Montebello Design Centre

Top choice in Cape Town


This development project has helped several great craftspeople and designers along the way. In the leafy compound, artists' studios are scattered around the central craft shop, where you can buy a range of gifts, from Irma Stern cushions to tyre handbags.

There’s also a plant nursery, the excellent Gardener’s Cottage cafe and a farm shop.


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