Lonely Planet Sydney

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781786572721
• eBook ISBN: 9781788681667

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Sydney is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Take to the water and explore the spectacular harbour by boat; laze on the beach at Bondi and watch the waves - and the surfers - roll in; and hunt down the latest trendy bars and restaurants. All with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Sydney and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Sydney: 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, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - covering history, people, music, cuisine, politics Covers Circular Quay, The Rocks, Sydney Harbour, City Centre, Haymarket, Darling Harbour, Pyrmont, Inner West, Surry Hills, Darlinghurst, Kings Cross, Potts Point, Paddington, Centennial Park, Bondi, Coogee, Manly The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Sydney is our most comprehensive guide to the city, and is perfect for discovering both popular and offbeat experiences. Looking for just the highlights? Check out Pocket Sydney, our handy-sized guide featuring the best sights and experiences for a shorter visit.. After wider coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's East Coast Australia or Australia. 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 grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. '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 charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital editio

Surry Hills & Darlinghurst

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Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Entertainment

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Surry Hills & Darlinghurst

Neighbourhood Top Five

1Australian Museum Learning about Indigenous rights and admiring the dinosaurs at this venerable attraction.

2Brett Whiteley Studio Dazzling your eyes with the bright, quirky colours at the onetime Surry Hills studio of this legendary Sydney artist.

3Porteño Eating your way around Sydney’s gastronomic heartland – starting with the slow-cooked meat here and then returning again and again to sample the variety of tastes the neighbourhood has to offer.

4Love, Tilly Devine Sipping something interesting at this excellent backstreet wine bar, then heading off to discover the area’s other top pubs and small bars.

5Stonewall Starting your exploration of what’s left of the Oxford St scene at the downstairs bar of this stalwart of the scene.

Explore Surry Hills & Darlinghurst

Surry Hills bears little resemblance now to the tightly knit, working-class community so evocatively documented in Ruth Park’s classic Depression-era novels. The rows of Victorian terrace houses remain, but they’re now home to a mishmash of inner-city hipsters, foodies and LGBTQI folk who keep the many excellent neighbourhood restaurants and bars in business.

The warehouses lining Surry Hills’ moody lower canyons, near Central station, are the remnan...

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Sydney
• Sydney’s Top 10
• What’s New
• Need to Know
• Top Itineraries
• If You Like
• Month by Month
• With Kids
• Like a Local
• For Free
• Eating
• Drinking & Nightlife
• Entertainment
• Shopping
• Sports & Activities
• LGBTQ+ Sydney
• Beaches
• Neighbourhoods at a Glance
• Circular Quay & the Rocks
• City Centre & Haymarket
• Darling Harbour & Pyrmont
• Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
• Kings Cross & Potts Point
• Paddington & Centennial Park
• Bondi, Coogee & the Eastern Beaches
• Around the Harbour
• Newtown & the Inner West
• Manly
• Day Trips from Sydney
• Sleeping
• Understand Sydney
• Sydney Today
• History
• The Arts
• Architecture
• Transport
• Directory A-Z
• Behind the Scenes
• Sydney Maps
• Our Writers