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Auberge Bligny - Accommodation in Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa

Auberge Bligny - Accommodation in Franschhoek, Western Cape is an 1860 homestead in the historic centre of the historic French Huguenot village, of Franschhoek, surrounded by soaring mountains. The guest house and en suite bedrooms are warmly furnished with antiques, complemented by English country style decor. Auberge Bligny has 8 en-suite bedrooms with private entrances. There is a romantic honeymoon suite, family suites with interleading doors and a room equipped for disabled guests.

Price: 5

bed and breakfast

8 twin/ doubles 1 family unit

A country breakfast is served - in summer on the terrace overlooking the pool and the mountains for which the village is famous. Excellent restaurants are within seven minutes walk from the guest house. Alternatively one could stroll to a wine farm for some wine, and on the way back stop at the fromagerie for cheese and bread to enjoy at Auberge Bligny - the kitchen, dining room and pool area are always at the disposal of guests. Jack, a descendant from the French Huguenots (who first settled in the valley) invites you to use his charming guest house as a base from which to explore the Winelands and much of the Western Cape.

Franschhoek offers the tourist breath-taking scenery and warm hospitality, world class cuisine and the finest selection of wines. This is a valley rich in history with spectacular vineyards covering the mountain slopes settled 300 years ago by the Huguenots who brought with them their age-old French wine and food culture. Within the village you can discover the wonderful craft, art & antique shops and galleries or indulge yourself at the Chocolate Factory Shop. Huguenot Street is also lined with a variety of restaurants and coffee shops and has the famous monument and museum to visit as well. Golf is also an option at the various spectacular courses nearby your hosts will gladly assist with your reservations. There is hiking, climbing, fishing, heritage & flora tours, paragliding, tennis, helicopter rides, cycling, bowls, picnics, vineyard tours and cellar tours, wine tasting and cheese tasting.