3 Bedroom Townhouse Sold in Graaff-Reinet

Graaff-Reinet is well known as being one of South Africa's oldest towns and is commonly referred to as "the heart of the Great Karoo". A couple of things you may not have known about Graaff-Reinet are that it is renowned for its Cape Dutch architecture and that an abundance of pre-dinosaur fossils has been found in the area. A brief history of the area Graaff-Reinet was founded in 1786 by governor Cornelius van de Graaff. Reinet House, which is now a museum, was named in honour of the governor's wife, Cornelia, and is home to one of the largest living grapevines in the world. From as early as the late 18th century, Graaff-Reinet was a busy trading centre, and the area's reputation of being a great place to break up a journey...