Shimansky

Green Point & ­Waterfront


Diamonds are synonymous with South Africa – here you’ll find plenty of them, set in a range of jewellery designs.

Shimansky also has a small museum and a workshop where you can take a peek at how all that bling is made.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Green Point & ­Waterfront attractions

1. Diamond Museum

Really an extended sales pitch for the bling on sale in the attached Shimansky Jewellers, the displays at this museum have nonetheless been put together…

2. Nelson Mandela Gateway

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Tours of Robben Island depart from this complex. Even if you don’t plan a visit to the island, it’s worth dropping by the museum here, with its focus on…

3. Clock Tower

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This red-and-grey Victorian Gothic–style building, dating from 1882, is from where the harbour master used to control the comings and goings in the docks.

4. Chavonnes Battery Museum

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This museum houses the remains of an early-18th-century cannon battery, one of several fortifications the Dutch built around Table Bay. It was partly…

5. Old Port Captain's Office

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This beautiful gabled building, dating from 1904, was built for the Port Captain, whose office was previously located in the Clock Tower across the 'cut'…

6. V&A Waterfront

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This historic working harbour has a spectacular setting and many tourist-oriented attractions, including masses of shops, restaurants, bars, cinemas and…

7. Zeitz MOCAA Museum

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The Waterfront's old grain silo has been transformed into this state-of-the-art museum for the contemporary Southern African art collection of…

8. Maritime Centre

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This small museum, stocked with model ships, houses the John H Marsh Maritime Research Centre (www.rapidttp.co.za/museum), a resource for those interested…