Melbourne, the capital of the state of Victoria, is the second largest city in Australia with about 4.8 million of population. The city is very well known for its attractive landscapes, Victorian-era architecture, cultural institutions, gardens and parks, the fabulous food, wine and culture.
The city is also called the cultural capital of the country packed with variety of population and communities. The seaboard impressions of the city make it an eye-catching spot for international travelers who wish to make their vacations gorgeous and striking.
The food denoting different varieties and cultures is the chief attraction of the city. Melbourne hosts numbers of restaurants and hotels; each one with its own specialty and attractions like the restaurants of Lygon Street is famous for Italian foods, and also known as the little Italy of Australia, and the location Melbourne Chinatown is known for its Chinese pleasures. The Victoria Street of the city hosts the restaurants and hotels representing the inexpensive and luscious Vietnamese food and culture.
Taking about the art and culture of Melbourne, it enclosed plenty of cultural institutions and Victorian-era architectures within its boundaries. The Australian Center for the Moving Image is a world leading moving image museum that encloses all of the forms of moving image, ranges from short films to prototypes for video games.
The Chloe, a painting of underdressed women is a piece of art next in the list of art and craft and was the much loved art work of the past times. The gallery of historical art and craft and the art center (for theater performances), in the Young and Jackson's Hotel are another attraction in the art work.
The Melbourne city is also known for its fantastic shopping locations. The chapel street is one of the biggest well-establish shopping site of the city encloses about 1000 stores within its borders. The Collins Street, the Brunswick Street and the Greville Street are the famous shopping locations that offer the art work and the boutiques.
Spending your time in the beautiful gardens of the city is another thing to get pleasure from. The famous gardens such as the Fitzroy Gardens and the Royal Botanic Gardens are internationally known for their collections of plants and trees and also furnish striking photography sites in the evenings.
Melbourne is a destination easy to get around and the public transport is the easiest and cheapest way to get in. the city also provides the international airport facilities that make the transport easy and fast. The city features two airports the Avalon Airport and the Melbourne airport, situated in the south-west and north-west areas of the city. The Melbourne airport provide air transport services to all major cities of Australia and all major countries of the world such as Europe, America, Asia and the south pacific region.
Traveling around the city is possible with different means of transport such as by car, by bike, by bus, by boat or by train. Traveling by train is the cheapest and enjoyable way. The city provide free tram services to the CBD circle and traveling through free circle tram is a fantastic idea to get an introduction of the city.
Although the Central Business district is the chief attraction in the city but the surroundings of the city and the costal areas also provide diverse moods of the climate. The St. Kilda Beach is the famous beach site of the country where you can enjoy the food of different countries and also can go for shopping in the Praharn or Toorak shopping streets.
So as a vacation destination, Melbourne is a perfect location packed with culture, art and the anything the traveler desire for a vacation destination. Every part of the city furnishes different experiences.