Lovers in the Overberg region will have no excuse for not having something special to do on the Valentines weekend.

Mosaic Farm invites you to a Valentine Dinner on Saturday Feb 13th at the 1892 Spookhuis with a complimentary glass of Villiera Rosa Brut and  Canapes. Stay the weekend and enjoy the special Valentine’s accommodation package.

Start the day of romance with a Sunrise breakfast at Boschrivier Wine Estate. Enjoy a glass of chilled sparkling wine as you gaze lovingly into your partners sleepy eyes.

Meander across to the Klein Rivier Cheese farm, pick up your lovingly prepared picnic basket of delectable goodies and head down to the river for a quiet snooze.

Lunchtime will present agonising choices…..should it be a surprise at THYME at Rosemary’s Restaurant with a glass of bubbly - or the Valentines Day Lunchtime Special at Paprika? Fruity Lamb Roll with Feta & mint Jus  followed by a Dessert Buffet.  Perhaps a platter of love bites to feed your beloved at Gypsies,  followed by Grape- stuffed love birds

Your choices are endless - make this your best Valentines weekend ever!

It seems that the answer to the Cape winter blues is to have a festival. Hot on the heels of the news of the ‘Fees van die Ganse’ in Gansbaai this weekend, the locals are gearing up for another flurry of weekend activity. This time in the French corner of the Cape, Franschhoek, at the Bastille Festival,  also on the weekend of July 11 and 12.

220 years ago, the French people celebrated their liberation after the storming of the Bastille the previous year. This great party went on for four days in the Champs de Mars at the festival called the ‘Journee des brouettes’ - day of the wheelbarrows.

Today, the local festival celebrates Franschhoek’s centuries-old French Huguenot heritage with a wonderful feast of food, wine and entertainment. The “Long Walk” has become a feature of the festival, and pays homage to Nelson Mandela, and his own unique vision of “Liberte, egalite, fraternite”. 

This Gourmet Capital of the Cape is just a pleasant drive away from our own village and Gourmet Centre, along a wonderfully scenic route which takes you past the impressive Theewaterskloof Dam and over the Franschhoek Pass.  The organisers are promising lots to see and do, and lots of yummy things to eat and drink, with the focal point in the Bastille Food and Wine Marquee.

 Apart from the gastronomic indulgences, there is a lot more on offer for the whole family. The  galleries, boutiques, crafts shops and food emporiums will be dressed up to the nines and draped in French apparel. Entertainment ranges from a French Film Festival at Le Quartier’s Screening Room, to boules (Petanque), a chefs and waiters race, street soccer, a barrel-rolling contest and fly-fishing competitions. 

 C’est la vie!