Melbourne city is the capital of the Australian state of Victoria and is the world’s best Livable city. Victoria is in the southeastern part of the country, and Melbourne sits at the mouth of the river Yara, where the river flows into the Gulf of Port Phillip. The brilliant chefs of Australia show their ability and foodies love the cuisines they have to offer, everything from Greek, Italian, Vietnamese to Indian and Spanish dishes.
With its European sentiment, shopping, entertainment, cinemas, and sports and also a unique laneway experience where you can have the world’s best coffee! Here is a list of top seven places to visit in Melbourne:
1) Queen Victoria Market
Queen Victoria Market is the city’s biggest open-air market. Victoria market was opened in 1874 as a retail market; Queen Victoria Market has been preserved as one of Melbourne’s largest and 19th century most intact markets. The meat hall, built-in 1869, remains largely intact and the oldest in the original buildings.
Visitors shop on the 19th-century road by going to the stall with Elizabeth and Victoria roads, which was built between 1882 and 1891. If you go, then take a junk donut! The market is famous for selling hot donuts filled with jam to its veins.
Note: Queen Victoria Market is closed on Mondays, Wednesdays and public holidays
2) Federation Square
Federation Square opened in 2002 is a venue for art, culture and public events on the edge of Melbourne Central Business District. Federation square covers the area of 3.2 hectares on the crossroads of Flinders and Swanston Street, across the street and across the busy lines of the railway from Flinders Street Station.
3) Flinders Street Station
Flinders Street station was Australia’s first railway station. This is the central railway station of the train network serving the suburbs of Melbourne.
This is a prestigious building on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets in the central city.
4) Crown
Crown is the biggest entertainment place in Melbourne it is next to River Yara.
Located on the southern edge of the river between the Queen and Princess Bridge, there are shops, hotels, restaurants, cafes, multiplex cinemas, and crown casino in this area.
5) Eureka Tower
Eureka Tower is named in recognition of The Eureka Stawke, in 1854, the Inspector Rebellion in Victorian Goldfields, Eureka Tower maintains 91 stories on the ground in the center of South Bank. The gold crown and gold-plated windows of the skyscraper add to the subject and literally shine when the sun catches the top of the building.
6) Docklands
Docklands is a huge downtown suburb located ahead of Victoria Harbor, approximately 2 km from Melbourne’s Central Business District (CBD) this is the Waterfront of Melbourne, which has some major buildings including Seven Network Broadcasting Center, Etihad Stadium, Harbor Town in Waterhead City and Costco.
Waterfront City is the biggest shopping hub, best entertainment place which combines cinema, restaurants, bowling lanes, boutiques, and entertainment.
7) Melbourne Museum and Royal Exhibition Building
The Melbourne Museum is enclosed by elegant magnificent gardens and parkland. A museum built for this modern purpose is a diverse group of society and community.
The main attractions include the tribal cultural center of Bongilak; Phase lap exhibition, about Australia’s largest breed; and children’s gallery, a series of hands-on activities designed to stimulate and engage youth.
Melbourne has a lot to offer, whether you are an artist, a food lover, a traveler or architecture. Melbourne offers the best foods from around the world, the best entertainment, the vast network of transportation will keep you super busy. Shoppers will find what they seek at the markets that are famous throughout the world for its unique products.
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Sanya
- July 30, 2019
