Two SA spots listed in TIME Magazine’s ‘World’s Greatest Places’
TIME Magazine has released its annual ‘World’s Greatest Places’ list and not one, but two South African places have featured.
TIME names 100 ‘greatest places’
Today, 25 July, TIME Magazine revealed the sixth installment of its annual World’s Greatest Places List, with this year’s selection highlighting 100 extraordinary destinations worldwide, categorized into places to stay and places to visit.
To compile this ‘great’ list, TIME asked for nominations of places, including hotels, cruises, restaurants, attractions, museums, parks, and more, from its international network of correspondents and contributors, as well as through an application process, with an eye toward those offering new and exciting experiences.
With last year’s list featuring 50 cities, this year TIME decided to feature establishments that stand out in their field, and the world.
Amongst these 100 Great Places, two South African spots were named. These were the Grootbos Florilegium in Gansbaai, and Magugu House in Johannesburg.
Grootbos Florilegium in Gansbaai, Western Cape
The Grootbos Florilegium, located in the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve in Gansbaai, is a museum devoted to the small wonders of nature and features a collection of nearly 250 botanical illustrations and portraits of insects, butterflies, and other pollinators commissioned from 44 international artists.
“Opened in September 2022 and continually growing, the museum aims to instill in its visitors a love of South African vegetation and the passion to protect it through public tours and by funding local school programs with the sale of botanical prints.” TIME wrote.
Magugu House in Johannesburg, Gauteng
Opened by fashion designer, Thebe Magugu, who has collaborated with Dior and shown collections at London and Paris Fashion Weeks, Magugu House is a retail space and showroom complete with an two micro galleries which hosts fashion events and exhibitions.
“The new retail space and showroom from a designer known for colorful storytelling is located in a 1930s heritage building in the leafy suburb of Dunkeld; it’s his first brick-and-mortar, complete with an two micro galleries.” TIME said.