City Centre...bars and restaurants. At night, Oxford Street buzzes with nightclubs, pubs and...
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p1 of 3 Visit www.sydney.com.au for more information Excite me… • Surry Hills is buzzing with wine bars, small Sydney restaurants and some of the most creative dining spots; The Winery is a great spot! • See the sunken water garden at architectural urban park Paddington Reservoir Gardens. • Discover the giant ‘I Have a Dream’ mural featuring Martin Luther King and the Aboriginal flag on King Street that was originally sponsored by local philanthropist Tony Spanos. • Walk the the McElhone stairway that runs from Woolloomooloo to Victoria street and indulge in a Harry’s Café De Wheels famous pie. Excite me… • Climb the span of the Harbour Bridge with BridgeClimb or visit the Pylon Lookout. • Fun packed day in Darling Harbour visiting Sydney Aquarium & Wild Life Sydney. • Book a Rocks Ghost Tour and learn about macabre tales of murder, suicide, hanging and haunting. • Soak in the views of the most picturesque city in the world by cruising the harbour. Fashion Fix… • For boutiques offering jewellery and luxury and cutting edge fashion and design, explore the stylish mezzanines of the Queen Victoria Building. • Head to the new city centre shopping mall, Westfield Sydney, in Pitt Street with Gap, Zara, Bardot, Gucci and Guess to name just a few of the centre’s 250 shops. S ydney is one of the busiest commercial hubs in the Asia-Pacific region with a cosmopolitan population, many historic sites, museums and parks. Sydney’s city centre offers visitors a huge variety of attractions, including designer boutiques, fine restaurants, hip bars and lavish department stores. The city fans out from the focal point of Circular Quay. This transport hub is within walking distance of the city’s star attractions – Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, hailed as a 20th-century architectural masterpiece. Sydney has two World Heritage cultural sites - Sydney Opera House and Hyde Park Barracks, an Australian convict site. City Centre T he inner Sydney suburbs that form a ring around the city centre are lively precincts, packed with attractions and plenty of things to see and do. To the east are Paddington, Surry Hills and Darlinghurst, each with its own unique style. Take your time exploring the fashionable boutiques, bookshops, cafes, bars and restaurants. At night, Oxford Street buzzes with nightclubs, pubs and late-night bars. Glebe, Newtown, Balmain and Leichhardt make up Sydney’s inner west. Second- hand shops, restaurants, bars, cafes, bookshops and design shops line the main streets of each neighbourhood- Glebe Point Road, King Street, Darling Street and Norton Street respectively. Weekend Fashion Fix… •Take a chic in the city shopping tours, where you’ll discover the best spots in the city to get your style fix with Urban Walkabout Tours. • Visit Paddington Markets for eclectic local and Australian produce, arts and crafts. markets are popular offering everything from organic produce to vintage fashion and artworks. Getting around inner Sydney is easy with regular bus, train and light rail services. Inner City Pic: Pierre Toussaint; Destination NSW Pic: James Pipino; Destination NSW
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p1 of 3Visit www.sydney.com.au for more information
Excite me…• SurryHillsisbuzzingwithwinebars,smallSydneyrestaurants and some ofthemostcreativediningspots;The Wineryisagreatspot!
• SeethesunkenwatergardenatarchitecturalurbanparkPaddington Reservoir Gardens.
• Discoverthegiant‘I Have a Dream’ muralfeaturingMartinLutherKingandtheAboriginalflagonKingStreetthatwasoriginallysponsoredbylocalphilanthropistTonySpanos.
• WalkthetheMcElhonestairwaythatrunsfromWoolloomoolootoVictoriastreetandindulgeinaHarry’s Café De Wheels famous pie.
Excite me…• ClimbthespanoftheHarbourBridgewithBridgeClimborvisitthePylonLookout.
• FunpackeddayinDarlingHarbourvisitingSydney Aquarium & Wild Life Sydney.
• BookaRocks Ghost Tourandlearnaboutmacabretalesofmurder,suicide,hangingandhaunting.
• Soakintheviewsofthemostpicturesquecityintheworldbycruising the harbour.
FashionFix…• Forboutiquesofferingjewelleryandluxuryandcuttingedgefashionanddesign,explorethestylishmezzaninesoftheQueen Victoria Building.
• Headtothenewcitycentreshoppingmall,Westfield Sydney,inPittStreetwithGap,Zara,Bardot,GucciandGuesstonamejustafewofthecentre’s250shops.
Sydneyisoneofthebusiestcommercialhubs in the Asia-Pacific region witha cosmopolitan population, many
historicsites,museumsandparks.Sydney’scity centre offers visitors a huge variety ofattractions, including designer boutiques,fine restaurants, hip bars and lavishdepartment stores.The city fans out from the focal point ofCircular Quay. This transport hub is withinwalkingdistanceofthecity’sstarattractions– Sydney Harbour Bridge and the SydneyOpera House, hailed as a 20th-centuryarchitecturalmasterpiece.Sydney has two World Heritage culturalsites-SydneyOperaHouseandHydeParkBarracks,anAustralianconvictsite.
City Centre
The inner Sydney suburbs thatform a ring around the city centreare lively precincts, packed with
attractions and plenty of things to seeanddo.TotheeastarePaddington,SurryHills and Darlinghurst, eachwith itsownuniquestyle.Takeyourtimeexploringthefashionableboutiques,bookshops,cafes,bars and restaurants. At night, OxfordStreet buzzeswith nightclubs, pubsandlate-nightbars.Glebe,Newtown,BalmainandLeichhardtmake up Sydney’s inner west. Second-hand shops, restaurants, bars, cafes,bookshopsanddesignshopslinethemainstreets of each neighbourhood- GlebePoint Road, King Street, Darling StreetandNortonStreet respectively.Weekend
FashionFix…•Takeachicinthecityshopping tours,whereyou’lldiscoverthebestspotsinthecitytogetyourstylefixwithUrbanWalkaboutTours.
•VisitPaddington MarketsforeclecticlocalandAustralianproduce,artsandcrafts.
markets are popular offering everythingfromorganicproduce tovintage fashionand artworks. Getting around innerSydneyiseasywithregularbus,trainandlightrailservices.
Inner City
Pic: Pierre Toussaint; Destination NSW
Pic: James Pipino; Destination NSW
InsidersGuidetoSydney:
Excite me…•Travel across Sydney Harbour from
Circular Quaybyferry(30minutes)
•Explore the Manly to Spit Bridge scenic walkway,whichmeandersthroughnativebushlandinacoastalsetting.
•Sample the diverse restaurant and café cuisinewithharbouroroceanviews.
•Take a dip at the ocean surf beach or at oneofthetranquilinnerharbourbeaches.
North Sydney
Just across the harbour from the cityliesaclusterofleafynorthernsuburbsknown for their easy bushwalks,
bustlingmarketsandfamilyentertainment. Some of the city’s most stunning viewsof the Harbour Bridge and SydneyOperaHousecanbeenjoyedfromNorthSydney.sforeshore or from Kirribilli’s cottage-linedstreets.Famousbeaches-ManlyandPalmBeach.areateitherendsofabeautifulstretchofcoastline that has great surfing beaches,clifftop walks plus cafes and restaurantswhereyoucandineoutdoors.AtMosman,you.ll find Taronga Zoo in a dramatic harbourside location,perfect foradayoutwith thekids.Furthernorth is thebeautifulHawkesbury River which you can explorebyboatandevenstayovernight inacosyriversideboathouse.
SydneySouth
Dramaticclifftopsthatyoucanexploreonfoot,greatsurfingbeaches,lushcountrysideandhistoric landmarks
make this a fascinating part of Sydney.Beachside suburbs include Cronulla,MaroubraandMalabar;Bundeenaisjustashortferryrideaway,ontheedgeofRoyalNationalPark.AtMascotyou’llfindSydneyInternational Airport as well as excellentshoppingatfactoryoutlets.The southern beaches were the sceneof first contact between European andAboriginal people when Captain Cooksailed into Botany Bay in 1770. Cook’s
ExciteMe…• EnjoythenaturalbeautyofthisareaonwalkingtrailsthatfollowtheruggedcoastlineofBotany Bay National Park.
• Kayak from BundeenawhichisconsideredoneofSydney’stoppaddlinglocationswithborderingoceanbays,beachesandthestunningRoyalNationalParkallineasyreach.`
original landing place is in Botany BayNationalPark;nearbyLaPerouseiswhereFrench explorer, Comte de la Perouse,arrivedin1788.
Pic: Hamilto Lund; Destination NSW
Pic: James Pipino; Destination NSW
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As you head west from the citycentre to the foothills of the BlueMountains,you’lluncoverplentyof
things to see and do in Sydney’s west.Highlights include historic Parramatta,Australia’s second oldest Europeansettlement, and the space-age complexthatwasthelocationfortheSydney2000OlympicGames.YoucantraveltoParramattafromCircularQuay by rivercat, following SydneyHarbourasitheadswesttobecometheParramatta River. Sydney Olympic Park canalsobereachedbyrivercataswellastrain.Youcaneasilyspendadaytouringthe famous site with its outstanding
ExciteMe…• ANZStadiumholdsaspecialplaceintheheartsofsportsfansthroughouttheworld.Exploretheworld-classvenuefromadifferentanglewithanofficialANZ Stadium Tour.
• GetupclosewithAustralianwildlifeatFeatherdale Wildlife Park.
• SatisfyallyourshoppingneedsatWestfield Parramatta.
SydneyWest
SydneyEast
Located between the city and thecoast,theeasternsuburbsarehometo some of Sydney’s best outdoor
attractions - iconicBondiBeach,WatsonsBay, South Head and Nielsen Park. InCentennialParklands,just15minutesfromthe city centre, you can go horse riding,cycling or hiking through a 360-hectaregreenspace.
Beaches here have always had a styleof their own. for great waves, great cafesand great shopping. The Bondi to BronteCoastalWalkisahighlight,especiallyduringthe outdoor sculpture event, Sculpture bythe Sea. Paddington, Bondi Junction andDouble Bay offer some of Sydney.s bestshopping experiences with a mix of highstreet shops and boutiques and stylishmalls.
Excite me…•Do the Bondi-to-Coogee scenic cliff
walk–takeastroll,haveaswimandsipalatteatacaféalongtheway.
•Watch the Bondi lifeguards run lifesavingdemonstrationactivities,orevenparticipateintheprogram.
•Take a dip in the Bondi Icebergs surf pool,oneofSydney’siconiclocations.
•Dine at sunsetwithspectacularoceanviewsatvariousrestaurantsatBondiBeach.
FashionFix• VisitWestfield Bondi Junction and
Bondi Marketsforamallandmarket-stallshoppingfixbytheocean
• Walkthealongthebeachfront promenade and experience its carefreesun-drenchedlifestyle,whileenjoyingsomeretailtherapy
• ForHighendfashionDouble Bay isamustdo.DoubleBayisSydneyshoppingheaven,withexclusiveboutiquesofferingthepickofEuropeandesignersandfabulousshoesfromJimmyChoo,PradaandBottega.
stadiums, sports facilitiesandparklandsvia cycleways and walking trails. OtherattractionsinSydney’swestcanbefoundat Penrith and Windsor.
Pic: Sydney Olympic Park Authority
Pic: Hamilton Lund; Destination NSW
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