Travel Guide to Melbourne
Top Departure Airports for Melbourne, Australia
About Melbourne
Melbourne is Australia's second largest city, and the capital of the south-eastern state of Victoria, located at the head of Port Phillip Bay.
Melbourne is Australia’s cultural capital, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens. Its 4-million residents are both multicultural and sports-mad.
Visit Melbourne are to attend major sporting events, to use it as a base for exploring surrounding regions such as Grampians, The Great Ocean Road, and to visit Phillip to view the penguin parade. Many UK visitors come to Melbourne for tours of filming locations of soap opera Neighbours.
Today, it is a centre for the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, sport and tourism. It is the birthplace of cultural institutions such as Australian film (as well as the world's first feature film), Australian television, Australian rules football, theAustralian impressionist art movement (known as the Heidelberg School) and Australian dance styles (such as New Vogue and the Melbourne). It is also a major centre for contemporary and traditional Australian music. It is often referred to as the "cultural capital of Australia". Melbourne has also been ranked as one of the top three World's Most Livable Cities by the Economist's Intelligence Unit (since 2002), top 10 Global University Cities by RMIT's Global University Cities Index (since 2006) and top 20 Global Innovation Cities by the 2thinknow Global Innovation Agency (since 2007). The metropolis is also home to the world's largest tram network. The main airport serving Melbourne is Melbourne Airport.
Melbourne is Australia’s cultural capital, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens. Its 4-million residents are both multicultural and sports-mad.
Visit Melbourne are to attend major sporting events, to use it as a base for exploring surrounding regions such as Grampians, The Great Ocean Road, and to visit Phillip to view the penguin parade. Many UK visitors come to Melbourne for tours of filming locations of soap opera Neighbours.
Today, it is a centre for the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, sport and tourism. It is the birthplace of cultural institutions such as Australian film (as well as the world's first feature film), Australian television, Australian rules football, theAustralian impressionist art movement (known as the Heidelberg School) and Australian dance styles (such as New Vogue and the Melbourne). It is also a major centre for contemporary and traditional Australian music. It is often referred to as the "cultural capital of Australia". Melbourne has also been ranked as one of the top three World's Most Livable Cities by the Economist's Intelligence Unit (since 2002), top 10 Global University Cities by RMIT's Global University Cities Index (since 2006) and top 20 Global Innovation Cities by the 2thinknow Global Innovation Agency (since 2007). The metropolis is also home to the world's largest tram network. The main airport serving Melbourne is Melbourne Airport.
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