The old part of Cape Town lies in a great amphitheater by the rocky sandstone masses of Table Mountain, Devils Peak and Lions Head. The mountain looms over the city, embracing it and providing it a unique setting and character.

Lion's Head, at the other end of the mountain, might of been named because there were lions roaming there, but was more likely given its name simply because it looks rather like a lion, with a curved back and rump ending at Signal Hill, above Green Point.

On summer evenings powerful floodlights bathe the stone ramparts of the mountain in an eerie blue light