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Canberra
About Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory in the state of New South Wales, 300 km southwest of Sydney, and 650 km north-east of Melbourne. It is one of the few planned cities in the world and rather symmetrical.
Local highlights
Explore the city
- Lake Burley Griffin where you can paddle boat, canoe and kayak or talk a walk or bike around the lake
- Parliament House of Australia-top of ANZAC Parade-seat of Australia's federal government and legislature and a remarkable piece of modern architecture.
- Australian National Botanic Gardens
- Telstra Tower-communications tower rising 195 m above the summit of Black Mountain, providing fantastic 360 degree views of Canberra and the countryside
- See the Prime Minister's Lodge, Government House and some of Canberra embassies that are architecturally interesting like The Embassy of China, Papua New Guinea and the 'Embassy district' in Yarralumla suburb.
- Visit the Old Bus Depot Market, every Sunday with antiques, arts and crafts
Explore its museums and historical sights, such as
- National Museum of Australia
- National Gallery of Australia-one of the country's largest art galleries
- Australian War Memorial, Treloar Crescent (top of ANZAC Parade), with Australia's military museum
- Questacon - The National Science and Technology Centre-an interactive museum of science
Highlights in the vicinity
- Snowy Mountains-Australia’s highest region with home spectacular peaks and clear mountain streams. A great place for outdoor activities like abseiling, rock climbing, caving, bushwalking, cycling/mountain biking and motorcycling, fishing, horse riding, white water rafting, kayaking and canoeing and in winter (cross country) skiing
- The Kosciuszko National Park
- Wombeyan Caves near Goulburn
- Batemans Bay with nearby beaches on the South Coast of New South Wales
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 323 Thousand
- Timezone: UTC +10
- Weather: unlike many other Australian cities Canberra has distinct seasons with hot, dry summers (December to February) and cold foggy winters (frequent frost) and gorgeous Autumn (March to May). Annual rainfall is 623 mm, with most rainfall in spring (September to November)
Local transport
- Car-excellent infrastructure of parkways connecting different districts
- Buses-a public bus service-ACTION-provides comprehensive public transport throughout the city
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: Canberra International Airport with to date only chartered international flights ( 7 km to city centre)
- Highways connections to Sydney (3 hour drive) and Melbourne (7 hours drive)
- Train connections with Sydney and a train/bus connection with Melbourne (bus runs to the small town of Cootamundra, where the train takes you to Melbourne)
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