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Free State - Parys |  |
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In far north of Free State province. A largish, attractive venue set on a part of the Vaal River that has divided into a network of streams and rivulets flowing around lushly green, well treed islands to beckon the rambler, the bird-watcher and the contemplative fisherman. The willows are especially prolific and beautiful; the civic gardens luxuriant. The town was named after the French capital, by an early land surveyor (a German who had fought in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870), who likened the area to the graceful Parisian reaches of the River Seine. A prime Highveld Resort Centre - Parys offers a wide range of visitor and vacation amenities.
Parys Museum Highlights for its cultural, geological and local history displays. The Islands Two or three of these, among them Woody, Long and Golf islands, have been developed for leisure and recreation. The willow-shaded banks are tailor-made for picnics and rambles, the river itself for boating, angling, watersports. Golf Island, reached via a picturesque suspension bridge, hosts a nine-hole course. Likkewaan Hiking Trail This 20-kilometre route takes you to and around the celebrated Vredefort Dome, a huge geological curiosity caused by the impact of an ancient meteorite.
Sasolburg, Vereeniging, Johannesburg, and Pretoria lie to the northeast; Potchefstroom is to the northwest; Kroonstad to the south. |
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PARYS Western Cape
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