Above the cape in afrikaans) is an area of cape town, south africa formerly known as the malay quarter. The stairways here date back to the eighteenth century. This ultimate guide to bo kaap covers one of cape town’s oldest and most fascinating multicultural areas, including its history, things to know, what to do and see there,.
Between 1763 and 1768, jan de waal built several. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of. They were created to connect terraced homes built into.