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Cape Winelands Art Route

Art Trail
Western Cape · South Africa
65 km 2 days easy 5 stops

About This Route

A journey through the vineyards and mountain valleys of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, where world-class wine estates double as sculpture parks and galleries. Private collections rival public museums, and South Africa's oldest commercial gallery has set up shop among the vines.

Highlights

  • Rupert Museum — Anton Rupert's Modern South African art collection
  • SMAC Gallery — leading contemporary art on Church Street
  • Delaire Graff Estate — 400+ works and sculpture garden with mountain views
  • Dylan Lewis Sculpture Garden — 7-hectare fynbos sculpture experience
  • Spier Wine Estate — contemporary sculpture collection since 1692
  • Everard Read Franschhoek — South Africa's oldest gallery in the Winelands
  • La Motte Estate — permanent JH Pierneef exhibition
  • Grande Provence Gallery — painting, sculpture, ceramics on a heritage estate
  • Boschendal Art Gallery — contemporary African art in a 1685 manor house

Waypoints

  • 1
    Stellenbosch
    Rupert Museum, SMAC Gallery, Church Street galleries
  • 2
    Dylan Lewis Garden
    7-hectare sculpture garden in Paradyskloof
  • 3
    Delaire Graff Estate
    Sculpture garden and private collection on Helshoogte Pass
  • 4
    Boschendal
    Contemporary African art in the Cape's oldest wine estate
  • 5
    Franschhoek
    Everard Read, Grande Provence, La Motte galleries

Tags

Cape Winelands Stellenbosch Franschhoek South Africa sculpture wine estates Pierneef