Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Festivale Pictorial Guidebook

Festivale's pictorial guide to Melbourne and Victoria is our way of sharing our city with you.

Melbourne has been called "the world's most livable city", but that's marketing.

What is Melbourne like? Four seasons in one day. In climate and temperament, we are probably a sister city to Seattle, Washington. Enough inclement weather to encourage people to enjoy the indoors and be creative, enough good weather to enjoy outdoor events and beautiful spaces.

Melbourne, Australia is a multicultural city with influences from all around the world. It has a population of indigineous people, immigrants from every continent, as well as tourists and international students. This is reflected in the entertainment, food, goods and services available.

Melbourne inner city is on a silt bed and the long dry destroyed many homes and commercial buildings. Cracks in walls and ceilings are now part of the fabric of the city as the underground shrinks and shifts.

Melbourne is a cafe city, an eating-out city, a city that attracts creative types. There are lots of artists and writers, especially genre writers, although less than before the Goods and Services Tax beat a lot of people out of freelance employment.

Like many other places, Melbourne works hard to attract the tourist dollar. This includes extending the existing conference and exhibition spaces to bring larger conventions to places like Jeff's Shed (Melbourne Exhibition Centre).

While we are travelling around visiting places, we pay especial attention to those that can be reached by public transport and are free. There are lots of places to go and things to do, it's just a matter of looking.

This is one place to start your search.

Photostories

Parks and Gardens

Historical Places

Sports and Other Venues

Map of Victoria

Public Parks and Gardens These are lists of public parks and gardens
	Inner City parks and gardens. See also, related map
	Suburban parks and gardens. See also, related map
	Mt Dandenong Tourist Road parks and gardens. See also, related map
	Country Victoria parks and gardens. See also, related map Parks and gardens maintained by the Waterways people.

Historic Sites including museums, classified buildings and gardens.
	Inner City historic sites. See also, related map Another View Walk of Melbourne Art Deco Walk of Melbourne
	Suburban historic sites. See also, related map
	Country Victoria historic sites. See also, related map which links to other informative sites Geelong Historic Sites

Other
	Inner City Galleries and Museums. See also, map Art Deco Walk of Melbourne
	Melbourne and Environs Galleries and Museums Melbourne and environs, major sports venues Capital City Bike Trail Western Coastal Bike Trail
	Melbourne Venues and Attractions. See also, related map
	Melbourne's Yarra River. See also, related map