Muizenberg, Cape Town

South Africa's Western Cape has the beachside community of Muizenberg. It is located on the False Bay shoreline, where the Cape Peninsula's eastern side swings around. It is regarded as Cape Town's primary surfing location and is presently the home of a surfing community, focused around the well-known "Surfer's Corner". Victorian bathhouses, painted in vivid primary and secondary hues as though from a kindergarten painting kit, along the spacious beach at Muizenburg. The tiny homes date back to a time when ladies used to walk to the beach fully and elaborately dressed and required a space to change into their slightly less bulky bathing attire.

The bright colors still have a connection to former times, even if the bathing boxes are now more likely to house surf boards or a family's supplies for building sandcastles. Sir Herbert Baker, a renowned architect, created "Sand Hills", his residence on Atlantic Road, "Vergenoegd", located farther down the same road, and "Coel a Mar", located on Main Road. Muizenberg has a large number of art deco-style buildings that were constructed during the height of the resort town's development. At its height, the Muizenberg beachfront drew huge crowds of tourists, earning the name "The Snake Pit" for the beach in front of the pavilion. It had a sizable Jewish community who frequented the Camp Road synagogue.

Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa