|
|
Canberra Tourist
Information
Canberra, the Capitol of Australia is located in Southern tablelands of New South
Wales about 660 km from Melbourne & 280 km away from Sydney. Unlike some
crowded and polluted capitol cities in the world, Canberra has a loveliest
surrounding with number of tourist attractions around. Canberra is a green
city with parks, hills and bush land.
----------------------------------- Advertisement --------------------------------------------
----------------------------------- Advertisement --------------------------------------------
The city of Canberra is a planned city, which was designed by American architect Walter Burley Griffin.
City is surrounded by lake Burley Griffin, even though it is an artificial
one, you may see as a natural. This was build in 1963, by building a dam over
Molonglo river.
The Canberra city attractions includes Parliament house ( both old and new) , the National
Gallery of Australia and number of National parks. Other than visiting to many attractions,
Canberra visitors can do cycling, Skiing and bushwalking. Visitors can get more information
about the attractions, maps and transport facilities from the Canberra from visitor
information centers, which are available in the airport and various locations
of the city.
Canberra has good public transportation system, mainly serves by ACTION busses.
Other transport mediums includes, taxies, rail, car renting and by bicycles.
Visitors can get good accommodation facilities in Canberra ranging from five star
hotels to budget bed and breakfast accommodation. Most of the Canberra hotels equip
with modern facilities and located close to the city attractions. Few campsites
also available in Canberra. The popular Murrumbateman wine region located by
the Canberra, produces quality wines, which are popular through out the Australia.
Since this is the capitol of Australia, there are number of government institutions
and bodies located in Canberra. Canberra has comparatively low unemployment rate
and one of the main ways of city income is from tourisms. Canberra has a good
education facilities and Australian National University (ANU) and
the University of Canberra (UC) are located in there.
Canberra is a safe tourist destination with very less crime rate. But always careful about
your money and luggage. Most of the locals in Canberra are Christians, but there are
other religions also there.
Canbera Time zone: GMT +10 (Daylight savings start at end of March ane ends at end of October)
Canberra Population: 308,000
Phone area code of Canberra: 02
Canberra Area: 805 square km
----------------------------------- Advertisement --------------------------------------------
----------------------------------- Advertisement --------------------------------------------
|
Canberra Climate and Weather:
Four Seasons in Canberra,Canberra Monthly Average Rainfall Figures,
Canberra Monthly Maximum and Minimum Temperatures ( in Centigrade) ...
|
|
Canberra Tips and Info:
Changing money in Canberra, Smoking, Tipping, In emergency, Tax refund in Canberra,
Canberra Electricity, Currency, Canberra Banking Hours...
|
|
Transport Facilities in Canberra:
Canberra bus service, Canberra by Train, Canberra by Air, Taxi service in Canberra,
Car hiring in Canberra, Cycling In Canberra, Cycling In Canberra, Walking in Canberra...
|
|
Canberra International Airport:
Canberra International Airport located just 8 km from the city towards the east side.
This serves both international and domestic flights...
|
|
Canberra Maps :
Map of Canberra with Zoom facilities and attraction...
|
|
Canberra Theaters:
List of Canberra theaters...
|
|
Canberra Tourist Attractions:
Australian War Memorial, Canberra Bicycle Museum, Lake Burley Griffin, Old Parliament House,
National Gallery of Australia, National Dinosaur Museum...
|
|
Churches and Cathedrals in Canberra:
Churches and Cathedrals in Canberra. All Saints Church, Canberra Baptist Church, Canberra City Church
, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church, Serbian Orthodox Church, St. Andrew's Church,
St. John the Baptist Church, St. Christopher's Cathedral...
|
|
Canberra Parks and Gardens:
Canberra is a green city, with large number of parks, gardens and bush land...
|
|
|
|
