One and
a half hours’ drive inland from Port Elizabeth is the university
town of Grahamstown, a charming cultural and academic centre also
known as the ‘City of Saints’ on account of its 40 churches.
British-colonial in origin and once a frontier garrison, Grahamstown
is best known as the venue for theatre and for Rhodes University,
which has produced some of the country’s best writers, academics,
journalists, actors and artists. The 1820 Settlers National Monument
commemorates the town’s history and the Albany Museum houses
African and settler artifacts.
The Cathedral of St Michael and St George, 1820 Settlers National
Monument, Botanical Gardens, The Great Fish River Reserve, Thomas
Baines Nature Reserve. |