Canberra is the capital of Australia. The city appeared completely by chance, and if there were no confrontation between the two big cities of this continent - Sydney and Melbourne - then, perhaps, there would be no Canberra. It was as a result of a long dispute between the two largest cities for the right to call themselves the capital and the emergence of Canberra.
Sometimes they say that Canberra is very similar to the capital of Brazil. There is also an artificial lake called Griffin in honor of its creator, there is also a huge number of parks and green spaces, there is also a great variety of all kinds of beautiful buildings. But today the only function of Canberra is only to manage the country. There are no plants here, they produce nothing and do not produce anything. Here lives and works the government of Australia, and this has postponed its special imprint on the "face of the city."
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How to get
There are no direct flights to Canberra. Therefore, first you will have to fly to Sydney or Melbourne, and from there you will transfer to an airplane that flies only within the country and thus travels to Canberra. The city itself is not on the coast, but this does not mean that the traveler will be very bored in Canberra. From Sydney, the city is 280 km away, from Melbourne - at 650 km.
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Canberra's climate is
Partly cloudy, light rain +26 ° С in the afternoon +19 ° С at night ° С water |
Clearly +21 ° С in the day +12 ° С at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light rain +20 ° С in the afternoon +14 ° С at night ° С water |
| Canberra weather forecast for 10 days | ||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | + 27 | + 27 | + 24 | + 19 | + 15 | + 12 | + 11 | + 12 | + 16 | + 19 | + 22 | + 26 |
| night | + 20 | + 20 | + 17 | + 13 | + 9 | + 6 | + 5 | + 7 | + 9 | + 12 | + 15 | + 28 |
Entertainment, Excursions and Landmarks Canberra
The Australian Government is located in the building of the Parliament - a building that was rebuilt with enthusiasm several times, until finally its current version was created .It is incredibly large, and on the roof of the building is a huge mast .During the construction, the architects had to remove part of the hill on which the Parliament is located, but after the project was completed, the land was returned back and smashed on it a huge beautiful flower garden that is almost all year round pleasing with its beauty and the fragrance of tourists and city residents. >.
Canberra is a city in which there are quite a few monuments and memorials. The most famous is the Australian War Memorial, which was erected in honor of the soldiers who participated in the wars of the Australian Union. In this memorial there is a sculpture garden, which is dedicated to all army units.
No less interesting is the building of the National Gallery of Australia. This is the main picture gallery of the whole continent, built in the style of brutalism, which gives it a special charm. In the paintings that are exhibited in this gallery, the entire freedom-loving spirit of the Australian people is reflected. In order to bypass all the halls and admire the exhibited works, only 2-3 hours will suffice.
Well, after visiting the gallery you can take a walk and on Black Mountain. This hill is located very close to the business center of the city. Here, any buildings are prohibited by law, and the hill itself belongs to the National Parks of Canberra. At the top of the Black Mountain (and this is how its name is translated) is a telecommunications tower, whose height reaches 195 meters.
Events and Festivals
If you are lucky, you can get to one of the festivals, which are held almost year-round in the capital of Australia. The most popular of them is a music festival. Another popular and colorful festival is the Flower Festival, which lasts a month. And the most remarkable thing is that you can look at all this magnificence from the height of a bird's flight, having made a small walk over the city on the most real balloon. Photo of Canberra (15)