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Province in South Africa
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The Free State Province, "South Africa's breadbasket", sits in the heartland of the Karoo semi-desert.
Formerly Northern Free State, large portions of this area still show the scars of the Vredefort Dome meteor impact.
Eastern portion of the Free State, bordering onto the Lesotho highlands to the south.
Western Free State, also known as the Free State Gold Fields
Formerly Motheo.
The southern grass plains
By plane
Bloemfontein Airport (BFN) has flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town and some other cities in South Africa. Flights are operated by the South African Airways family.
Best by car, as there are little means of public transport and great distances between each of the towns and cities.
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Bloemfontein · International · BFN
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a popular weekend trip from Jo'burg because of its shops, art galleries, restaurants, coffee shops and adventure activities
a farming town in the Vredefort Dome (Crater)
the centre of a rich agricultural district, producing maize, wheat, dairy and meat products and wool
the heart of the picturesque north-eastern Free State
a convenient base for visiting Golden Gate Highlands Park
home of an annual cherry festival
a good place to prepare for visiting the Maluti Mountains in Lesotho
a gold mining town known internationally for its efficient road traffic
known for its abundance of roses and the annual rose festival held there
a popular outdoor destination for boating and water sports, and a good break on the journey between Cape Town and Johannesburg
site of a British concentration camp during the Secongd Boer War
the province's prime tourist attraction gets its name from the brilliant shades of gold cast by the sun on the spectacular sandstone cliffs
Caledon is a town of 13,000 people (2011) next to mineral-rich hot springs in the Overberg region, Western Cape, approximately 100 km east of Cape Town.
Gariep Dam is a town of 1,600 people (2011) in the Free State province of South Africa next to the dam with the same name. It is a popular outdoor destination for boating and water sports enthusiasts, and makes a good break on the journey between Cape Town and Johannesburg.
near Bloemhof
Bloemfontein (Fountain of flowers) is popularly and poetically known as "the city of roses", for its abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there. The city hosts numerous museums, including the National Women's Monument, the Anglo-Boer War Museum, the National Museum, and the Oliewenhuis Art Museum.
near Ventersburg
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