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# Castle of Good Hope · OpenVibe.Tours

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# Castle of Good Hope

Popularly called 'The Castle' by locals, it is the oldest surviving building in South Africa, having been built from 1666 to 1679.

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![Castle of Good Hope](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZWCZQ6KQ157F947RGHXJ44) Photo: Martinvl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACastle_of_Good_Hope_Entrance_%281682%29.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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- ![Castle of Good Hope, photo 2 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZZJBPRT90DGPXMQT9GT8PD?w=640) Photo: Pere Tachard · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A1689_fort_Cap_de_Bonne_Esperance_Voyage_de_Siam_Tachard_%28cropped%29.png) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- ![Castle of Good Hope, photo 3 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M700G3NJ6ZCGA3WBMAR23C1D?w=640) Photo: Pere Tachard · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A1689_fort_Cap_de_Bonne_Esperance_Voyage_de_Siam_Tachard.png)
- ![Castle of Good Hope, photo 4 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70YNZPMY44YR62DABE8Z4M8?w=640) Photo: Joe Ross from Lansing, Michigan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAHI_Treasures_of_Southern_Africa_3-07_0282_N_%28555994706%29.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

- [**Directions** open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.925908&mlon=18.427725#map=16/-33.925908/18.427725)
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## Why go

The castle displays a vast range of historical military equipment and tools, an art collection and the William Fehr Collection, which includes antique Cape Dutch furniture. Visitors can buy wine and eat at the café or restaurant within the Castle.

Source: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Cape_Town)

## How to visit

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