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• Sydney.

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Sydney (map) is the Harbour City, and is the largest, oldest and most cosmopolitan city in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world’s most beautiful and liveable cities. Brimming with history, nature, culture, art, fashion, cuisine and design, it is set next to miles of ocean coastline and sandy surf beaches.

Sydney is a gateway to Australia for many international visitors. It lies on the deepest natural harbour in the world and stretches for 140 kilometres. The first meeting between the native people and the British occurred on 29 April 1770 when Lieutenant James Cook landed at Botany Bay (map).

*City Centre (map). Home to the centre of the busy CBD (Central Business District), centre of government and finance but also home to many famous attractions (including the Opera House (map) and the Royal Botanic Gardens (map)), fine restaurants and shopping. Take ferries from Circular Quay (map) to some the Sydney Harbour Islands.

One week in Sydney – some ideas on how to spend a week in and around Sydney, exploring different areas.

Chinatown (map). Officially, Chinatown does not have clearly defined borders, due to its continuous growth. The traditional core of the Haymarket Chinatown has been centred around Dixon Street (map), a pedestrian street mall with many Chinese restaurants, and with a paifang (a traditional Chinese gateway) at each end.

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*The Rocks (map) is an inner-city suburb, tourist precinct and historic area of Sydney. It is located on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour adjacent to the city centre, close to where Sydney was first settled in 1788.

The Kings Cross area (map) is infamous in Australia as being a red light district, similar to Kings Cross, London with numerous strip clubs and “girlie” bars along Darlinghurst Road, although the demographics have changed in recent years and gentrification of the area has led to clashes between new and established elements.

*Sydney Harbour Bridge (map). The dramatic water vista of the bridge together with the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of both Sydney and Australia.

Watsons Bay (map) sits on the end of the South Head peninsula and takes its name from the sheltered bay and anchorage on its western side, in Port Jackson (map). It provides some of the best views across the harbour to the city of Sydney and the Harbour Bridge. The Gap (map) is an ocean cliff on the eastern side with views to Manly, North Head, and the Pacific Ocean.

Blue Mountains National Park (map). The Blue Mountains National Park is one of the most popular parks in Australia. The majority of tourists to the Blue Mountains see the National Park from one of the many lookouts between Wentworth Falls (map) and Blackheath (map), and many of these never actually set foot in the park.

Sydney’s most famous beach attracts large numbers of tourists to Bondi (map) throughout the year with many Irish and British tourists spending Christmas Day there. Manly Beach (map) is a well-known beach situated at the southern end of Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Manly Beach’s access to the city via a 30-minute ride on Sydney’s ferries makes it popular with tourists and is host to a number of international surfing events.

Sydney ocean beaches all have shark mesh nets around 100 metres out to sea, and are regularly patrolled by air for sharks. A shark alarm will sound if any are sighted, and you should get out of the water. The risk of shark attack swimming on a patrolled beach between the flags is low. Shark attacks are rare on Sydney beaches, but they have occurred.

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• Public Transport.

Guide to traveling to and getting around in the Country.

Transport for NSW – all public transport in Sydney

Sydney subway + Interactive map

⇒ Also сheck оut мore info: Transportation (int.sydney.com) • Getting around (australia.com)

BUS: Coach travel to Sydney is usually quicker, cheaper and more frequent than train travel. Priors Scenic Express • Greyhound Coaches – has the most extensive bus network in Australia.

TRAIN: Sydney Trains – The train network will take passengers to most of the metropolitan area. + NSW Trainlink Regional

AIRPORT: Australia’s main point of entry is Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport. Other major entry points into Australia are the airports at Melbourne Airport, Brisbane Airport and Perth Airport.

WATERWAYS: The public Sydney Ferries central hub is at Circular Quay (map) at the north edge of the CBD. Ferries run up the Parramatta River via Balmain and Olympic Park, around to Darling Harbour, across to Luna Park, across to the Zoo, out to Manly, and out to Watsons Bay. They also go to Garden island and Cockatoo Island.

Sydney Day Trips – The Blue Mountains.

Enjoy an exciting day trip in the Blue Mountains. Hike beautiful trails, enjoy delicious food and treats at some of the areas fantastic eateries and marvel at the incredible views in this beautiful World Heritage site.

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