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MELBOURNE REGION
Melbourne is a cosmopolitan city with a well earned reputation for being the classy lady of the South. It is easy to get around and has fascinating laneways with al fresco dining, wine bars and boutique shops to explore. The extensive parklands surrounding the city include the Royal Botanical Gardens, a favourite place for watching the world go by on lazy days. Melbournians love their sport and the network of interlinked sporting venues, clustered around the Yarra River, are where most of Australia’s major sports events are staged.
Melbourne also enjoys its status as Australia’s retail therapy hub with shops selling everything from luxury items to brand outlet stores with amazing bargains of 'labels'.
Federation Square is the focal point for Melbourne's cultural and creative activities. Its contemporary design reflects the colours and textures of the outback. In addition to providing a vast open space and big screen for Melbournians to view major events, it is home to the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, the Ian Potter Gallery (NGV) and the Australian Racing Museum and Hall of Fame. Visitors to Melbourne should call in to the Melbourne Information Centre at the Swanston Street entrance to the Square, to pick up brochures on places to visit in Melbourne and throughout Victoria.
Melbourne has an underground train network around the City. All suburban lines meet at Flinders Street Station and Southern Cross Station which is also the main train terminal for country trains.
Melbourne has a free tourist tram that circles the city and a tourist shuttle bus to explore many of the attractions around Melbourne.
The Melbourne region covers the city and extends to outer suburbs. Metropolitan trains, buses and trams service these areas.
Beaches around Port Phillip Bay
Federation Square
Three Great Zoos: Melbourne Zoo, WerribeeOpenRange Zoo, Healesville Sanctuary. www.zoo.org.auVictoria Market
What’s On in Melbourne a seasonal program of theatre, exhibitions, tours, river cruises, places to eat, events and downloadable maps. Online visitor information www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
Your host will be able to tell you more about what to see and do, where to shop and eat in the area.
Melbourne, the capital of the state of Victoria, is set around the shores of Victoria's Port Phillip Bay and boasts a lively and cosmopolitan pulse, with chic boutiques, buzzing cafés and bars, immaculate gardens and festivals and popular sporting events. The city sits on the Yarra River, about five kilometres from the bay.
One glance at a map and it's obvious Melbourne is a planned city: a tidy, balanced grid of neatly angled streets. But beneath this sense of restraint lies a restless creative energy. Discover the work of talented local artists, architects and designers in stylish fashion boutiques, buzzing laneway cafés, hidden galleries and trendy bars.
Melbourne is a city of style and sophistication, with an inviting cosmopolitan atmosphere. It is a melting pot of cultures reflected in its microcosm of restaurants, cafés, bistros and bars. Melbourne's dining offers a dizzying spread of great cuisines, serving meals from the substantial and classic to the truly exotic.
From locally designed originals to the best of international fashion brands you'll be spoilt for choice in Melbourne's shopping precincts. Explore the inner city shopping centres and the city's myriad of arcades and laneways.
The CBD is made up of many precincts - enclaves with their own distinct flavour and charm. Some are just a lane or two, while others cover a suburb or a busy CBD street. Spend time experiencing the richness of Melbourne's different cultures from the Greek Quarter around Lonsdale Street, Italian in Lygon street, Vietnamese in Victoria Street to the Chinese culture in Chinatown and the upmarket Paris End of Collins Street.
Leave time to admire the elegant Victorian-era streetscapes, take in a film or food festival and add a visit to one of the many galleries and opulent theatres.
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