Ocean Art House, L'Agulhas, Western Cape
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Telephone: +27 (0)28 435-7503, Facsimile: +27 (0)86 531-4766, Mobile: +27 (0)83 331-3514
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CATEGORIES: Accommodation in South Africa » South Africa Bed & Breakfast » South Africa Guest Houses » South Africa Honeymoons » DESCRIPTION: The Ocean Art House is a Guest House with art gallery, at Cape Agulhas on the Southern Cape coast. It stands within a short walking distance of the Indian Ocean with its breathtaking beautiful emerald green water and relaxing atmosphere. The house itself is in a modern style with an unmistakable architectural charm, inviting the viewer to an intense and rewarding visual dialogue. Art and nature combine to convey enduring impressions, stimulating the senses and allowing one to forget everyday hustle and bustle. AccommodationOcean Art House offers four individually furnished rooms with en suite bathrooms, each with an evocative name. • Blue Horizons • Lost in Art • Zen View • Peace of Mind • Violet Whale • Zauberberg FacilitiesThere is a living room with TV on the first floor, a luxuriously fitted kitchen and a sitting-room with stereo CD player on the ground floor and an Art Cafe. In all Ocean Art House is a jewel amongst guest houses in South Africa. Ocean Art House faces the sea and offers a splendid view of sunrise over the bay of Cape Agulhas and Struisbaai. The rear of the house looks on to a nature reserve and includes a small courtyard which offers an area of sunny calm and pleasant views on blustery days. Art GalleryIn a striking symbiosis of modern interior and contemporary Art. Ocean Art House also shows the work of several members of the Art Group Red Corridor, including painting, photography and sculpture. Attractions & ActivitiesThe southernmost tip of the African continent is at Cape L’Agulhas and not at Cape Point as many people believe. The official position of the tip is 34°49’12’’ south and 20°00’12’’ east and is found approximately one km west of the Cape L’Agulhas Lighthouse. The tip’s exact location is marked by a simple yet dramatic cairn which was erected in 1986. At the end of the 15th century early Portuguese seafarers christened this tip ‘Cabo das Agulhas’ which means ‘Cape of Needles’ and refers to the needle of the compass which at this point shows no real deviation between north and magnetic north. A truly magic and desolate place, where suddenly one begins to understand the difficulties the early seafarers must have faced. The Cape L’Agulhas Lighthouse is the second-oldest working lighthouse in South Africa and was built in 1848. It is one of only three buildings in South Africa to be inspired by Egyptian architecture. Today it houses a Lighthouse Museum and restaurant. Where the two oceans meet:As determined by the International Hydrographic Organisation, the two mighty Oceans - Indian and Atlantic - meet at the most southern tip of the continent of Africa - Cape L’Agulhas. However, the meeting point of the two ocean currents, the warm Agulhas Current and the cold Benguela Current, is a totally different issue, and must not be confused with the meeting of the Oceans. The sea temperature in summer is a pleasant 20 - 22 degree Celsius, while the winter temperature is not much lower. |
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DIRECTIONS: Take the N2 towards Caledon. Take the Bredasdorp turnoff in Caledon. Drive past Bredasdorp towards Struisbaai. Drive through Struisbaai towards L'Agulhas. As you enter L'Agulhas - First house on your right |
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