Prince Albert
Arriving at Prince Albert from Cape Town is always a shock to your system. It takes about 5 hours on the long road that takes you all the way to Johannesburg. But luckily, after 5 hours, driving through desolate landscapes of small hills and antelopes, you can take the exit to Prince Albert.
The village was officially named Prince Albert in 1846, in honour of Queen Victoria's consort. Honouring the memory of her husband, who had passed away in 1861. The one main street is lined with beautifully preserved Victorian, Karoo, Cape Dutch and uniquely gabled buildings.
This quiet town sits elegantly at the foot of the impressive Swartberg mountains that reach over 2000 metres high and they also provide the water that makes this town into a green oasis in this huge semi-arid desert.
The town is filled with artists, foodies, writers and people that want to escape other people.
Although this town is indeed small, it offers foodies a suprisingly large range of top quality products. Gay’s dairy and the Weltevreden fig farm, just to name of few, have people from Cape Town coming over to stock up. Karoo lamb is the best in the country, there’s a gin bar with South African gins and there’s even a great cook school here.
Irresistible …
