The Padrão
The Padrão is in Mossel Bay, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape. The Padrão is situated nearby to Aquada de São Bras, as well as near the police station Mossel Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Post Office Tree and Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex.
Post Office Tree
Photo: Lugerda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Post Office Tree is a famous milkwood tree in Mossel Bay, South Africa that was used by early Portuguese explorers as a post office. It is located in the grounds of the Bartholomeu Dias Museum Complex in Market Street. Post Office Tree is situated 200 metres east of The Padrão.
Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
Museum
Photo: Buonasera, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex is the second biggest provincial museum affiliated to the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in South Africa. It is located at Mossel Bay. Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex is situated 230 metres east of The Padrão.
Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Russell James Smith, CC BY 2.0.
Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse is a lighthouse near Mossel Bay, South Africa. Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse is situated 1½ km southeast of The Padrão.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mossel Bay and Hartenbos.
Mossel Bay
Photo: landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mossel Bay is a harbour town of about 170,000 people on the Garden Route of South Africa. It is an important tourism and farming region of the Western Cape Province.
Hartenbos
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hartenbos is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located some 45 kilometres outside George, South Africa. It belongs, together with 20 other settlements, to the Mossel Bay Local Municipality. Hartenbos is situated 7 km north of The Padrão.
The Padrão
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Mossel Bay, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.18002° or 34° 10′ 48″ southLongitude
22.1393° or 22° 8′ 22″ eastOpen location code
4GQ4R49Q+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 13324022624OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Highlights include Aquada de São Bras and Mossel Bay.
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