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Greenmarket Square Cape Town Shopping

Cape Town, Western Cape

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GREENMARKET SQUARE CAPE TOWN
Shoppers at Greenmarket Squarespacer.gif (43 bytes)Greenmarket Square, Cape Town: You cannot visit Cape Town and not visit one of its oldest markets, set on a cobbled square between Short and long Market Streets. This is where Capetonians have been buying their clothing, jewellery, sandals, crafts and nick-nacks for years, and, whilst the face of the market may have changed a little - African curios now predominate - there is still an exciting buzz as well as evidence of the city’s most colourful and eccentric characters. Greenmarket Square is unbeatable value too. You can pick up local art, crafts, fabrics and artifacts from almost every country on the continent at this open-air gathering place.

Greenmarket Square Cape Townspacer.gif (43 bytes)Bartering is the name of the game on the square, which used to function as a trading area for passing ships. Today it is bordered by a selection of restaurants and cafés that provide ample opportunity to people-watch and enjoy local fare, although a cup of coffee might suffice as Cape Town’s renowned hospitality isn’t always in evidence here.
There are an few coffee shops, restaurants and hotels bordering on Greenmarket Square, convenient for customers who need to relax after shopping.
The square was originally built in 1696, when the first burgher watch house was erected here, and was ingeniously known as ‘Burgher Watch Square’.

The Stalls at Greenmarket Squarespacer.gif (43 bytes)The watch house was replaced by the old town house, built in 1761, which also functioned as the city’s City Hall for a while.

Today it houses the Michaelis collection, through which you can browse - entrance is by donation. Many of the other houses on the square date back to the 1860’s and, whilst the square, declared a national monument in 1961, may originally have been for the wealthy and elite, today it is the stamping ground of people from all walks of life and a tribute to the vibrancy of Africa.
Contact: Greenmarket Square, Cape Town
Address: Shortmarket Street, Cape Town
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