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    Thanks for your support.
    Galenia Estate
    • Jan 11
    • 2 min

    Thanks for your support.

    The support from the South African domestic market during these difficult times has been overwhelming. Contemplating no international tou...
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    Enjoy the festive season at the Galenia Estate for half the normal price
    Galenia Estate
    • Nov 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Enjoy the festive season at the Galenia Estate for half the normal price

    Who would have thought that as Christmas approaches we would still be in the grips of the Covid pandemic? Not only in South Africa but al...
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    Keeping the spirits up in these ‘different’ times
    Galenia Estate
    • Sep 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    Keeping the spirits up in these ‘different’ times

    We have been quite surprised to see how well our 50% offer has been received. September, helped by the Heritage Weekend holiday, has seen...
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    Now is the time for some serious bargains.
    Galenia Estate
    • Sep 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    Now is the time for some serious bargains.

    Come and enjoy a stay on the Galenia Estate for 50% of what you would normally pay. Unbelievable? Well just call us and you will find out...
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    Galenia goes green
    Galenia Estate
    • Nov 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    Galenia goes green

    We have decided to call our market garden – Galenia Greens, which is quite appropriate as we are seeing more and more green leaves appear...
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    This is where it all begins…… again!
    Galenia Estate
    • Sep 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    This is where it all begins…… again!

    September is springtime in South Africa when nature realises that it is time to wake up and be fruitful. But, of course before the fruit ...
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    2019 SA Olive Awards
    Galenia Estate
    • Sep 3, 2019
    • 1 min

    2019 SA Olive Awards

    Sadly we have not entered the SA Olive Awards since our winning haul of 2016 – one could say that it has been a period of consolidation f...
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    Cooking up a storm!
    Galenia Estate
    • Aug 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    Cooking up a storm!

    Our cooks Peggy and Phandile are well rested after their holidays and are now ready – as we say in South Africa- to ‘cook up a storm’. It...
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    All our rooms are now the same
    Galenia Estate
    • Jul 19, 2019
    • 1 min

    All our rooms are now the same

    For the first time since the property was built all our rooms are now the same style and design, but it has taken a while to achieve this...
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    Signs of the times
    Galenia Estate
    • Jul 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Signs of the times

    During the closed season there is always plenty to keep us occupied both on the estate and in the Guest House. It is a good time to catch...
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    All is safely gathered in
    Galenia Estate
    • Jun 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    All is safely gathered in

    It’s always a nice feeling when winter is approaching, and the cold winds blow – and they really blow here in the Western Cape – to know ...
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    Planting for the Future
    Galenia Estate
    • May 30, 2019
    • 1 min

    Planting for the Future

    We have got the ‘bit between our teeth’ and are moving forwards to increase the size of our olive plantation – last year we planted 400 n...
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    Self-sufficiency is our aim
    Galenia Estate
    • May 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    Self-sufficiency is our aim

    Since buying the estate it has always been our intention to try to produce as much of our food requirements as possible and whilst we hav...
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    Harvest Time
    Galenia Estate
    • Mar 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    Harvest Time

    We have been waiting for a couple of years now for our olive grove to recover from its severe pruning followed by last years scorching fr...
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    Be prepared……to see the light!
    Galenia Estate
    • Feb 12, 2019
    • 2 min

    Be prepared……to see the light!

    It was at the beginning of December when we were first warned of the possibilities of ‘loadshedding’ on receipt of a notification from ES...
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    And along comes Lena
    Galenia Estate
    • Feb 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    And along comes Lena

    There once was a happy donkey called Cesar who lived with his ‘jenny’ (lady donkey) called Rosalie in a beautiful paddock on the Galenia ...
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    It does what it says on the tin!
    Galenia Estate
    • Jan 21, 2019
    • 2 min

    It does what it says on the tin!

    We have noticed, since we got into the Extra Virgin Olive Oil business, that our guests were a little reluctant to pack glass bottles of ...
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    Four new additions to the Galenia family
    Galenia Estate
    • Dec 12, 2018
    • 1 min

    Four new additions to the Galenia family

    We have kept quiet about our new additions for a few weeks because last time this happened the ‘new additions’ didn’t last long! But now ...
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    Our jacuzzi moves a little closer to the action
    Galenia Estate
    • Oct 22, 2018
    • 1 min

    Our jacuzzi moves a little closer to the action

    Following the demise of our jacuzzi, jacuzzi deck and jacuzzi lounge in February – in fact it was reduced to ashes!!! - we have taken th...
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    Springtime in the Western Cape
    Galenia Estate
    • Sep 12, 2018
    • 1 min

    Springtime in the Western Cape

    Springtime is with us again. In spring it is difficult to say what kind of weather we will have – sometimes brilliant sunny days, at othe...
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