Paarl

Paarl is the third-oldest town in South Africa and is approximately 60 km to the north-west of Cape Town. It is famous for having one of the world's largest rock outcrops. Wikivoyage

Population 112,045 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in South Africa

Visas and entry What your passport needs for South Africa

Tourist office · 2.8 km Visitor Center

Getting there

Where are you starting from?

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

Regional 1

All 3 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Arboretum 2.5 km across 710 m

Getting around

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