Green Point stadium, Cape Town

Cape Town also known as "Mother City" is South Africa's most visited and is regarded by many as its most beautiful.

It is a vibrant, multicultural city on the Atlantic Ocean, one of three coastal venues. Parliament sits here.

The notorious Robben Island prison, where Nelson Mandela spent two decades, is offshore and is now a big tourist destination. The country's best-known wine-growing region and the popular coastal "Garden Route" are nearby.

The new Green Point stadium, shaped like a graceful Victorian bath, has been built on a former suburban golf course.

Various disputes including objections from residents and environmental groups held up construction but it is now completed and will have the most spectacular World Cup location, between Table Mountain and the sea.

Capacity 70,000. Eight matches will be played here, including a semi-final. Weather could be windy and wet for the tournament.