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Adelaide - In keeping with its climate, Adelaide, capital of South Australia, has a Mediterranean ambience as it straddles the Torrens River, filled with churches, gardens, civic buildings, sidewalk cafes and a plethora of museums, galleries and festivals catering to the culturally inclined.

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The city was originally laid out in 1836 by Colonel Light in a square mile (three sq km) grid of wide streets with gracious colonial architecture. This has resulted in a compact inner city area, geared for easy exploring on foot, allowing the central area to be surrounded with hectares of parklands, walking trails, sports grounds and picnic areas on the banks of the river. The main boulevard is North Terrace, along which are the restored Mortlock Library, the Art Gallery of South Australia and the South Australian Museum with its spectacular whale skeleton and collection of Aboriginal natural history.

Adelaide Festival of the Arts

The splendid Adelaide Festival of the Arts has become one of Australia’s (and even the world’s) premier cultural events, with its epicentre at the Universal Playground venue. The bi-annual festival draws about one and a half thousand artists in all categories, most Australian but also guests from around the world. The packed and exciting programme features everything from circus performances and symphony concerts to serious drama and ethnic art exhibitions. The first festival was held in 1960, and the event has grown in size and stature every second year since.

Adelaide’s Big Day Out

Each year Adelaide rocks to the tune of some of the world's top popular music bands, when the travelling smash music festival, The Big Day Out, hits town. Adelaide is an important stop on the famous festival tour, which begins each year in Auckland, New Zealand and then transfers to main centres in Australia over the following three weekends. Star attractions in previous years have included Metallica, The Strokes and The Black-eyed Peas. The festival, first organised in 1992, also showcases Australia's home-grown talent and is regarded as the country's biggest music event.