, Newlands Stadium, South African National Gallery , Blue Train, Orange Kloof, Long Street Baths, Signal Hill, St George's Cathedral, Whisky Live Festival, V&A Waterfront, World of Birds
Greenmarket Square Reviews
More info about Greenmarket Square
The buzz around this Cape Town market starts early as traders arrive with their goods and begin to setup their stalls amid jibes and laughter. Greenmarket Square is an historic site laid down in 1696 and initially used as a gathering point from which to make public announcements. The cobbled stones have seen trading in various forms over the centuries, from the dealing in slaves to the selling of farmer’s produce to passing ships.
Today the square is a home for informal traders selling a range of goods from sinister wooden masks to beautiful Nguni cow hides and African art. Stall owners expect a hard bargain from buyers who mostly walk away with a well-priced find.
Greenmarket Square has a piazza style layout with pavement restaurants overlooking the busy trading. Buskers keep the patrons entertained with music and other street performances and there are a few benches scattered under old trees to stop and enjoy the... Show more