TOURIST INFORMATION
Calvinia Tourism Information
Tel 027 341 8100
Calvinia Museum
44 Church Street
Tel 027 341 8500
Calvinia is set behind the Hantam Mountain range in the midst of stunning scenery. Founded in 1851, (named after the early Protestant leader John Calvin) the town serves a prosperous sheep, wool, and wheat farming area.
Anglo Boer War martyr. Esau was publicly beaten and shot only 3 days before the British recaptured Calvinia.
