Independence Avenue
The Independence Avenue (formerly Kaiserstrasse; Emperor Street) is the main street in Windhoek. Here you will find any kind of shop (clothes, jewelr
Windhoek Castles
The three Windhoek Castles "Sanderburg", "Schwerinsburg" and "Heinitzburg" are one of the most outstanding colonial heritages in Namibia. Sanderb
Katutura
Katutura was an official township for black Namibians during the Apartheid time until 1989. It is nowadays a suburb of the City of Windhoek. Today Kat
New State House
The New State House is the seat of the President and the Government of Namibia. Like the Heroe's Acre it was constructed by a North Korean company and
Nat. Botanical Garden
The National Botanical Garden (officially the “South West Nature Reserve”), proclaimed by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, is the only bot
Alte Feste
The Alte Feste (Old Fort) was the first building built in Windhoek by the German colonial government to secure the area against the Nama and Herero. B
Tintenpalast & Parliament Garden
The Tintenpalast is the seat of the Namibian parliament since independence in 1990, however, it was always the seat of the legislative. The building w

Independence Avenue

The Independence Avenue (formerly Kaiserstrasse; Emperor Street) is the main street in Windhoek. Here you will find any kind of shop (clothes, jewelry, furniture, etc) as well as many restaurants and cafés. A lot of public buildings like ministries, all major banks and large corporates have thei See more details

Windhoek Castles

The three Windhoek Castles "Sanderburg", "Schwerinsburg" and "Heinitzburg" are one of the most outstanding colonial heritages in Namibia. Sanderburg was built by Wilhelm Sander as his own home between 1917 and 1919. It is the smallest of the three castles. It was, like the other castles, never See more details

Katutura

Katutura was an official township for black Namibians during the Apartheid time until 1989. It is nowadays a suburb of the City of Windhoek. Today Katutura is a low-income suburb, however, it can not be considered as a slum. Most starndard houses are 45 m² in size and were signed with a letter on t See more details

New State House

The New State House is the seat of the President and the Government of Namibia. Like the Heroe's Acre it was constructed by a North Korean company and features their style. Construction lasted for approx. 66 months and it is believed that it costed up to N$ 600 million, five times of the costs estim See more details

Nat. Botanical Garden

The National Botanical Garden (officially the “South West Nature Reserve”), proclaimed by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, is the only botanical garden in Namibia since 1969. It is run and maintained by the National Botanical Research Institute. Aim of the Botanical Garden is the protect See more details

Alte Feste

The Alte Feste (Old Fort) was the first building built in Windhoek by the German colonial government to secure the area against the Nama and Herero. Building started on 18 October 1890 by Captain Curt von Francois. Architects were Gustav Tünschel and Gottlieb Redecker. Today the Alte Feste houses t See more details

Tintenpalast & Parliament Garden

The Tintenpalast is the seat of the Namibian parliament since independence in 1990, however, it was always the seat of the legislative. The building was designed and built by Gottlieb Redecker between 1912 and 1913 and was opened as the seat of the German colonial government on 1 November 1913. The See more details

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Feel the Mediterranean Way

(c) Heinitzburg Casa Piccolo offers large, tastefully furnished single or double rooms with en-suite shower and toilet, air condition, mini bar, television (three channels) and secure parking. njoy a cold drink next to our pool in the quiet and peaceful garden of our nine-bedroom pension after a hectic day in the city or a long, tedious day behind the wheel.

Reiterdenkmal

reiterdenkmal_camelthorn The Reiterdenkmal, also known as the Südwester Reiter (South-Western Horserider) was inaugurated on 27 January 1912 as a remembrance memorial to the German soldiers that died during the war against the herero and Nama. It was located about 100 metres north of the Alte Feste for...

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