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Steenberg Hotel and Spa
Another Constantia heritage estate, Steenberg ing luxury retreat fills three white-washed Cape
Wine Farm, would be our Valentine’s weekend get- Dutch buildings, including the original manor
away. An hour-plus Uber ride from Franschhoek house dating back to 1692. The black spur-winged
ended with a climb through vines heavy with fruit geese that roam the manicured grounds are a liv-
to the 5-star Steenberg Hotel and Spa. Nestled on ing link to the past. It’s said that the farm’s first
the grounds of the Cape’s first farm, this welcom- owner, the gutsy widow Catharina Ras, originally
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