January 4, 2012

Travel to Australia - Hotels in Adelaide


Australia is a travel destination which attracts more and more tourists every year. There are a few explanations for this, but the most important fact is that it is a huge country (in fact, it occupies an entire continent!), so the variety of landscapes, climates, reliefs, cultures, weather, habitats, cities is immense and therefore each vacationer finds there something interesting to do and to see.Hotels in Australia are spread out everywhere to welcome all holiday makers, but the best ones can be found in the main holiday spots and biggest cities such as Adelaide, Cairns, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Darwin, Perth and Victoria.


Adelaide is the fifth largest city in Australia and it is the capital city of the state of South Australia, located in the southern part of the continent, as its name shows. The city has been established in 1836 as capital of the only freely-settled British province in Australia and named after Queen Adelaide, the consort of King William IV. Length ways of centuries this city has developed to a prosperous town and nowadays it is a renowned tourist destination of Australia, offering many vacation attractions and great accommodation in hotels and home rentals alike. Hotels in Adelaide are frequently crowded due to the many festivals and cultural events held there. Beside this attractions, the city and the whole region is renowned for the good wine produced there, so most cellars from the area are also visited by many holiday makers wishful to taste the best products like Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Merlot or Shiraz. Just a few of the renowned cellars in Adelaide Hills wine region are "Barrat Wines", "Ashton Hills Vineyards", "Chain of Ponds Wines", "Golding Wines", "Howard Vineyard", but there are also many others well worth for a visit.

Of course, Adelaide has much more to offer as excellent wines! There are many cultural institutions, most of them located on the boulevard of North Terrace, from which "The Art Gallery of South Australia", with around 35,000 works, hosts Australia's second largest art collection! Other points of interest are "The South Australian Museum", the "State Library of South Australia", the "Adelaide Botanic Garden", the "National Wine Centre" and "Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute". Most cultural events take place in two bigger spots, "The Adelaide Festival Center" and "Adelaide Entertainment Center", but many theaters and cabaret are also visited for interesting events.

Accommodation is great in the whole city, like the food and wines, and some of the most renowned hotels in Adelaide are "Hotel Grand Chancellor Adelaide", "Adelaide Paringa Motel", "Hotel Freedom Adelaide Meridien", and "Hotel Franklin Central Apartments". After tourists have enjoyed the attractions and pleasures that this city has to offer they can take different trips to neighboring regions such as the Spencer Gulf, which is a great destination for charter fishing (snapper and King George whiting are plentiful there!) and having as main points of interests "HMAS Whyalla Tourist Centre & Maritime Museum", "Whyalla Foreshore and Marina", "Matthew Flinders Memorial", "Hummock Hill Look-out", "Whyalla Steelworks", "Whyalla Conservation Park", "Ada Ryan Gardens", "Whyalla Diving Adventures", "Mount Laura Homestead Museum", and "Tanderra Craft Village".

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