Amorielli
The Stay Magazine Vol. 2 · No. 02 · February 2026Vol 2 · 02
While the north shivers, Cape Town is in the middle of its summer. February is the city at its best — long, dry, warm days under the mountain — and a reminder that the travel calendar has two halves. This issue is about a city that is really several places at once: a working port, a set of beach suburbs, and a wine country half an hour inland.
Where you base decides which of those cities you get. We walk through the choices, and make the case for spending part of the trip out among the vines.
— The Editors, Amorielli
The contents
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On the cover
Where to Stay in Cape Town: Neighborhoods, Hotels and When to Go
A grounded guide to Cape Town: how to choose between the Atlantic beaches, the City Bowl, the Waterfront and the winelands, when to go, and what to do.
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The Room
Beach, bowl, or vines
Camps Bay is the beach; the City Bowl puts you under Table Mountain and near the restaurants; the Constantia and Winelands estates trade the city for calm and vineyards.
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The Detour
The Winelands
Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, less than an hour out, are among the loveliest wine towns anywhere. Many travellers wish they'd stayed a night rather than driven back.
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The Table
Farm to fork
The estate restaurants in the Winelands are a destination in themselves — long lunches among the vines that outshine most of what the city offers.
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