St James
St James is a seaside village on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, situated on the False Bay coast between Muizenberg and Kalk Bay. The village is situated between the rocky shore and a steep mountain, and measures about 200m by 2 km.Photo: Lucag, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Locality
- Description: seaside village in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Saint James” and “St James, Cape Town”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St James railway station and Rhodes Cottage.
Muizenberg railway station
Railway station
Photo: Lefcentreright, CC0.
The Muizenberg railway station is a Metrorail train station located on the False Bay Coast serving the suburb of Muizenberg in Cape Town, South Africa. The station is served by trains running on the Southern Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalk Bay and Muizenberg.
Kalk Bay
Photo: Ken and Nyetta, CC BY 2.0.
Kalk Bay is a small fishing harbour along the east coast of the Cape Peninsula to the south of Cape Town. It has become a very hip and trendy place, with a fine selection of restaurants, coffee shops and bistros, and a number of eclectic, alternative shops along the Main Road on either side of the train station.
Muizenberg
Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY 2.5.
Muizenberg is a beachside suburb and former town, situated in the Cape Flats region of Cape Town, South Africa. Located where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay coast, Muizenberg is considered to be the main surfing spot in Cape Town, and is home to a surfing community centered on the popular "Surfer's Corner".
Fish Hoek
Photo: nairnbairn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fish Hoek is a picturesque town situated about halfway down the Cape Peninsula, between Cape Town and Simon's Town. It is well known for its beach, which gets jam-packed on sunny days.
St James
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“St James” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “St James”
- Dutch: “St James, Cape Town”
- French: “St James”
- Italian: “St James”
- Japanese: “セイント・ジェームズ”
- Japanese: “セイント・ジェイムズ”
- Japanese: “セイントジェームズ”
- Japanese: “セイントジェイムズ”
- Japanese: “セント・ジェームズ”
- Japanese: “セント・ジェイムズ”
- Japanese: “セントジェームズ”
- Japanese: “セントジェイムズ”
- Pedi: “St James, Cape Town”
- Turkish: “St James”
- Urdu: “سینٹ جیمز، کیپ ٹاؤن”
- Xhosa: “St James, Cape Town”
- Zulu: “St James, Cape Town”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint James Station and Danger Beach.
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