Adelaide and the Barossa (SA)

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Region Adelaide and the Barossa (SA) Country Australia Destination: Asia

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The city of Adelaide is home to many wonderful museums such as the South Australian Museum, the Migration Museum, the Museum of Classical Archaeology and the Investigator Science & Technology Centre. There are some great art galleries found within the city, like the Art Gallery of South Australia and the Royal South Australian Society of the Arts. There is also some fantastic architecture around the city, which includes Ayres Historic House, Adelaide Town Hall, Holy Trinity Church, St Francis Xavier Cathedral and Parliament House.

Adelaide is home to other wonderful attractions like the Adelaide Botanical Gardens, Rymill Park, the Adelaide Oval, the Adelaide Zoo, Himeji Park and many different market places like Orange Lane Market.

In the Adelaide Hills visitors will encounter attractions like the Belair National Park, Mt Lofty Botanical Gardens, Morialta Conservation Park, Cleland Wildlife Park and the Warrawong Sanctuary.

South of Adelaide, on the Fleurieu Peninsula, you will find a series of beaches that are a great place to swim and relax on. Heading the list of these beaches are Christie’s Beach, Maslin Beach, Aldinga Beach and Sellicks Beach. Also in the south are Cape Jervis, Deep Creek Conservation Park and the Inman Valley.

The Barossa Valley is the wine growing capital of Australia and it is now wonder the biggest attractions in the area are some world famous wineries such as Chateau Yaldara, St Hallett, Orlando, Saltram Wine Estate, Seppelts, Wolf Blass, Yalumba, Bethany and Grant Burge Wines. The area also has other attractions such as the Museum of Mechanical Music and the ‘Whispering Wall’ in Lyndich, the Barossa Valley Historical Museum, the Keg Factory and the Kev Rohrlach Technology & Heritage Centre found in Tanunda.

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