Barberton: Where gold rush history meets the oldest rocks on Earth
Getaway Magazine | 25.08.2026 14:00
There are places in South Africa where history feels as though it has been carefully preserved behind glass. Barberton Mpumalanga is not one of them. Here, the past is woven into the streets, mountains and old mining landscapes, and it does not take much imagination to picture the prospectors who once arrived hoping to strike it rich.