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This valley, tightly hemmed in by mountains, is named after the French Huguenots who fled to the Cape after religious persecution in 1688. They brought with them knowledge of viniculture and settled to make wine. The Huguenot Monument is dedicated to the cultural influences that Huguenots brought to the Cape Colony.
@Toscana: We knew a lot about the Huguenots from learning history at school. I learned from a French lecturer I had that they also fled to England and neighbouring European countries.