Adelaide Travel Guide


Adelaide

Adelaide
For as long as anyone can remember, Adelaide has been nicknamed ‘The City of Churches’. Though the catchphrase plays on one aspect of this genteel city, there i…
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Art Gallery of South Australia

Art Gallery of South Australia

Art Gallery of South Australia
Adelaide's beautifully historic Art Gallery of South Australia houses one of Australia's finest art collections, with pieces from Australia, Europe, North America and Asia. Flit between…

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Upcoming Events in Adelaide

Adelaide ChallengeAdelaide Challenge
Nov 2009 (annual)
Glenelg Beach
Triathlon Australia presents the Challenge Series, a sequence of multisport events… more...
Adelaide's Big Day OutAdelaide's Big Day Out
Jan 2010 (annual)
Adelaide Showground
Australasia's huge touring music festival, Big Day Out, hits Adelaide at the Royal… more...
Flickerfest International Short Film FestivalFlickerfest International Short Film Festival
Feb 2010 (annual)
Mercury Cinema
Australia's premier short film festival, Flickerfest tours the country after… more...

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Nightlife

For such a relatively small city, with a reputation for being quiet and sleepy too, Adelaide has a surprisingly vibrant nightlife. If you want a choice but don’t want to stagger too far then cruise along Rundle Street in the city centre. If you drink beer, ask for a ’schooner’. It’s the same size as a ’midi’ in New South Wales, which makes it about half the size of a New South Wales schooner. Bars: A stroll down Rundle Street will lead you through many pub doorways. One of the best is The Austra…

Sightseeing

Adelaide is an easy city to walk around, so the only time you’ll really need to take public transport is if you want to visit Port Adelaide, North Adelaide, or take the tram to the beachside suburb of Glenelg.If you fancy a stroll away from the city centre, then head into one of Adelaide’s many parks, the Botanic Gardens, or the track besides the River Torrens. Some of Adelaide’s museums are among the best in the country, and it’s definitely worth spending a few hours in at least one of them. If…

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