Belvidere Life

It is difficult to define the charm and character of Belvidere, the little settlement on the west bank of the Knysna lagoon which has been continuously occupied for more than 200 years….Belvidere has been described as more than just a place ; its an aura, an ideal.

Those who have left have often returned. The memory of the lonely hoot of an owl in the tall trees, the liquid cry of a vlei loerie, or the noisy exuberance of a flock of herons returning to their nests at sunset have been woven into their subconscious. They have remembered walking in the freshness of the morning along damp, tree lined paths in a near silence ; of the same lagoon shimmering in bright sunlight or shrouded in dense mists.

From : A Vista and a Vision – the story of Belvidere, Knysna by Patricia Storrar