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Built in 1903 in the Cape Dutch Colonial style, Villa Belmonte is an exquisite Five Star boutique hotel situated in Oranjezicht, a quiet, exclusive residential suburb framed against the backdrop of the world-famous Table Mountain, with magnificent vistas across the port city of Cape Town stretching towards Table Bay. Set in beautiful gardens dominated by a large, heated swimming pool with water features, the Villa is a tranquil oasis, yet is finely located for visits to all areas of the Cape Peninsula and wine lands and is in walking distance to the city centre and close to the waterfront.
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 GOURMET FOOD & WINE EVENTS
Our Gourmet Food & Wine events continue to be such great successes - Havana Hills, Buitenverwachting (twice), Springfield (twice), Saxenburg, De Toren, Boschendal, Linton Park, Hamilton Russell & Southern Right (twice), Rupert & Rothschild, La Motte (twice), Veenwouden, Constantia Uitsig, Fairview, Morgenhof (twice), Hartenberg (twice), Klein Constantia (twice), Steenberg, Rudera (twice), Gosset & Domaine Frapin, Cape Point, Raats (twice), KWV, Delaire (3 times), Plaisir de Merle, Lanzerac, Muratie, Paul Cluver, Thabani, Rickety Bridge, Beyerskloof, De Wetshof, Kanu, Landskroon, Eikendal,
Simonsig.
Keep a watch on our website for the date for our next event! |
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VALENTINE'S DAY DINNER - TUESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2012.
“An Occasion to Remember”
A brief history of St
Valentines Day celebrations: at the time of
Valentine, a "Valentine" was a message of
friendship. The message of love was further
introduced in the Middle Ages. There are traces of
this custom in England in the 14th century. After
the defeat of Azincourt in 1415, Charles of Orleans
left England after 25 years of captivity, bringing
with him a very romantic English tradition
consisting, for a lover, to send his beloved a
message full of love and tenderness, called a
"Valentine", on St Valentine's Day. In 1496 St
Valentine officially became the patron of Lovers.
Valentines, decorated with hearts and cupids, spread
throughout Europe in the 18th century. At the
beginning of the 19th century, Valentines were the
most widespread way to declare one's love.
During Victorian times, Valentines were true works
of art: quill drawn, decorated with lace, silk,
satin, flowers, some even scented, and supplemented
with highly romantic poems. Nowadays, each year more
than one billion postcards are exchanged in the
world for St Valentine's Day, of which women write
85%! Valentines are sometimes sent electronically,
but nothing replaces an old-time Valentine card that
tells so well how much love unites two Valentines!
There can be no better place to
celebrate St Valentine's Day than at Villa Belmonte!
Click here to find out more |
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