Qualla: Tulbagh https://qualla.com/tulbagh en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:25 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/k/6/j/d/tulbagh-wk/hero-small.webp Qualla: Tulbagh https://qualla.com/tulbagh Tulbagh: Introduction https://qualla.com/tulbagh/ Photo credit Andrew Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0. Thirty-two buildings stand on Church Street in Tulbagh, and every one of them is a National Monument. That is the largest concentration of declared monuments on a single street anywhere in South Africa, and the reason they exist in their current form is catastrophe. On September 29, 1969, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook the valley so violently that it damaged or destroyed every structure on the street. What stands today is a meticulous reconstruction -- Cape Dutch gables and Victorian facades rebuilt stone by stone, a town that chose to restore its past rather than replace it.

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]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/6/j/d/tulbagh-wk/k6jd-tulbagh-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Tulbagh: The Valley at the End of the Road https://qualla.com/tulbagh/ Photo credit Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0. Tulbagh sits at the northern end of a valley almost completely enclosed by mountains. The Obiqua range rises to the west, the Witzenberg to the east, and the towering Great Winterhoek -- reaching 2,077 meters above sea level and snowcapped in winter -- closes the valley to the no...

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]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/6/j/d/tulbagh-wk/k6jd-tulbagh-the-valley-at-the-end-of-the-road.mp3 0:06 2 full Tulbagh: Seventy Percent of the Plums https://qualla.com/tulbagh/ Photo credit Hannesvos, CC BY-SA 4.0. The productive valley punches well above its weight. Tulbagh and its surroundings produce some of South Africa's best red and white wines, along with olive oil, peaches, grain, and pears. The valley's most remarkable statistic: it produces roughly 70 percent of the country's plum...

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]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/6/j/d/tulbagh-wk/k6jd-tulbagh-seventy-percent-of-the-plums.mp3 0:06 3 full Tulbagh: After the Shaking Stopped https://qualla.com/tulbagh/ Photo credit File:9-2-094-0014 23 Church Street Tulbagh.jpg - Hannesvos File:9-2-094-0016 43 Church Street Tulbagh.jpg - Hannesvos File:9-2-094-0008 6 Church Tulbagh.jpg - Hannesvos, CC BY-SA 4.0. The 1969 earthquake devastated three towns in the valley -- Tulbagh, Ceres, and Wolseley -- killing twelve people and leaving Church Street in ruins. The response was extraordinary. Rather than demolish and modernize, the community formed the National Committee for the Restoratio...

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]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/6/j/d/tulbagh-wk/k6jd-tulbagh-after-the-shaking-stopped.mp3 0:06 4 full Tulbagh: A Village Calendar https://qualla.com/tulbagh/ Photo credit Coral Grobler, CC BY-SA 3.0. Tulbagh keeps its traditions close. In June, the village celebrates Christmas in Winter -- a festive season event timed to the Southern Hemisphere's actual cold months rather than the December summer. September brings the Tulbagh Spring Arts Festival, showcasing visual and perfor...

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