Lonely Planet Pocket Melbourne

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781786571564
• eBook ISBN: 9781787012233

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Melbourne is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the many laneways, have a drink in a riverside bar, shop for bargains at the Queen Victoria Market or visit a world-class gallery -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the absolute best of Melbourne and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Pocket Melbourne: Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Free, convenient pull-out Melbourne map (included in print version), plus over 10 colour neighbourhood maps User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers the City Centre, Southbank, Fitzroy, Carlton, Richmond, Prahran, St Kilda and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Pocket Melbourne, a colorful, easy-to-use, and handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, provides on-the-go assistance for those seeking only the can't-miss experiences to maximize a quick trip experience. Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends both popular and offbeat experiences, and extensively covers all of Melbourne's neighbourhoods? Check out Lonely Planet Melbourne & Victoria. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. Lonely Planet enables the curious to experience the world fully and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves, near or far from home.TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data ch

City Centre

Princes Bridge over Yarra River | Enrique Díaz /7cero/Getty Images ©

Not just a business and shopping district, the city centre’s wide main streets and laneways house many of Melbourne's top eateries and bars. Flanking the river, Federation Square is Melbourne's civic heart and home to several high-profile sights, while the constant buzz of retail radiates along Swanston and Elizabeth Sts towards the enormous Queen Victoria Market.

The Sights in a Day

MStart the day on chic Flinders Lane, treating yourself to one of the city’s finest breakfasts at Cumulus Inc before wandering Melbourne’s laneways. Check out the world-class street-art scene of stencils and graffiti along Hosier Lane and browse boutique shops such as Craft Victoria.

RGrab authentic tapas from critically acclaimed MoVida, before crossing the road to Federation Square – Melbourne’s architecturally arresting centrepiece. Within its precinct, don’t miss the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, home to Indigenous art and Australian modernist paintings. Leave time for ACMI and its multimedia exhibits, and a stroll through the adjoining parkland of Birrarung Marr. Do a hook-turn and head back opposite Flinders Street Station to quench a well-earned thirst at Young & Jackson, Melbourne’s oldest pub.

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Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Melbourne
• Top Sights
• Local Life
• Day Planner
• Need to Know
• Melbourne Neighbourhoods
• City Centre
• Southbank & Docklands
• Williamstown
• South Melbourne, Port Melbourne & Albert Park
• South Yarra, Prahran & Windsor
• East Melbourne & Richmond
• East Brunswick
• Fitzroy & Collingwood
• Abbotsford Convent & Around
• Carlton & Around
• St Kilda
• The Best of Melbourne
• Survival Guide
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writers