Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne is frequently dubbed one of the ‘most liveable cities in the world’, due to its high quality living conditions, including a temperate climate, highly developed infrastructure, and variety of cultural and sporting events. 
As the event capital of Australia, Melbourne hosts a Grand Slam tennis tournament, a Formula One Grand Prix, and various festivals and exhibitions.  In November, the climax of the Spring Racing Carnival is the Melbourne Cup, known as ‘the race that stops a nation’.

With a strong café and bar culture, Melbourne also has a European feel and celebrates diversity through several precincts, each with its own distinct flavour and style.  For example, Little Italy is centred around Lygon Street, famous for it’s restaurant strip featuring alfresco dining and coffee and cakes shops.  The ‘Paris end’ of Collins Street (Eastern end) is known for high-end fashion, while Little Bourke Street is home to Chinatown.  The newer Docklands precinct on the CBD fringe features a variety of restaurants with water views.

Melbournians are also affectionate about their city’s many arcades and laneways, such as Degraves Lane, which bustles with shops and cafes.  Nearby, ferries and rowboats cruise the Yarra River, which runs through the city, and then beyond through parks and gardens.

For more information about Melbourne, including attractions, city precincts and visitor information, please visit www.thatsmelbourne.com.au

From Melbourne

From Melbourne, a variety of attractions are accessible on an easy daytrip or weekend trip.  The picturesque Yarra Valley wine region is a one-hour drive East of Melbourne and has 55 wineries and plenty of fine restaurants.  Ninety minutes from Melbourne, visitors to scenic Phillip Island enjoy watching the parade of little penguins as they waddle the beach to their burrows every day at dusk.  Slightly further from Melbourne, The Great Ocean Road tours spectacular rugged coastlines and the Twelve Apostles, lazy seaside towns and the rainforests of the Otways National Park.

For more information on activities and attractions near Melbourne, including descriptions of Victoria’s regions and touring routes, please visit www.visitvictoria.com.au

And beyond….

In addition to everything Melbourne and Victoria has to offer, Australia also boasts such tourist attractions as the Great Barrier Reef, Whitsunday Islands, Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kakadu National Park, and the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge.

For more information on places to go and things to do in Australia, please visit www.australia.com

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