South Australia
South Australia, at the southern end of the continent, lies between the Australian states of Western Australia in the west, Queensland in the northeast, and New South Wales and Victoria in the east. Across the South Australian northern border lies Australia's Northern Territory, once part of South Australia. To the state's south lies the Southern Ocean, which Australian authorities define as including the entire body of water between Antarctica and the south coasts of Australia.
A number of Australia's more popular wine regions, a drawcard for visitors, are to be found in South Australia. Travel by road from the state capital, Adelaide, to these and other state attractions.
Before setting out from Adelaide, have a look at the city itself and its various attractions. Founded in 1836, the city was designed as a grid of streets interspersed by wide boulevards and public squares completely surrounded by parks and playgrounds. This city grid has become the heart of South Australia's capital city with its suburbs radiating and burgeoning beyond the perimeter of green.
The city of Adelaide, long known as the City of Churches, certainly has quite a number of houses of worship. But this is no Puritan town. In fact, Australia's very first legal nudist beach is to be found south of Adelaide, at the southern end of Maslin Beach in the Fleurieu Peninsula. As the site of the biennial, now annual, Adelaide Festival, the city has given South Australia the sobriquet of Festival State. So there you have it, a City of Churches in a Festival State, two worlds at least in one. In the Festival Centre by the Torrens River, experience the arts in their many venues. Then head out farther afield.
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The Adelaide Hills, a picturesque region steeped in history, is within a half hour's drive southeast from Adelaide on the South Eastern Freeway. Exit the freeway to visit Mt Lofty with its lookout, restaurant and visitor centre, and farther east the historic village of Hahndorf, a place to find the best of the wurst and other German smallgoods. Then there are the museums and galleries and the home and studio of well-known German Australian artist Hans Heysen (1877-1968).
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For a long while there were only two wine regions of note in Australia: Hunter Valley in New South Wales and Barossa Valley in South Australia. Despite the growth and proliferation of Australian grape growing areas, Barossa (and the Hunter) occupy a preeminent position in the Australian wine industry. Travel to Barossa Valley with its vast vineyards and variety of wineries. Enjoy the scenery, taste the wine.
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Live underground, stay in an underground hotel, search for opals in underground mines? You can do these in Coober Pedy, Australia's Outback opal town. Located some 850 kilometres north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway, it sits somewhere between the South Australian capital and Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The name Coober Pedy comes from the Aboriginal language which translates into "whitefella's hole in the ground."
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Just south of Adelaide, Fleurieu Peninsula is well-suited for daytrips from the South Australia capital. It is an area of beaches, vineyards and wineries, wildlife reserves and habitats, and a jump-off point to Kangaroo Island. The peninsula is named after the Comte de Fleurieu, Napoleon's Minister of the Navy, who sent the French explorer Nicolas Baudin to map the Australian south coast in 1802.
Well, yes, there are kangaroos on Kangaroo Island. In fact, the English explorer Matthew Flinders and his crew feasted on Kangaroo meat in March 1802. The abundance of kangaroo prompted Flinders to name the place Kangaroo Island. Not only are there kangaroos on Kangaroo Island, there are wallabies, too, which may be mistaken for kangaroos. More easily found on the island are penguins, sea lions and koalas. And, yes, visit Remarkable Rocks.
The Murray River is Australia's longest river, flowing from its source in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains through the NSW-Victoria border and into the heartland of South Australia. Paddle wheelers, a major visitor attraction, are to be seen along the river course near centres of population. On the banks of the Upper Murray, vineyards have flourished, creating the wine region of Riverland. Various water-based activities, such as canoeing and waterskiing, are there to be experienced.
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Of Australia's World Heritage sites, Naracoorte Caves National Park in South Australia is one of the two Australian Fossil Mammal Sites, the other being Riversleigh in Queensland. Evidences of life in the Pleistocene Age and the development of Earth itself are to be found in the area which includes 26 caves, not all of which are open to the pubic. Guided cave tours are available, as well as adventure tours for the more advanced cavers.
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A number of Australia's more popular wine regions, a drawcard for visitors, are to be found in South Australia. Travel by road from the state capital, Adelaide, to these and other state attractions.
Before setting out from Adelaide, have a look at the city itself and its various attractions. Founded in 1836, the city was designed as a grid of streets interspersed by wide boulevards and public squares completely surrounded by parks and playgrounds. This city grid has become the heart of South Australia's capital city with its suburbs radiating and burgeoning beyond the perimeter of green.
•Adelaide
The city of Adelaide, long known as the City of Churches, certainly has quite a number of houses of worship. But this is no Puritan town. In fact, Australia's very first legal nudist beach is to be found south of Adelaide, at the southern end of Maslin Beach in the Fleurieu Peninsula. As the site of the biennial, now annual, Adelaide Festival, the city has given South Australia the sobriquet of Festival State. So there you have it, a City of Churches in a Festival State, two worlds at least in one. In the Festival Centre by the Torrens River, experience the arts in their many venues. Then head out farther afield.
More »
•Adelaide Hills
The Adelaide Hills, a picturesque region steeped in history, is within a half hour's drive southeast from Adelaide on the South Eastern Freeway. Exit the freeway to visit Mt Lofty with its lookout, restaurant and visitor centre, and farther east the historic village of Hahndorf, a place to find the best of the wurst and other German smallgoods. Then there are the museums and galleries and the home and studio of well-known German Australian artist Hans Heysen (1877-1968).
More »
•Barossa Valley
For a long while there were only two wine regions of note in Australia: Hunter Valley in New South Wales and Barossa Valley in South Australia. Despite the growth and proliferation of Australian grape growing areas, Barossa (and the Hunter) occupy a preeminent position in the Australian wine industry. Travel to Barossa Valley with its vast vineyards and variety of wineries. Enjoy the scenery, taste the wine.
More »
•Coober Pedy
Live underground, stay in an underground hotel, search for opals in underground mines? You can do these in Coober Pedy, Australia's Outback opal town. Located some 850 kilometres north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway, it sits somewhere between the South Australian capital and Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The name Coober Pedy comes from the Aboriginal language which translates into "whitefella's hole in the ground."
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•Fleurieu Peninsula
Just south of Adelaide, Fleurieu Peninsula is well-suited for daytrips from the South Australia capital. It is an area of beaches, vineyards and wineries, wildlife reserves and habitats, and a jump-off point to Kangaroo Island. The peninsula is named after the Comte de Fleurieu, Napoleon's Minister of the Navy, who sent the French explorer Nicolas Baudin to map the Australian south coast in 1802.
- Fleurieu Peninsula: Daytrip Destinations
- Fleurieu Peninsula Wine Country
- Fleurieu Peninsula Beaches
- Victor Harbor
•Kangaroo Island
Well, yes, there are kangaroos on Kangaroo Island. In fact, the English explorer Matthew Flinders and his crew feasted on Kangaroo meat in March 1802. The abundance of kangaroo prompted Flinders to name the place Kangaroo Island. Not only are there kangaroos on Kangaroo Island, there are wallabies, too, which may be mistaken for kangaroos. More easily found on the island are penguins, sea lions and koalas. And, yes, visit Remarkable Rocks.
- Kangarroo Island: Beaches, Bush, Wildlife
- Kangaroo Island: Penguins and Sea Lions
- Kangaroo Island Fast Facts
•Murray River
The Murray River is Australia's longest river, flowing from its source in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains through the NSW-Victoria border and into the heartland of South Australia. Paddle wheelers, a major visitor attraction, are to be seen along the river course near centres of population. On the banks of the Upper Murray, vineyards have flourished, creating the wine region of Riverland. Various water-based activities, such as canoeing and waterskiing, are there to be experienced.
More »
•Naracoorte Caves
Of Australia's World Heritage sites, Naracoorte Caves National Park in South Australia is one of the two Australian Fossil Mammal Sites, the other being Riversleigh in Queensland. Evidences of life in the Pleistocene Age and the development of Earth itself are to be found in the area which includes 26 caves, not all of which are open to the pubic. Guided cave tours are available, as well as adventure tours for the more advanced cavers.
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