‘The Garden State’

Victoria is considered by many as the sports capital of Australia and with the capital city of Melbourne, it’s a beautiful cosmopolitan city dripping with European style and culture, with wonderful restaurants and cafes, sited along the banks of the Yarra River.

Home to Australian Rules football the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground, wonderful shopping, fabulous foods both local, national and international cuisine, theatres, pubs, bars and night life, you won’t go home disappointed from this wonderful state.
 

The state also boasts some of Australia’s most spectacular national parks, gardens, and scenery such as the Grampians National Park, Wilson Promontory National Park, the renown Great Ocean Road and the Shipwreck Coast that follows the southern coastline of the state of Victoria, where the land dramatically falls into the tumultuous seas of Bass Strait.

Take the time to enjoy the many attractions of Victoria, including the newly renovated National Gallery of Victoria International, Federation Square and the Melbourne Museum. There are popular national parks and region from the Wilson’s Promontory, through to the Victorian Alpine country. There are other regions to savour including the Yarra Valley, Dandenong Ranges, Macedon Ranges, Murray River at Echuca, as well as the many villages and towns offering local arts and crafts, produce and festivals.

History can also be found throughout the state, with the Ballarat and Bendigo regions famous for their early gold rushes and the wonderful buildings, stories, and songs left behind as a legacy of these colonial settlements. These cities contributed a wealth not only in gold but history, to early Australia’s development and prosperity.

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