Stroll downhill from the Post Office Tree and rest beside the little body of water that's known as Dias' Spring: you'll find yourself in the presence of history. Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex Private Bag X1, Mossel Bay, 6500 1 Market Street, CBD, Mossel Bay Phone: +27 (0)44 691 1067 Fax: +27 (0)44 691 1915 Email: info@diasmuseum.co.za Homepage: http://www.diasmuseum.co.za Historical Background read more

Media Release. Mossel Bay Tourism. 2 September 2010. [caption id="attachment_3214" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Members of the Dias Festival Joint Organising Committee (JOC) - from left: Dias Museum Complex manager Mbulelo Mrubata, Festival coordinator Juanita Pienaar, and Dias Museum Management Committee chairman, Harold Miller."][/caption] Juanita Pienaar to Coordinate Dias Fest Next year’s Dias Festival, which will be held in Mossel Bay from the 3rd to the 6th of February, will be coordinated by Juanita Pienaar. Ms. Pienaar recently also coordinated the Summer Festival at Santos Beach, and the Kraak-i-Mossel Festival at The Point. “Mossel ...read more

[caption id="attachment_6923" align="alignright" width="150" caption="The Braille Trail in the Ethno-botanical Garden at the Dias Museum Complex"][/caption] A collection of plants that occur naturally in the Mossel Bay area and that were used by the Khoi, San, Coloured, Xhosa and European settlers for shelter, food and medicine as well as for magic and rituals. The Braille Trail makes it possible for sight-impaired people to experience the  collection. Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex Private Bag X1, Mossel Bay, 6500 1 Market Street, CBD, Mossel Bay Phone: +27 (0)44 691 1067 Fax: +27 (0)44 691 1915 Email: info@diasmuseum.co.za Homepage: http://www.diasmuseum.co.za Background read more