Melbourne Travel Guide

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T A B L E O FC O NT E N T S ABOUT MELBOURNE ARRIVING EPILOGUE

MELBOURNE

TRAVEL GUIDE Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The name “Melbourne” refers to an urban agglomeration area that comprises the greater metropolis – as well as being a common name for its metropolitan hub, the Melbourne City Centre.

It is a leading financial centre in Australia as well as the Asia-Pacific region. Melbourne is rated highly in the areas of education, entertainment, healthcare, research and development, tourism and sports.

It is located on the large natural bay of Port Phillip, with its City Centre situated at the northernmost point of the bay – near to the estuary of the Yarra River.

ARRIVING Australian Center for Contemporary Art Phillip Island Panny’s Chocolate Factory Penguin Parade

La Belle Miette Queen Victoria Market Botanical Garden Crown Casino (21+) La Trobe Reading Room Melbourne Aquarium

AUSTRALIAN CENTER FOR

CONTEMPORARY

ART

111 Sturt Street, Southbank Victoria 3006, Australia +61 3 9697 9999

The Australian Centre For Contemporary Art is a contemporary art gallery in Melbourne, Australia. The gallery is located on Sturt Street in the Melbourne Arts Precinct, in the inner suburb of Southbank.

Open Hours: 10am - 5pm including weekends and public holidays.

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How To Get Here? southbank blvd

linlithgow Ave

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hancock street

ACCA

01 national gallery victoria 02 kings way

market street

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PHILLIP ISLANDS 140 km (87 mi) southeast of Melbourne, Vic

Phillip Island is an Australian island about 140 km (87 mi) south-southeast of Melbourne, Victoria.

Named after Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales, Phillip Island forms a natural breakwater for the shallow waters of Western Port.

You can stay at THE WAVES, an apartment in phillip islands. Rate: 4/5.

Address: 1 The Esplanade, Cowes VIC 3922, Australia Phone:+61 3 5952 1351 More info: http://www.visitphillipisland.com

How To Get Here? coolart homestead and wetland

Phillip Islands 01

phillip island nature park

01 flinders

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The best and most wanted chocolate factory in town.

Panny’s 930 Phillip Island Rd, Newhaven VIC 3925, Australia “Amazing world of chocolate.”

There are various amazing chocolate artworks in Panny’s you can see, there are also variatives of foods and drinks you can enjoy in Panny’s Chocolate Factory before heading towards the other things in phillip island.

More info: www.phillipislandchocolatefactory.com.au/

How To Get Here?

phillip island nature park

Panny’s 01

01 phillip island ivisitor information center

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Penguin Parade

St Helens Rd, Summerlands VIC 3922, Australia 03 5951 2800 The main penguin viewing area at Summerland Beach has tiered seating and provides a 180 degree elevated viewing of the Little Penguins on parade.

Watching them arrive and waddle across the beach to their sand dune burrows at sunset is a magical experience for all.

Visitors can also enjoy Little Penguins around their burrows from elevated timber boardwalks.

More info: www.visitphillipisland.com/listing/penguin-parade/

How To Get Here?

01 phillip island nature park

01 San Remo

Penguin’s Parade

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More in Phillip Island Phillip Island Wildlife Park 2115 Phillip Island Rd Cowes VIC, Australia +61 3 5952 2038 Kangaroos and Wallabies roam throughout the grounds in a free-range environment, where you can hand feed and pat them.

Adult: $17.00; Child (4 to 14 years): $8.50; Family (2 Adults & up to 3 Children, 4 to 14 years): $46.00; One bag of Kangaroo food is included with every ticket More info: www.piwildlifepark.com.au

La Belle Miette 30 Hardware Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia +61 3 9024 4528 Open Hours: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm A macaron specialist patisserie, located in CBD of Melbourne.

The macarons are $2.50 each, except for the 72% Cocoa.

Flavours should shine through and La Belle’s did just that without too much sweetness. Offering a unique selection of flavours such as macademia and ginger, cherry blossom and sake.

More info: www.labellemiette.com.au/

How To Get Here?

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swan st

Carol St

La Belle Miette

Bailman St 01 Burwood Road

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Queen Victoria Market Corner of Victoria St and Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia +61 3 9320 5822 Open Hours: 6:00 am – 2:00 pm The Queen Victoria Market is a major landmark in Melbourne, Australia, and at around seven hectares is the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere. Also known affectionately as ‘Vic Market’ or ‘Queen Vic’, the Queen Victoria Market has been the heart and soul of Melbourne for more than a century. The Market is closed every Monday, Wednesday.

Special event: Night’s Market More info: www.qvm.com.au/

How To Get Here?

Victoria St

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Queen’s Victoria Market 02

Elizabeth St 01 RMIT Swanston Building 02 Eadest Place

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Botanical Garden Birdwood Ave, South Yarra VIC 3141, Australia +61 3 9252 2300 Open Hours: 7:30 am – 7:30 pm The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne are internationally renowned botanical gardens located near the centre of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the south bank of the Yarra River. Children’s garden is available here. Melbourne nature looks very nice in here.

More info: www.rbg.vic.gov.au/

How To Get Here?

Birdwood Ave

Royal Botanical

Walsh St

01 Nymphaeg Lily’s Lake

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Crown Casino 8 Whiteman St, Southbank,Melbourne VIC 3006, Australia +61 3 9292 8888 Open 24 Hours.

Located in Melbourne’s largest mall with nicest night view Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex is a large casino and entertainment precinct located on

the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. Crown Casino is a unit of Crown Limited More info: www.crownmelbourne.com.au/

How To Get Here?

Yara River

Crown Casino

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Fawkner St

01 Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Center

Kings Way

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La Trobe Reading Room La Trobe University, Melbourne. Vic. +61 3 9479 1111 Location of study spaces. View the floor plans for the locations of study spaces in the library The dome soars in the centre of the State Library of Victoria as a confident statement of universal knowledge. When it opened in 1913 it was the largest buildin.

More info: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/

How To Get Here?

Ring Road 02

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Central Lake

La Trobe Reading Room

01 Science Drive 02 Menzies Drive

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Melbourne Aquarium Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia +61 3 9923 5999 Open Hours: 9:30 am – 6:00 pm Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a Southern Ocean and Antarctic aquarium in central Melbourne, Australia. It is located on the banks of the Yarra River beside and under the Flinders Street Viaduct and the King Street Bridge.

Ticket price: Adults - $32 Children - $18 More info: www.melbourneaquarium.com. au/

How To Get Here?

Francis St

Flinders St

Melbourne Aquarium 01

01 Franchis

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