Lonely Planet Pocket Melbourne

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

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