Name your passion and Melbourne can probably match it. Love to shop? Melbourne is a mecca for top designers, quirky boutiques and luxury stores; A culture vulture? Melbourne’s theatres are alive with musicals and plays; you’re a foodie? Melbourne has more restaurants than days in the year; a sportaholic? The Australian Open Tennis, the Melbourne Cup, Grand Prix and the Boxing Day cricket tests and that’s just for starters. Melbourne is a visitor-friendly city that is an intriguing combination of bustling main thoroughfares and fascinating lanes. No other Australian city has so many arcades. Winding through the city is the Yarra River, with its Southbank lined with cafes and bars and on the city’s creative heartland around Federation Square. Its famous city trams and efficient buses make visits to its vibrant, trendy and culturally diverse suburbs such as Fitzroy, St Kilda and Prahan easy.
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Federation Square showcases Melbourne’s vibrant and funky character. It reflects the city’s cultural side and offers a host of restaurants, cafés, bars, and The Australian Centre for the Moving Image. There is also a huge screen featuring all day news broadcasts and live sporting events throughout the year. Take a 20 minute tram ride to the seaside suburb of St. Kilda which is renowned for its picturesque bayside setting, music ventures, restaurants and café lifestyle. Visit Ackland Street which is a long-time favourite for the locals and visitors because of its famous cake shops and Sunday markets along the Esplanade. Real Melbourne Bike Tours offers the opportunity to get out of your hotel and feel the wind in your hair while you cycle around Melbourne. The photography workshop tour helps you learn about cameras, composition and light while meeting and swapping notes with other photographers. Catch the #48 or #75 tram to Bridge Road in Richmond for factory outlet stores, cafes and restaurants. Visit Brunswick Street in Fitzroy by catching the #112 tram from Collins Street for quaint and quirky shops with a definite vibe. Just off Brunswick Street, every Saturday the Rose Street Artists Market showcases over 70 designers and artists. Shop up a storm with Outlet Shopping Tours, a fun and relaxed day of discount retail therapy. Visit a variety of warehouses and outlet shops finding some great bargains along the way. Tour includes a cafe lunch and a glass of bubbles. By the end you will feel like you have saved money! Melbourne’s Bar Culture awaits you. Wander the city’s broad boulevards and narrow lanes to discover a wealth of places in which to enjoy a drink, kick back or dance until dawn.
Melbourne Insider Insights “Look up and discover 19th century architecture, stained glass windows, ceiling frescoes in laneways and arcades like Block Arcade” Ann Sturgeon “Purchase arts and crafts directly from the artists at The Esplanade Market St Kilda on Sundays” Melissa Roberts “Immerse yourself in sporting memorabilia at the MCG” June Thomas “Try a Red Stiletto or Fizzy Miss Lizzy at Polly Bar in Brunswick Street” Jody Maning
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