Adelaide

Overview

The wine and festival capital of Australia, Adelaide is one of the most vibrant, stylish and innovative cities you'll ever visit.

Its Mediterranean climate encourages a relaxed and indulgent lifestyle. This is a city of restaurants, pubs, cafes, fresh food and fine wine. Adelaide's million or so people love to have a good time and host festivals for everything from the arts, and wine and food, to cycling and car racing. Every two years, the entire city becomes a stage for the internationally acclaimed Adelaide Festival of Arts.

Set beside the Torrens River between the Adelaide Hills and the Gulf of St Vincent, Adelaide is probably Australia's best-preserved capital city. Designed by Colonel William Light in 1836, the city centre is laid out on a square mile grid of wide streets with gracious colonial architecture surrounded by 930 hectares of parklands. All the inner city highlights are within easy walking distance and it's almost impossible to get lost.

Facilities

Central Market
Rundle Mall
North Terrace
East End
Botanic Gardens and Bicentennial Conservatory.

Features

Watch test cricket or Aussie Rules Football
Play a round of golf or follow international horse trials in city parks
Learn about Aboriginal Dreaming before going on an Outback adventure
Dine al fresco by the river, by the beach, or at any of the city's hundreds of sidewalk cafes
Try your luck at a Casino built inside the old Adelaide railway station
Explore the sights of Adelaide and North Adelaide by foot on a historical walking trail.

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