TOURIST INFORMATION
Bloemfontein Tourism Information Office
Tel: 051 405 8489
E-mail: information@bloemfontein.co.za
Website: www.bloemfontein.co.za
As South Africa's judicial capital, Bloemfontein has become known through the years as "The Central City", "The Hospitable City", "The Congress City", "The Total City", and "The City of Roses". Situated in the heart of South Africa, Bloemfontein offers its residents a quality of life with which few other cities are able to compete. With its picturesque rural tranquility and vibrant, dynamic central business district, this modern city prides itself on being luxuriously steeped in rich traditions - and yet also on embracing other cultures, new ideas and a rapidly changing technology.
All these designations indicate that it is a city in which not only residents but also visitors and tourists can feel truly at home and welcome. Bloemfontein offers adequate recreational and entertainment facilities which include public parks, swimming pools, sports fields, a game reserve and a zoo.
Bloemfontein has created a true blend in which somehow the past, the present and the future have been encapsulated. What keeps the past so alive is the unobtrusive and almost natural inclusion of an impressive architectural an historical heritage into the very life of a modern developing city. Graceful charm is to be seen all along the historical, tree-lined President Brand Street, declared a national monument. Stately museum buildings stand proudly visible at the ends of bustling main streets in the business district, while small monuments and memorials, almost unnoticeable, are preserved in built-up suburbs.
A variety of attractions await the visitor to this friendly city - from the unique blend of gracious old world charm to ultra modern high tech sophistication.
