What is there to eat and do when traveling to Adelaide?

Adelaide is a tourist destination. The city's planning and structure are very centralized, and tourists can explore on foot, which is very convenient. In addition, there are many well-preserved old buildings in the city. The center is surrounded by parkland, making it a very attractive city. Surrounding Adelaide are countless famous wineries, producing Australia's most famous wines. In addition, the Adelaide Hills (Adelaide Hills) located near Adelaide are the best overlooks for Adelaide. There are also some towns of great historical value in this area, including German Town. Not far from Adelaide, there is Kangaroo Island (Kangaroo Island), which is famous for its rich native Australian animals and plants. The island has secluded beaches, rugged coastline, wild animals and natural trails. In addition, there are many sunken ships offshore, and divers can also explore in the water. Visitors can take the ferry from Glenelg. In addition, it is also a famous wine country. Most of Australia's exported wines are produced in the suburbs of Adelaide. The internationally renowned and popular winery areas include: Barossa Valley, Claire Valley and Adelaide Hills. Not far from Adelaide.

Important attractions in the city

The Central Market was built in 1870. It is the largest market in the southern hemisphere and is full of historical significance. A variety of small shops sell food including fresh vegetables, fruits, fish, meat, poultry, as well as unique dried fruits and coffee beans. There are also a variety of Chinese-style shops, various stalls and entertainment venues here. Victoria Square is located in the city center and has a modern fountain designed by a sculptor born in Adelaide. From around the square, you can overlook the buildings of Adelaide's new and old eras at the same time, including the modern South Australian Government Building and St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral (St. Francis Cathedral) and the Supreme Court. The South Australian Museum (the South Australian Museum) is a natural and cultural history museum that mainly exhibits South Australia’s ancient and modern flora and fauna as well as the Pacific Islands and living customs of various ethnic groups. Among them, the exhibits related to anthropology, natural history and geology are the most abundant. , the museum with the largest collection of Australian Aboriginal objects in the world, as well as ethnographic materials on early Pacific cultures.

Important attractions in the suburbs

Coober Pedy is the oldest and largest opal (opal, also known as "Australian gem") mining town in South Australia. The place with the most opal shops and the greatest variety of opals in the world. Another world-famous fact is that local houses, churches, and opal mining factories are all built underground to escape the hot climate here.

Casino

The Adelaide Casino is located above the North Avenue Station. In addition to providing a full range of gambling facilities, there are also three bars and two restaurants. It is the center of Adelaide's nightlife. You must dress neatly to enter the casino from Friday to Sunday. On weekdays, you can wear sneakers to enter, but you are still not allowed to wear T-shirts, which shows the grandeur of this casino. On weekends and holidays, the casino is open 24 hours a day, and on weekdays from 10 pm to 4 am. It is the only night entertainment in Adelaide, which has no nightlife at all.

Festival Center

The Adelaide Festival Center (Festival Center) is a building with a tall white roof and is known as the Sydney Opera House in Adelaide. There are concert halls, drama halls, space theaters, small hotels and restaurants, etc. Staff are available to guide visitors around the celebration center on weekdays and Saturdays. In the basement of the Festival Center is the South Australian Theater Museum, which introduces various performing arts and their evolution. The Adelaide Celebration Center is close to the beautiful Lake Torrens. Visitors can take a two-person pedal boat on the Torrens River or take a cruise on the "Bupai" yacht, which takes about half an hour.

In addition, there is an international market on the second Sunday of March every year in the square on the north side of the Adelaide Celebration Center. It is very lively with many vendors of clothing, daily necessities, handicrafts, snacks, etc. It is recommended that if you happen to come across it, go inside without visiting and experience the unique style of the Australian market.

South Australian Museum

The South Australian Museum is a museum that introduces nature, history and culture. Through the floor-to-ceiling glass walls, you can clearly see a huge exhibition hall. The whale skeleton is very spectacular and is the most obvious feature of the museum. The exhibits in the museum mostly focus on the introduction of anthropology, geology and natural history, the handicrafts of the Aboriginal people of Australia and Oceania, etc. There are also exhibitions and introductions about the Dreamtime legends of the Australian Aboriginal residents.

Cultural Center

Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Center (Tandanya) is the first comprehensive arts center for Aboriginal residents in Adelaide. It has art galleries and handicraft workshops. , souvenir shop, performance and exhibition venue. In addition to learning about and appreciating the indigenous culture, visitors can go shopping in nearby specialty retail stores, or enjoy authentic Australian cuisine in coffee shops and restaurants.

Historical and Cultural Time Trails

The Adelaide Municipal Government has built seven time trails in the city. Each trail introduces a different unique history and culture of Adelaide. cultural background. It is very suitable for the whole family to relax and increase their knowledge while enjoying the city scenery.

Food

Food Street

Adelaide has many famous food streets. It is recommended that you go to O'Connell Street and Gouger streets, as well as Norwood Parade and Rundle Street East, where there are endless snacks. and delicious food.

Henley Square

If you want to enjoy a leisurely dinner with a sea view, try going to Henley Square (the Oscar-winning movie "The Shining Beauty" was filmed here! ) or Glenelg, choose a cafe or restaurant. If you want to enjoy your meal, you can also go to restaurants such as Ayers House, Jarmers, Alphutte, etc. The diverse food choices will leave gourmets speechless. Also worth mentioning is The Grange, which has not only won Remy Martin, Gourmet Traveller, and Restaurant of the Year Awards, but is also owned by a well-known local restaurant. Overseas Chinese chef Cheong Liew is in charge.

Adelaide is proud to offer many of the finer things in life, from fine restaurants to a range of fine wines. Must-try local delicacies like eucalyptus-smoked kangaroo meat , tuna, salmon, whiting, New Zealand snapper, shark, billfish, rock lobster, abalone, oysters and crayfish. Hindley Street in the city is the center of various restaurants. There are Chinese, Italian and Lebanese restaurants here, as well as several clubs and bars. The most comfortable thing about eating in Adelaide is that you can dine outdoors to your heart's content. Since the weather is dry and rainless, you don't have to worry about it suddenly raining.

Barossa Gorge

In Adelaide, tourists can enjoy many delicious foods. Although the number of restaurants is not as many as in Sydney and Melbourne. But in terms of quality and service, it is not inferior, and the quality of its table wine is the best in Australia. From Adelaide you can be in the heart of the vineyards in less than an hour. The Barossa Gorge in northern Adelaide is one of the famous tourist spots. Since the 1840s, generations of winemakers have produced some of Australia's finest wines.

To this day, major brewers still call it home. There are also delicious restaurants, historic country inns and hotels. You can chat with the wine shop owner here. Enjoy some of Adelaide's finest wines. Most wineries are open every day, and February to March is their busiest harvest season.

Many wineries also arrange tours of vineyards and historic buildings.

Specialties

When you come to Adelaide, remember to try Two Dogs Limoncello. This is the first lemon alcoholic drink in the world. It was invented because a resident had too many lemons at that time. It was later bought by the French company Pernod Ricard. In addition, we also want to try the black drink. Haigh's Chocolates is the only chocolate factory in Australia that still imports cocoa beans and uses roasting methods to control the taste and texture. It produces a variety of chocolates with different flavors, which are definitely different from ordinary chocolate.