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Travel Guide Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne City is the capital of the state of Victoria, Australia. This city is the biggest city in Victoria. The society loves sport so much and the popular sports for them are rugby, cricket, tennis, football and basket ball. Some international sport competitions are usually held in this city like Formula 1, Melbourne Cup and Australia Open for tennis. There are also many interesting, unique and comfortable tourism spots you can come to while in this city.

Popular destinations

Tourist info

Things to see

For you who love Grand Prix, you can come to Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit located near to Lake Albert Park. This location is not so far from the centre of Melbourne City. This circuit is used once in a year for Australian Grand Prix and other supporting races. Another unique thing you can see in this city is Rialto Tower which happens to be the second tallest tower in the southern area of the world. To cast away your bore, you can come to Yarra Valley. This place is one hour trip from the centre of Melbourne City. You can see grape plantation, villages, and foggy forest in this location. Or you can go to Phillip Island where you can see penguins directly.

Things to do

It won't be perfect to come to a new place without shopping or just buying some souvenirs. One place you need to go for shopping is Bourke Street. There are many stores and souvenirs centre you can find on Bourke Street. Another place for shopping is Queen Victoria Market usually called as VicMart. If you come to Melbourne with your family, you can take them to Royal Botanic Gardens. There's Children's Garden where your children can play while learning something. This place is located near to Shrine of Remembrance which is the tourism area with monument and museum. One main beach in this city is St. Kilda Beach located 6 km away from the centre of the city. At this beach, you can take pictures of this beach's panorama when sunset.

Things to eat

One typical food you need to try is Shark Fin Soup. This food is made of shark fin boilde and steamed then served with broth. The aroma is so tempting. There's also Vongole Spaghetti served with clams and poured with Napoletana sauce.

Getting to Melbourne

Flying to Melbourne: Melbourne is served by Melbourne Airport and Avalon Airport. Melbourne Airport is located about 20 km north from Melbourne. A taxi into the city from Melbourne Airport would cost 45.00. Read more about Melbourne Airport or look for flights to Melbourne. Avalon Airport is located about km from Melbourne. A taxi into the city from Avalon Airport would cost . Read more about Avalon Airport.

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