30 THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN MELBOURNE

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Young, full of opportunities, colorful and smelling of coffee and spices ... that's right Melbourne, one of the most (fairly) famous cities in Australia and that always appears among the best places in the world to live. And it is not strange to understand why. Today we are going to tell you 30 things to see and do in Melbourne, so that when you have the opportunity to visit it you don't miss a corner!

* At the end of the article we give you a lot of useful information to plan your free trip to Melbourne

1. We start with the main course: Fitzroy, the hipster neighborhood of Melbourne. It has personality (a lot) and corners that reminded us a lot of some areas of Brooklyn, in New York. There is an atmosphere almost at any time, although it is best to visit it after 17 when, the vast majority of its bars and restaurants, the happy hours begin (God Save it!). Its busiest streets are: Brunswick Street, Smith Street and Gertude Street.

2. A restaurant that you cannot miss here is the Bimbo Deluxe and ojito to his “pizza time” in which all the pizzas (meat, fish / seafood and vegan) only cost $ 4 (€ 2.5 to change!). We recommend you try the salmon that was requetebuena.

3. Another place that we liked a lot (and not only because during the happy hour I had crowns at $ 5) is the The Kodiak Club. The waiters are very nice and have theme nights (on Mondays there is trivial night and chicken wings at $ 1).

These are our recommendations of 7 restaurants where to eat in Melbourne (good and cheap).

4. In all of Fitzroy (and in general in Melbourne) there is a lot street art. If you like urban art ... you'll like it a lot. Probably if you are looking for info on urban art in Melbourne the first thing that appears is itsfamous laneways, some narrow streets full of colorful graffiti. However, we were quite disappointed, in Fitzroy there are much more curved and less known murals!

5. The most famous laneways are: Center place, Hardware Lane, Hosier Lane YDegraves Street. Although, the truth is, it is best to let yourself be guided by your instinct and lose yourself in the center of Melbourne. There are many laneways!

Street art on a laneway in Melbourne

ADVICE! Do you know that there are free tours that take you to know the center of Melbourne? Sign up for this: it's free although it's always good to leave a tip to the guide!

6. Peeeero if you are a fan of the AC / DC you have to approach the AC / DC Lane Did you know that this group is originally from Australia?

7. Although for us the best of laneways is the ambient of their barecitos, where to have a good coffee (Melbourne is coffeaholic) or enjoy a good brunch!

8. Totally different is the environment that is lived in The Block Arcade, a gallery full of luxury shops and a very beautiful (and very chic) tea room. He reminded us - saving the distances, of course - to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan.

9. One of the icons of Melbourne is the Flinders Street train station. It is in the heart of the city so we are sure that you will end up passing by ...

10. Right there you will find Federation Square, the heart of the city, a place where there is always life and in which, probably, you will find an event, especially at the weekend.

Federation Square

11. And it has some of the most interesting museums in Melbourne. We personally loved the ACMI (Australian Center for the Moving Image) where, apart from learning something more about the history of film and television and its technology, there is an interactive area that will drive the little ones crazy (and the not-so-little ones). It's free!

12. In Federation Square there is also the Ian Potter Center (free) where you can spend time among works of art, including a large section of aboriginal art. We do not visit it but the reviews are very good.

13. Although if we talk about museums, we cannot skip the National Gallery of Victoria (free). Here are works by famous artists such as Picasso, Warhol, Matisse and Magritte (among others) and others by emerging Australian artists.

14. Not too far from here is the Shrine of Remembrance, a neoclassical memorial dedicated to the fallen in the First and Second World War. It is one of the places where they recommend watching the sunset and after having lived it live ... we agree!

15. Before you could take a good tour of the nearby Botanical Garden, one of the most complete and beautiful of all Australia. Admission, also in this case, is free.

16. Brighton beach It is one of the essential stops. Why? Well, for her celebrities bath houses, some wooden houses placed just in front of the beach and each decorated in a different way, but all super colorful. We went on Sunday and the ambience was great. Also the views of the Melbourne skyline from the beach are brutal.

17. From there you can take an Uber or a bus / tram to the area of St Kilda, one of our favorite neighborhoods in Melbourne, after Fitzroy of course! We recommend taking a walk through the neighborhood (full of little shops and bars), taking a selfie in front of the famous giant clown-shaped door of Luna Park (a somewhat vintage amusement park) and walking along the beach until you reach the dock.

18. And eye: in the St Kilda pier, at sunset, you may see a penguin colony! We were not lucky but Maru de Bitacora Traveler lived that show!

19. As we were tired of the penguin curse (we never got to see them, not in New Zealand where we live for 9 months!) We decided take a trip to Philipp Island where he lives and takes care of a large colony of these little bastards ... We'll talk about it in this article.

20. A place that we found spectacular was the Victoria State Library. This library reminded us of the ones we saw in the United States and if your books are cool (and their smell, sniiiif) you will love it. In addition there are always very interesting temporary exhibitions. It is free (yas).

Victoria State Library

There are still another 10 things to see and do in Melbourne ...

… keep reading!

21. Did you know that Melbourne is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world? More than 200 languages are spoken here and there are neighborhoods and areas where you can travel abroad without leaving the city. Good examples are Chinatown, Little italy (Carlton), Little vietnam (Richmond) and, of course, the Greek Precint, the Greek community of Melbourne that is the largest outside of Athens!

22. By the way, if you want to delve deeper into the history of Australian immigration, the Immigration Museum ($ 14) is a very good start.

23. Spend a morning in the Fitzroy Gardens, where you can see the house of the parents of Thomas Cook (it was not a bad place to build a cottage, eh!).

24. In order to set you up and make friends with the city, we advise you to go up to tram 35It is free and has a circular route along the center that is quite interesting (with audio guide included).

25. If you like visiting local markets like us, write this name: Queen Victoria Market, where there are many stalls with fresh food and from all over the world.

St Kilda's Luna Park

26. On Wednesdays, next to the Queen Victoria Market, they make a night market very handsome. It reminded us a bit of the Asian night markets

27. Go around the area of the Yarra river, the views are magnificent. And if you feel like getting lost among skyscrapers, you can go to the other side (Southbank) where are some of the hotels in the city and its famous casino (by the way, Australians are crazy about the “pokies”, as the slot machines call here!). If you want you can do a nice river cruise (this costs € 22)

28. They say that the best views of the city are the ones with the Eureka Tower (You can buy the ticket here and skip the lines), but if you don't feel like spending that money you know there are a few interesting rooftops. A good example is the central one Rooftop bar or the Naked for Satan (a skewer bar from Fitzroy).

29. If, like Aznar, you like to drink your wine ... make a Yarra Valley area tour, which has more than 80 wineries Cheers!

30. And of course, take advantage that you are close to one of the most beautiful roads in the world: the Great ocean road. So do not hesitate, rent a car (or if you do not have a card sign up for a tour like this) and go exploring. You will not regret it!

30 + 1. Returns. Melbourne It is a city that engages with amount of things to see and do... and the truth is, it is a place where we would not mind to spend a little time 🙂

These are the best things to see and do in Melbourne. Which is your favorite? If you know Melbourne we await your recommendations!

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Useful information

:: Where to sleep in Melbourne?

We stayed at the Melbourne Central YHA, of the YHA hostel chain. The hostel is located in the very center of Melbourne, just a few meters from a tram 35 stop and very close to the Southern Cross Station. It has bedrooms and private rooms on the roof of the building and there you can not miss its super terrace! You can even make your barbecue right there. The price for a bunk in a shared room is from $ 29 a night.

Where? It is at 562 Flinders St

:: How to get to the center of Melbourne from the airport?

The options are limited to two: the Skybus and the taxi. The Skybus runs 24 hours a day and costs $ 18 (see the stops on this map). If you go in Uber or in 13cabs (an app similar to Uber in this area of Australia), the price is around $ 60.

By the way, if you plan to sleep at the airport, we advise you to go to terminal 2. There is an area with plugs in front of the Nandos, and next to it there is a cafeteria with very comfortable sofas. Of course, at 5 they start cleaning and you'll have to leave ... but always better than on the floor.

:: How to get around Melbourne?

Melbourne is a very large city, but the center can be easily traveled on foot. Even getting to the Fitzroy neighborhood from downtown Melbourne will only take about 20 minutes. Tram 35 is very interesting for tourists, as it travels in both directions with a stop in many places in the center, and free. In addition, the area that is delimited by this tram is also free for the rest of the tram lines. For more remote areas there is a very efficient system of trams, trains and buses. To use them you will have to take out the Myki card and recharge it. You can take a look at the official website and help you plan the tours.

:: Where to eat in Melbourne?

These are our recommendations of 7 restaurants where to eat in Melbourne (good and cheap).

:: Tours and activities in Melbourne

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