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Travel Guide 2   >   Australia   >   Towns and Cities   >   Melbourne


Melbourne


Melbourne is the 2nd largest city in Australia, with a metropilitan area population of comfortably over 3.7 million. The city, although sometimes referred to as " Australia's sporting and cultural capital", is in fact the state capital of the state of Victoria.

The city was first established in 1836, within half a century had grown into one of the largest cities of the British Empire. The city is named after British Prime Minister William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne, whose title comes from the village of Melbourne in Derbyshire in UK, where he resided.

Central Business District, Melbourne, Australia

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Brighton Beach Boatsheds with City in Background, Melbourne, Australia
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Brighton Beach Boatsheds with City in Background, Melbourne, Australia

 
 
Brightly-Painted Beach Huts, Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Southbank, Yarra River, and Flinders Walk, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Southbank, Yarra River, and Flinders Walk, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

 
 
Jogger and Dog at South Melbourne Beach Before Storm, Melbourne, Australia
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Jogger and Dog at South Melbourne Beach Before Storm, Melbourne, Australia

 
 
Frontal Portrait of a Snow Leopard's Face, Paws and Predators Stare, Melbourne Zoo, Australia
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Lonely Planet Melbourne & Victoria (Regional Travel Guide)

By Jayne D'Arcy

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Lonely Planet Discover Australia (Full Color Country Travel Guide)

By Charles Rawlings-Way

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Map of Melbourne, Australia (Maps of Australia)

By Jack Black

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Lonely Planet Australia (Country Travel Guide)

By Justine Vaisutis, Jayne D'Arcy, Paul Harding, Rowan Mckinnon & Tom Spurling

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Eating and Drinking Melbourne (Eating Out)

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This is a fresh, accessible guide to eating and drinking in Melbourne. With sections on high quality restaurants, cheap and cheerful restaurants, and the bars of the moment, this guide is a comprehensive compendium of the best places to go, on any budget, in Melbourne. Characterised by a fresh and breezy style, it evokes the ambience and atmosphere of the places under review.


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