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Adelaide Tourism

About the Adelaide Region

Adelaide is the only capital in Australia with no convict history. Instead, it was built by the sale of lands to settlers, and ornamented with the profits from South Australian agriculture and mining.
The city was built to a plan by surveyor general Colonel Light, on a spacious grid pattern surrounding the stately Victoria Square, and the magnificent Italianate Town Hall, built in 1866.
Visitors can stroll through the CBD and see the sights, including the gothic cathedrals of St Peter and St Francis Xavier that led early visitors to refer to Adelaide as ‘the city of Churches’, shopping hotspot Rundle Mall, also built in the Italianate style so popular in the late 1800’s, and explore the many arcades running of the mall. The mall is the shopping hub of the city, with boutiques, and specialty shops. On Sundays, there are markets and free street performances.

The Central Market is an important part of the city. It was built 125 years ago, just near Victoria Square, as a place for farmers and winemakers from the surrounding Adelaide Hills to sell their produce. It is very reflective of the Adelaide population, and in recent years, newer ethnic populations have added to the wonderful mix of restaurants and cafes that surround the market.

Adelaide CBD is surrounded by a chain of beautiful gardens and parks. On one side of the CBD are the Botanical Gardens with the elaborate Bicentennial Conservatory. On the other side are Parliament House and the Festival Centre which sit alongside Linear Park and the River Torrens. Other Gardens include the Himeji Japanese Garden, Rundle Park which serves as an outdoor performance venue, the Victoria Park Racecourse and the Zoo.

There are also formerly private homes and gardens now open to visitors. Ayer’s House, once home to the premier Sir Henry Ayers, is now kept a museum of life in 1880’s. Carrick House, once home to Edward and Ursula Heyward, has a fine art collection and magnificent grounds.

The layout of the city and its range of venues make Adelaide a great place for festivals.
These include local festivals like Schutzenfest, celebrating Adelaide’s German heritage, and global festivals like the world music festival WOMADadelaide, which alternates biennially with Adelaide festival of the Arts. The alternative Adelaide Fringe festival featuring the Garden of Unearthly Delights, is held in Rundle Park, and hosts over a 100 different acts including music, circus and comedy, as well as sideshows and carnival rides. Other festivals include the 1950’s Rock and Roll Festival at glenelg , or the Festival of Ideas.

Like most other Australian state capitals, Adelaide sits right on the coastline, and has seaside suburbs with great swimming beaches. Ride on the vintage tram from Victoria Square to beachside Glenelg, and while you are there, take the kids to the Beachouse to try out the waterslides and bumper boats. Or if you prefer, you can scare the kids silly at The Rodney Fox Shark Experience, a shark museum. Rodney Fox also organizes tourist adventure trips and expeditions.

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