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Haunt of poets, artists and writers, Kalk Bay is Cape Town's unpretentious creative zone. Its bohemian mix of craft shops and galleries - most of them on the same stretch of road - is made all the more alluring by the town's cobbled streets, historic cottages and brightly colored fishing boats. Here are 10 reasons to visit...
...Find all things avant-garde at Cape to Cairo (100 Main Road, tel: (27-21) 788 4571), an interiors boutique specializing in unconventional objets d'art. Lose yourself among the driftwood, shabby-chic furniture, fireplace surrounds and chandeliers. (See TIME's Global Adviser for exotic, beautiful and interesting getaways...
...Artvark Cutlery (48 Main Road, tel: (27-21) 788 5584) combines the rough with the smooth, selling artistic security gates, wall art, ornaments and other pieces made from steel. Some come painted, others galvanized, rusted or left raw. Creations from this shop are very popular and can be found around the world...
...India Jane (Station Building, Main Road, tel: (27-21) 788 3020) stocks all the sophisticated stuff women want but usually can't find in just one shop. Designer gear and vintage labels, furs and frilly embroidered silks, shimmering fabrics and floral prints - all offset with the latest accessories...
...serious collector of 17th century sea charts and leather-bound tomes, head to the dimly lit Quagga Trading (84-86 Main Road, tel: (27-21) 788 2752), a shop packed with rare treasures. Inside, a wall-mounted zebra head watches over glass cabinets stuffed with old books, seashells and the skull of a baboon...