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Victoria

The ultimate guide to your next Victorian getaway. Discover the best places to eat and drink, do and see, and stay.

Mad Hatters are the norm at the Booktown festival in Clunes, Victoria (Jesse Booher).
Daylesford & Macedon Ranges

Clunes Booktown is the 2-day festival every bookworm needs to get to

The one festival that needs to be on every bookworm's to-do list.

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Couples Enjoy Onsen Mt HothamAllenvale, Lorne.
Lorne

Review: Allenvale Cottages in Lorne offer Euro-tinged country style

Two hours from Melbourne, three minutes from Lorne and a million miles from anywhere – this little hideaway is lovely and rustic (but not too rustic), says Susan Gough Henly, perfect for a winter retreat

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100 Incredible Travel Secrets #93 ‘Quarters’ at the Flinders Hotel, Vic
Mornington Peninsula

100 Incredible Travel Secrets #93 ‘Quarters’ at the Flinders Hotel, Vic

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Corringle Slips Camping Area - Affordable Beach Breaks
Gippsland

Corringle Slips Camping Area

One of Victoria's most affordable accommodation options unsurprisingly is Corringle Slips Camping Site, equipped with all the best things a camping spot has.

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There’s something about Mildura… and we know what it is
Mildura

There’s something about Mildura… and we know what it is

On the banks of the Murray lies a town that is surviving, thriving and drawing visitors from around the world. Considered the fruit basket of Victoria’s far northwest, Mildura's a small town with big surprises.

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Exploring Lake Mungo National Park: a Portfolio
Mildura

Exploring Lake Mungo National Park: a Portfolio

The ever-shifting sands of Lake Mungo National Park are Australia’s window into deep time, where people sat, cooked and talked tens of thousands of years ago. Professor Dirk HR Spennemann has ventured this way before. But he never tires of taking the journey, and it always leaves its mark.

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Melbourne, Australia
Victoria

Ten things to do in Victoria for $10 and under

If the best things in life are free, then the second-best things must cost just under ten bucks. To that end, budget travel hound Sarah Tierney has come up with some great ideas for saving money on travel in these lean times.

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Big Lizzie - Just Outside Mildura
Melbourne

Roadside attractions from Melbourne to Mildura

A Roadside Attractions column for Australian Traveller Magazine on the route between Melbourne and Mildura via the Calder Highway.

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Discover everything Victoria has to offer with our ultimate travel guide of things to see and do in Victoria. Victoria’s capital, Melbourne, is filled with cultural attractions, foodie adventures and world-class festivals. Escape to the regions such as the Yarra Valley and the Mornington Peninsula and discover award-winning wines and picturesque cellar doors for a romantic weekend getaway.

 

Top things to do in Victoria

Sip your way around Victoria, home to over twenty wine regions and hundreds of regional wineries. In an hour, you can be in the wine-growing regions of Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula, the Yarra Valley or the Mornington Peninsula for a weekend of good food and wine. Further afield, you’ll find the impressive wine regions of the Macedon Ranges or explore the wonders of King Valley’s Prosecco wine trail.

Explore the regions such as Ballarat for its rich history of craftsmanship and impressive regional art gallery. In the Yarra Valley, visit TarraWarra Museum of Art and the many sculpture gardens dotted throughout the region, including Pt. Leo Estate.


 

Best places to eat and drink in Victoria

Melbourne is the dining Mecca of Victoria, with plenty of quality inner-city dining options. Plus, check out Melbourne’s best secret coffee spots to keep you caffeinated.


 

Where to stay in Victoria

There are plenty of great places to stay in Victoria. Start your journey with a stay in one of Melbourne’s boutique hotels, then road trip to the regions.


 

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