Route 62 - Barrydale
Barrydale, the perfect weekend getaway on Route 62. A beautiful 2½ hour drive from Cape Town. We offer a marvelous selection of accommodation, restaurants and delightfully different shops.
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 In January 2009 Giniel de Villiers wrote history for Volkswagen after becoming the first African to win the Dakar Rally and by recording the first victory with diesel power. As a result the popularity of the former racing driver and current rally driver grew enormously. Volkswagen visits the 37-year-old South African who comes from a region considered by many people to be one of the world’s most beautiful holiday destinations.
South Africa: Mother nature, surrounded by the Atlantic, sprawling vineyards, and the home of Volkswagen´s most successful factory driver. However, his surname is absolutely deceptive: de Villiers has no South African routes whatsoever, but in face bears a French name. "French ancestors emigrated to South Africa many hundreds of years ago," he explained. "And indeed in exactly the region where our family lives today." Giniel de Villiers was born in 1972 in Barrydale, Western Cape Province.... Link to full story in Marathon Rally.com
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