South Africa has magnificent home-grown architecture, courtesy of the numerous settlers that arrived through the centuries and adapted the styles of their home countries to the geography and weather of their new home. Though the original settlers are long gone, they left their architectural heritage for us to enjoy, or even book a room. These unique cultural gems can be found from the the streets of Cape Town, to the furthest reaches of Western Cape. Here is a sampling of a long list of gorgeous historic houses of South Africa.

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