OUT AND ABOUT
Occupying a middle ground between rolling green hills and white-sand beaches, Adelaide is a city of contrasts: where grand architecture and gracious parklands meet a proud Kaurna heritage, contemporary culture and a lively festival spirit. And, building on a foundation first forged in the 1980s with the likes of Cheong Liew and Maggie Beer, the city has reemerged in recent years with one of Australia’s most dynamic dining scenes: get a taste of it all at food and drink festival
(30 April – 9 May). TASTING AUSTRALIA Adelaide’s compact city centre is easily explored on foot. Ground yourself in its grand civic architecture on tree-lined NORTH
TERRACE, home to the city’s major cultural institutions including the ART GALLERY
AUSTRALIA, with its staggering OF SOUTH collection of more than 38,000 artworks as well as a dedicated platform, TARNANTHI, for contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art; and, next-door, the SOUTH
MUSEUM: home to the world’s AUSTRALIAN largest collection of Australian Aboriginal cultural material as well as galleries dedicated to the Pacific cultures, megafauna and opalised fossils, Ancient Egypt and more. Next, explore the nearby BOTANIC
and its beautiful landscaped grounds GARDEN that are studded with stunning architecture – including the 1877-built Palm House – and
reveal all manner of different habitats: from Australian forest to an international rose garden (also visit the cool-climate gardens and gullies of MOUNT LOFTY BOTANIC GARDEN just out of town in the Adelaide Hills). Here you’ll also find the ZOO, the iconic ADELAIDE
and ADELAIDE OVAL THE NATIONAL WINE
(for sampling the best CENTRE OF AUSTRALIA of South Australia’s superlative wine regions in one handy locale).
Then, launch yourself headfirst into the laneways of the and that CBD WEST END harbour a new wave of vibrant bars and chic restaurants that take advantage of the region’s abundant local produce. And don’t miss a trip to the historic MARKET, ADELAIDE CENTRAL a bustling hub of more than 70 traders. Or, indeed, a tram trip all the way to the beach.
Adelaide’s hotel scene is heating up too, with the recent opening of a slew of boutique and luxury hotels including HOTEL, OVAL MARKETS, HOTEL INDIGO ADELAIDE EOS BY and ADELAIDE. SKYCITY CROWNE PLAZA