The Strand beachfront is well-loved for its fine, safe bathing, its fishing, and its beach cafes, restaurants and coffee shops. The harbour in neighbouring Gordon's Bay provides yachtsmen, powerboaters, waterskiers and fishermen with convenient mooring, and the town provides easy access to a wealth of activities in the nearby centres of Hermanus, Somerset West and Stellenbosch. The hot, dry summers so typical of the Mediterranean climate make the area a sun-lover's paradise, while the cool, wet winters have their own charm, and bring the surrounding amphitheatre of mountains to life with a thousand shades of fynbos green and the silver plumes of waterfalls.

Cape Town, South Africa's Mother City, is just 30 minutes away from the Strand, and offers an enormous variety of cultural, sporting and eco-tourism attractions, which are drawing more and more international visitors every year. This worldwide interest is just one factor driving a sharp increase in coastal property prices. This rapid appreciation shows no sign of abating, and the boom is rippling out to the smaller seaside towns in the area. The Strand, in particular, is perfectly poised to benefit from this effect, and property pundits are confidently predicting a sharp increase in seafront property values here.

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