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The Commonwealth of Australia is the largest island on earth and the
smallest continent. It also boasts to being one of the most progressive
nations in the world with one of the oldest civilizations This island
nation is a fascinating, challenging country that can shock the senses
and will almost certainly broaden a visitor's palate. It is made up of a
variety of landscapes, including tropical rain forests, the deserts of
the outback, snow-capped mountains, rolling expanses of pastoral land
and magnificent beaches. Many visitors would be surprised to find that
Sydney, it’s largest city, is not the capital of Australia. Built on
the shores of the stunning Port Jackson, Sydney is one of the world's
landmark cities, and is also Australia's oldest city. Sydney, the
nation's premier metropolis, mixes a flare for groundbreaking
architecture, a love of the arts and high-powered commerce. The
must-do’s on every visitors list include the Harbour Bridge, Opera
House, Centrepoint Tower, The Rocks, Bondi Beach, Olympic Park Homebush
better known as the site of the 2000 Olympic Games, and Darling Harbour.
Multicultural Melbourne is the capital of Victoria and the second
largest city in Australia behind Sydney. Located on the Yarra River at
the mouth of Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne is a city of style, of
Victorian architecture, of trams, of fashion, food, theatres, art
galleries, and leafy gardens. It is a sport-mad city, which hosts
events such as the Australian Tennis Open, the Australian Formula One
Grand Prix, and the premier horse race, the race that ‘stops a nation,’
the Melbourne Cup. The “Great Ocean Road” is a popular drive for
tourists and locals alike, acknowledged as one of the world's most
spectacular coastal drives, visitors can view the spectacular site of
the Twelve Apostles. Cairns is the Far North's tourist capital and
an ideal place from which to explore northern Queensland with trips to
the superb Great Barrier Reef, Green and Fitzroy Islands, the Atherton
Table land, the market town of Kuranda and miles of superb beaches that
stretch all the way to Port Douglas. Built on the banks of the Torrens
River, Adelaide is the capital of South Australia. Adelaide is an
elegant city noted for its festivals and concerts, filled with
galleries, parks, historic churches and buildings, and home to one of
the world's most dazzling Festival of Arts. It is the ideal place to
relax and enjoy some of the finer things of life, including gourmet
restaurants and wines from the nearby Barossa and Clare Valleys and from
the Coonawarra area. Central Australia, also known as the Outback, is
the heart of Australia. There's the famous Ayers Rock/Uluru, Kings
Canyon, and the East and West MacDonnell Ranges. There are also other
parks and reserves with plentiful bird and animal life. Not too far
from these natural attractions is the pioneering town of Alice Springs,
built on the banks of the frequently dry Todd River.
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