It is home to 10 world-class universities and over 2, schools in Victoria and 1, schools in Melbourne. With clean air, an abundance of parks and gardens to enhance physical well being, Melbourne is a delightful place to be. In the middle of our bustling city, you take a break to calm and restore yourself with age-old trees, manicured lawns and abundant wildlife in a pocket of calm and tranquillity. In the city of Melbourne itself, you wander the tree-lined pathways through the Treasury and Fitzroy Gardens, the sculptured terraces of Birrarung Marr, or the masterfully designed Royal Botanic Gardens with its ornamental labyrinth of lawns, gently weaving paths and venerable old trees.
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One of the world's most livable cities We are one of the world's most liveable cities We are ranked second in The Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index , missing out on top spot by just 0. With teams averaging about 15 goals each per game, it means that even if your team is well-beaten, you can yell good-hearted abuse at the opposition.
And chances are your own team will score at least a goal, giving you a chance to alleviate a working week's worth of stress.
Pedestrians get right of way in the city center. A large portion of Bourke Street, the shopping mecca in the heart of the city, has been a pedestrian and tram-only mall since A section of Swanston Street, which intersects Bourke, has been free of private vehicles since the s. They meet to create an urban oasis where only trams, taxis, bicycles and horse-drawn carriages disrupt people getting about town the social way.
Big, gray towers bring a multicultural groove. Across Melbourne's plains, villages of Victorian terraces are inundated with big, gray towers. You're right: they're s, government-built housing estates, which "slum" neighborhoods were demolished for. But old, working-class 'hoods aren't so easily gentrified. Many Sudanese still call funky Fitzroy home, in spite of the rents going up around them.
The residents are high. At meters, Melbourne's tallest building, Eureka Tower, is the second-tallest residential building in the world.
And while some say that the meter observation deck is too high, others throw caution to the wind and go for the Edge Experience, a glass cube that projects three meters outward.
Psytrance: Anyone can be a hippie. OK, it's a bunch of hippies jumping up and down to a metronomic beat, but this local version of the techno-phenomenon is also a lot of fun. Grow out your dreads, find a bush gig and join in the spiritual, shamanic, ritual fun. Cheap strawberries and feta cheese in the same breath. Officially titled Queen Victoria Market, but colloquially known as the "Vic Market," this open-air mart has been the scene of friendly competition, "I'll throw in another one for free," and "She'll be right in a couple of days," since It's full of old-world charm and friendly competition between stallholders and draws millions of visitors each year.
Apart from fruit, you can buy meat, fish, clothing, coffee and churros -- just about anything. Queen Victoria Market, Elizabeth St. Sundays and trades until the afternoon. Closed Monday and Wednesday. Festival with a silly name. So why is country's biggest free community festival called Moomba?
Does the Aboriginal word mean "let's get together and have fun," as some originally suggested -- or has the city been saying "bottom fun" in the indigenous lingo since ? Living history. The gold rush boom of the 19th century resulted in the construction of iconic buildings, such as Flinders Street Station generations of Melbournians have arranged to "meet you under the clocks" and the Royal Exhibition Building, built for the Melbourne International Exhibition. Construction also spread throughout the suburbs, which hang on to a largely Victorian-era-built city perimeter.
That means a bunch of students can share a cheap terrace near university and not be that special. You can buy a formal hat at the train station. A thowback to a time when no gangster would be caught dead without their trilby, you can always grab a top hat in transit to keep you warm and stylish. City Hatters , Flinders St. Smelly shoes pass off as art. Anything and everything is art in Melbourne. It has no boundaries. Though when a collection of shoes passes as an art installation, questions have to be asked.
Shop Sui you can't eat. Shop Sui is a boutique store that sells everything from doll clothes to homeware designs. Typical of boutique shops in Melbourne, the shopping is tasty. Shop Sui, Gertrude St. A bay you can loop in a day.
Start in Melbourne and wind through wine districts of Mornington, then down to the historic towns of Portsea and Sorrento. From there, jump or drive on the boat to Queenscliffe from there you're in the home straight: Melbourne via Geelong. The minute car and passenger ferry leaves on the hour during daylight hours, every day of the year.
Residential factories. While the rest of the world knocks down history, Melbourne integrates heritage. It once belonged to the big end of town, but now belongs to whoever has six-figure spare cash for an integrated studio apartment.
Old buildings sit in an inner city where grandeur and gutter are dichotomous. Very Oscar Wilde. Bike paths that stretch to Canberra. OK, you could cycle to Canberra, anyway -- if you're Cadel Evans. But there are kilometers of bike paths around the city, which would get you to Canberra with 10 kilometers to spare.
By then you'd be out-pedalling Amsterdam. Australia's first espresso machine. The nation's first espresso machine popped up on Lygon Street, Carlton, less than half a century ago. To say it's caught on would be an understatement.
May as well go where it all began and order a coffee or bowl of pasta among street-side dining so magnifico it could easily squeeze into Florence.
The Grinders Coffee store on Lygon Street is where Giancarlo first roasted beans in Melbourne -- and still does for local cafes. Grinders Coffee , Lygon St. There's something to love about pre-loves. Roll up to cool gigs in grungy fashion.
The range of second-hand stores in Melbourne could truly clothe a city, so don't fret if your wardrobe is looking a bit too neat and business-like. An airport that's easy to get to and away from. It's just as important to get out of a big city as it is to get to it. Slow transport to the major airport can be a rip-off, a waste of time or cause you to miss your flight. Skybus, Southern Cross Station-Tullamarine. If there's nothing else to do, you can go to Kent St.
About a decade ago, a piece of toilet humor appeared in a bathroom wall on Smith Street. It read, "F this, I'm going to Kent St". One of the world's most liveable cities. World's most liveable city, seven years running The Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index awarded Melbourne as the world's top city for seven years running. Outstanding theatre, arts and culture Melbourne is a city buzzing with dynamic and cutting-edge arts and culture.
The best sporting events in the world Melbourne puts on a spectacular series of large-scale sporting events throughout the year. World's most liveable city, seven years running. Outstanding theatre, arts and culture. The best sporting events in the world. Australia's best visitor destination. Melbourne is a truly magnificent city in which to live, work and study. What to read next A knowledge city. Southeast Asia insights. Our offices. Are you ready to go global?
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