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Parys

Parys

Find property for sale in Parys, an arty town that lies on the scenic Vaal River in the Freestate province in South Africa. It was named after the town’s German surveyor, who was reminded of the French capital city on the Seine River. A popular holiday destination, the outlying area is largely rural in nature and offers everything to feed the soul of a nature lover. The properties to buy in Parys include residential homes and holiday houses, apartments and flats, smallholdings and farms, as well as commercial properties and stands for sale in the outlying areas.

The area in which the town is situated is unique in that it has its origin roughly 200 million years ago when a giant meteorite struck the earth in the east of the province. The site is now known as the Vredefort Dome and is famous as being the oldest and biggest meteorite impact site in the world, measuring 200kms in diam