Adelaide (Adelaide) - the capital of the state of South Australia, a city with an amazingly ordered layout, wide streets and spacious areas .Beaches with snow-white sand here organically coexist with urban architecture, boutiques of fashion designers are within walking distance of national parks with koalas and wombats, and with all this in Adelaide there is absolutely no rhythm of the megacity + $ .Here you can make ethno-trips to the surrounding fertile valleys, spend all day shopping malls, and arrange a dizzying picnic on top of the Adelaide Hills .
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How to get to Adelaide
Adelaide International Airport is located 8 km from the city center. A large number of international and domestic flights land here, it is one of the busiest transport hubs on the continent. From Russia to Adelaide it is possible to arrive by flights with transfer of such airlines as Cathay Pacific (via Hong Kong), Malaysia Airlines (via Kuala Lumpur), Singapore Airlines and Qantas (via Singapore). It is often more convenient to fly to Sydney, and from there you can get to Adelaide by Virgin Blue, Qantas, JetStar or Tiger Airways.
From the airport to the city center, you can take the Skylink shuttle bus, departing from the departure lounge every half hour. The fare is $ 10, the journey time is about 25 minutes, the stop is at the Keswick Interstate train station. The JetBus municipal bus also brings arrivals to Adelaide to the city center: a fare of $ 4, $ 40, departure every 15 minutes.
Adelaide can also be reached by train from South Australian Railways from other cities in the country: Darwin, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.
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The climate of Adelaide is
Clearly +21 ° С in the day +17 ° С at night ° С water |
Overcast +23 ° С in the day +15 ° С at night ° С water |
Overcast +22 ° С in the day +16 ° С at night ° С water |
| Adelaide weather forecast for 10 days | ||
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | + 27 | + 27 | + 25 | + 22 | + 18 | + 16 | + 15 | + 15 | + 17 | + 21 | + 23 | + 25 |
| night | + 15 | + 15 | + 14 | + 11 | + 9 | + 7 | + 6 | + 7 | + 8 | + 10 | + 12 | + 14 |
| of water | + 20 | + 19 | + 18 | + 18 | + 16 | + 14 | + 16 | + 16 | + 17 | + 18 | + 18 | + 19 |
Transport in the city
The distances between the sights of the center of Adelaide can easily be overcome on foot: most of the popular tourist places are located between Victoria Square and the North Terrace, on either side of King William Street.
Adelaide public transport includes buses, trams and trains, all operated by the municipal company Adelaide Metro. Travel by any type of transport - for single tickets Metroticket. Ticket valid for 2 hours is 4, 40 $; For $ 8, $ 30 you can buy a travel card for a day (which is convenient if you often travel around Adelaide during the day).
The bus network of the city is very extensive and logically arranged. The most popular among tourists is the free route No. 99 called City Loop: it is a ring line for all the main attractions of Adelaide. Buses depart every 15-30 minutes depending on the day of the week and move both clockwise and counterclockwise.
The tram line connects the entertainment center of Adelaide on the outskirts of Hindmarsh, the city center and the beach suburb of Glenelg. The stops that may be useful for you on the route are Adelaide Train Station, Rundle Mall and Victoria Square. The movement within the city center is free, for longer trips the usual tariff scale is applied. The journey time from the end to the end of the branch is about half an hour.
Trains are convenient to use to visit the port of Adelaide (line Outer Harbor), Belair National Park (Belair line) and the coastal suburbs of Brighton and Gallet Cove (Noarlunga line).
By Adelaide and the surrounding area, you can also ride a bicycle, which you can rent at Bicycle SA. The service is free, but you must return the bike by 4:30 pm. Machines are issued on the security of documents.
Cuisine and restaurants Adelaide
In Adelaide, entire streets are dedicated to food: on both sides there are restaurants, pizzerias, snack bars and fast food. Most establishments adhere to Asian gastronomic traditions: and those wishing to taste Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine are guaranteed to find a restaurant for every taste and purse. Such "delicious" highways include Rundle street, Hutt street, O'Connell Street and Melbourne street.
Pay special attention to local wines: Adelaide is one of Australia's main wine regions.
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Shopping and shopping Adelaide
The city has a lot of shopping opportunities, and in this it can easily be compared with European capitals. Among the popular shopping places are
- Rundle Mall (Rundle Mall) - "the commercial heart of Adelaide", an absolute must-visit of the city even for non-fans to make purchases. More than 600 shops in an elegant gallery-style building, there are also cafeterias and bars.
- The Adelaide Central Market (Adelaide Central Market) offers a variety of fresh food, sweets, wines and flowers.
- Street William William (King William Road) - a bunch of boutiques designers clothing and interior items.
- Norwood Parade (Norwood Parade) - a lot of cafes, restaurants, interspersed with shops, every sweet heart of stuff.
- Harbor Town has more than 50 branded outlets, the best place for bargain shopping during the sale period.
- Jetty Road in the coastal area of Glenelg is a great place to combine shopping with a walk on the ocean.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Adelaide
In Adelaide, an impressive number of architectural monuments, museums, exhibition halls and art galleries. As for historical buildings, from the first moments it is felt that they were created not just for a utilitarian purpose, but, as they say, they invested their souls and very carefully approached the "face" of the city. In the immediate vicinity of Adelaide there are 4 national parks (up to no more than 15 km.), And in the city - several botanical gardens, landscape parks and recreational zones.
With the legacy of the Aboriginal Gharn, the indigenous inhabitants of Adelaide lands, you can get acquainted with the South Australian Museum - there are more than 3000 original artifacts. Under the roof of the museum is also located Gallery of Biological Diversity, in an interactive form telling about the flora and fauna of South Australia.
Institute of Aboriginal Culture Thandering is another popular place where exhibitions are regularly held, show programs of national dances and master classes on Aboriginal life are held.
The life of Adelaide European is boiling on the North Terrace: here is the City Park, the Lion Art Center of Fine Arts, the Parliament building, the State Library and the Picture Gallery. On the eastern tip of the area are the National Wine Center of Australia and the Botanical Garden.
You can admire the panoramic view of the city from the hills of Lofty and Montefiore (traffic is permitted, as well as a picnic).
To see Australia's richest flora and fauna, you should visit Belair national parks (here you can walk around the bush, play a game of tennis and have an afternoon snack), Cleland (with an emphasis on the fauna: wombats, dingos, wallabies, kangaroos, ostriches, emu, then you can hug the koala and take a picture with it), Morialta (with picturesque waterfalls in winter) and the private Warrawong nature reserve, offering day and night orientation tours with or without a guide.
Attentions also deserve a visit to the Coopers brewery and the Haze chocolate factory. Photos of Adelaide (5)