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Visit Melbourne

Victoria‘s capital city and Australia’s most populated city, Melbourne, is home to cozy cafes, high fashion, and some of the best sports action in Australia. If you’re looking for a laid back trip in a big city, than Melbourne is the place for you.

Cafes and Nightlife

Let yourself take time out during the day to sit down with a cup of coffee and watch the hectic world rumble by you in one of the many cafe’s in Melbourne and truly lend yourself to the « no worries » attitude of Australia. Suburbs shooting out from the center city of Melbourne are the best places to find some of the best cafes.

Try the bohemian suburbs of St. Kilda and Fitzroy or find yourself in a more collegiate atmosphere in the suburb of Carlton, home to the University of Melbourne. The city has created itself a funky laid back vibe that can be traced to its emergent nightlife.

Swanky bars and restaurants that play live music have been pooping up all over the city. Some of the best places to check out are: Cookie and its hip cocktail lounge, Young and Jackson, Melbourne’s oldest and most famous pub.

Crown Casino open 24hrs with 25 restraints and 11 bars, and of course it features all the gaming machines and gambling tables your heart desires.

Shopping and Attractions

Any trip to Melbourne must have scheduled time to shop, shop, and shop. Melbourne is considered the fashion capital of Australia and rightly so with Fashion Houses and major department stores to set anyone’s wallet or purse on fire. The city arcades offer more than 30 shops to entice your shopping fantasy.

Take a trip down Chapel St in South Yarra to find some of Australia’s best fashion. For those looking for high priced, high-end fashion names, look no further than Toorak Road in Toorak.

A part of Melbourne and Victoria’s history is steeped in the immigrants that migrated from all parts of the world to make their home in Melbourne and the Immigration Museum of Melbourne lets everyone search not only their past, but also the past that created Melbourne.

Located in the Old Customs House on Flinders Street, the Immigration Museum was founded in1998 and displays Australia’s immigration history and the journey of many people seeking a better life in Australia. Told through the stories of people through contemporary displays of memorabilia, moving images, and computer interactions, the displays tell the stories of the immigration into Victoria from the 1800’s straight into present day.

Sports in Melbourne

There is a passion for all things sport in Melbourne that might hang on the edge of madness at times, but there are no more committed fans than those found in Melbourne. Australian rules football, rugby league, cricket, horse racing, tennis, and car racing are just the tip of the iceberg of sports in Melbourne.

Melbourne’s number one sport is Australian Rules Football or affectionately called “footy.” Melbourne is home to 10 of the 16 Australian Football League teams. One of Melbourne’s most beloved teams is the Melbourne Storm of the Rugby League, who play their home games at the newly opened 30,050-seat capacity AAMI Park.

One of the four grand slam events in tennis is the Australian Open, held in Melbourne during the last two weeks of January every year at the Melbourne Park national Centre.

On the first Tuesday in November Australia stops and watches one event. The Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup puts Australia’s best thoroughbreds against each other in the nations biggest and grandest horseracing event.

Every March car enthusiasts rejoice and come together for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix that takes place at Albert Park.

Melbourne vs Sydney

Melbourne holds no backseat to its more famous sister city Sydney, and may just pass it by as the quintessential Australian city.

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