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Pretoria is our quiet capital, with its embassies and pockets of elegance. It's not generally on the tourism radar, but it should be. There are many reasons to love Jacaranda City besides the purple spring. About 37 000 jacaranda trees are along its streets, the first two planted in 1888 - they are still standing. Another claim to fame? Church Street (the city's main road) is the longest straight urban road in South Africa, at 26

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