Like the square that surrounds it, the Michelangelo offers a medley of activities for all predilections. Art galleries, game parks, botanical parks and gardens, arts and crafts, diamond-cutting works, mine museums and historical monuments.

Within comfortable walking distance are the shopping and entertainment facilities of the area, including a classic theatre and movie houses.

Sports facilities in the area include squash, golf, tennis, bowls, ice-skating, wind-surfing, sailing, fishing, boating, ten-pin bowling, polo and horse-riding. For the more intrepid travellers, hot air ballooning and skydiving can be arranged on request.