Adelaide Travel Guide
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A statue of Adelaide's founding father, Colonel William Light , stands atop Montefiore Hill and gazes proudly across the city he helped to create. Below him rolls an expanse of attractive green parkland, resplendent with rose beds, peppered with trees and dominated by the ivy-clad Adelaide Oval . To the rear of the cricket ground lies lazy Torrens Lake, … Read Adelaide introduction
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Currency Creek Winery
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This winery is only 10 kilometers from the mighty Southern Ocean and close to the town of Goolwa, where the River Murray, Australia's longest river, meets the sea. Everything the holidaymaker could want is at this winery. Not only do …
The Sebel Playford Adelaide
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This award-winning, luxury hotel lies in the heart of the city, close to Skycity Adelaide Casino , the Festival Centre , Convention Centre and Railway …
Red Ochre (The)
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Red Ochre has long been recognised for its innovative treatment of native produce, and chef Andrew Fielke has been one of the main instigators in growing and experimenting with bush herbs and fruits. The food here is fresh and the …
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Introduction
When the early colonists arrived and began building Adelaide they used stone. They wanted to build a solid, dignified city, a civilised and calm place, with a manner no other state capital in the country could match. Nowadays, much to the wowsers' chagrin, pubs and nightclubs outnumber the …
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Art Gallery of South Australia This gallery contains one of the nation's most comprehensive collections of Australian, Asian and European art, including paintings by great colonial and contemporary Australian artists. There's a collection of Southeast Asian ceramics, a display of …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 1467300 Area : 870km² Longitude / Latitude : 138.520828247 / -34.8116760254 Currency : Australian Dollar (AUD) Weights & Measures system : Metric
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there International flights arrive in Adelaide from all over the world, many of them flying directly to the city. Australian airlines fly into Adelaide from every other capital city, although you may have to make a stopover if you're coming from Brisbane or Sydney - Adelaide is a long way …
History
Recent History As the suburbs race towards Maslins Beach in the south and Gawler in the north, Adelaide has become a linear city squeezed between the Mt Lofty Ranges and the sea. Nearby towns are becoming dormitories for city workers, although planning restrictions stop the Barossa Valley, …
Weather
Adelaide has searing summers, with temperatures rocketing up to 40°C (104°F) and beyond. Winters can be a bit gloomy - not really cold, but chilly and damp. Spring and Autumn are generally balmy and pleasant. Summary of average yearly weather data for Adelaide Low temp (°C) …
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Overview of Kangaroo Island
110km (68 miles) S of Adelaide There is nowhere better than Kangaroo Island to see Australian marsupials in the wild. Spend a few days here with the right guide and you can walk along a beach past a colony of sea lions; spot hundreds of New Zealand fur seals playing; creep through the bush on the trail of …
Overview of Adelaide
Adelaide has a reputation as a quieter place than some of the other state capitals and relishes in the peace of its parklands and surrounding vineyards. In many ways it's something of a throwback to the comfortable lifestyle of 1950s Australia -- a lifestyle that the more progressive state …
Overview of Flinders Ranges National Park
460km (285 miles) N of Adelaide The dramatic craggy peaks and ridges that make up the Flinders Ranges rise out of the South Australian desert. The colors of the rock vary from deep red to orange, with sedimentary lines visible as they run down the sides of cliffs. Much of the greenery around here is …
Overview of Adelaide Hills
A 25-minute drive from Adelaide and visible even from the main shopping street, you'll find the tree-lined slopes and pretty valleys, orchards, vineyards, winding roads, and historic townships of the Adelaide Hills. You might want to walk part of the Heysen Trail, browse through the shops in …
Overview of The Coorong
Few places in the world attract as much wildfowl as the Coorong, one of Australia's most precious sanctuaries. The Coorong is made up of an area that includes the mouth of the Murray River, the huge Lake Alexandrina, the smaller Lake Albert, and a long, thin sand spit called the Younghusband …
Overview of Adelaide and South Australia
Adelaide (pop. 1 million) has a major advantage over the other state capitals in that it has Outback, vineyards, wetlands, animal sanctuaries, a major river, and mountain ranges virtually on its doorstep. Meals and lodgings are cheaper in Adelaide than in Sydney or Melbourne. If you plan to …
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