This paper is interested in the potential for Fouriesburg, a small town in South
Africa's Free State, to take up the potential for adding tourism and second home
development as a part of the local economy. Fouriesburg is located close to another
Free State small town, Clarens, which has already been successful in building a
robust tourism economy. This section introduces both Clarens and Fouriesburg as
background to a consideration of the potential for future tourism investments in
Fouriesburg