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Rooibos tea: The Rooibos (“Red bush”) tea leaf is widely believed to have medicinal powersand is also used in facial products. Rooibos Tea Natural Products offers tours of itsestablishment.HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURENational Monuments: Clanwilliam has various historical buildings, including seven nationalmonuments.DR Church or “The Flower Church”: This church was completed in 1829 and inaugurated in1830. The church was named the “Flower Church” after the week-long flower festival which isheld in the church every year in September.Old Gaol: This national monument was built in 1808. The original gaol only had three cells.The building was later enlarged and is today a museum.The Rectory: The building was once the Anglican Church Rectory. It was declared a nationalmonument and is now a guest house.Wupperthal Moravian Mission Station: The Moravian Mission Station at Wupperthal, issituated about 65 km east of Clanwilliam.NATURAL WONDERSCedarberg Mountains: The mountains were named for the indigenous species of cedar treethat now only survives on the more inaccessible slopes. Large natural rock sculptures adornthe mountains, the 20-m-high Maltese Cross being unanimously considered the mostbreathtaking. Besides containing these natural masterpieces, the mountains also contain160