The buzz, culture and
convenience of a big city
without the frustrations —
that’s Adelaide.
Restaurant bills are a pleasant
surprise, the traffic moves, locals are
courteous.
A band of parkland surrounds
the city square mile and there are even green
zones inside the city centre - Adelaide Botanic
Gardens, the legendary Adelaide Oval.
The city’s major performance arts venue
sits adjacent to Elder Park and beside the
River Torrens.
The Art Gallery
Museum and Tandanya all have
notable collections of
Aboriginal art and artefacts.
Colourful Adelaide Central Market is the
true heart of this food-and-wine obsessed city
Explore the market then head down Gouger
Street to take your pick of international
cuisines.
You’ll find plenty of opportunity for retail
therapy in the department stores and arcades
of Rundle Mall while suburban villages -
Burnside, North Adelaide, Unley and Hyde
Park - all close to the city, offer designer
shopping and cafes.
The Glenelg Tram regularly departs from
Victoria Square, destination Glenelg’s Jetty
Road and the beach, a 15-minute trip to the
most lively section of a 30-kilometre coastline.
Port Adelaide’s Maritime Museum is well
worth seeing and Henley Square is a good
spot to watch the sun set over the Southern
Ocean.