After naming Cape Town as the best tourist city in the world for the third year running‚ The Telegraph in the UK has posted a gallery explaining why.

Its “22 reasons why Cape Town is the world’s best city” are:

1. Sir Francis Drake was a big fan

2. Its history is profoundly moving

3. You should pay tribute to Nelson Mandela

4. You can wake up to astonishing views

5. It’s home to the Langa Quarter

6. The Rovos Rail begins here

7. The Big Five are never far away

8. You can watch whales

9. There are penguins‚ too

10. Did we mention the seals (and sharks)?

11. The wine is wonderful…

12. And so is the food

13. You can hike up Table Mountain

14. You might see a dassie‚ a zebra‚ a baboon‚ a ghost frog or a Cape cobra

15. It’s scarcely been cheaper

16. Pristine beaches abound

17. You can unwind at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

18. Or take a road trip

19. It’s great for shopping

20. It’s effortlessly cool

21. You can sleep in a prison (no‚ not by getting arrested‚ by staying at the Breakwater Lodge)

22. It has a pulsating nightlife

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/africa/south-africa/galleries/reasons-why-cape-town-is-the-best-city-in-the-world/