Elegant, clean and multicultural, Adelaide is a temperate and green as it is charming and progressive. Discover for yourself the city’s relaxed pace of life, great eateries, sporting history and vibrant culture. You won’t want to leave. With a population of 1.06 million people, Adelaide is the cultural, political and social epicentre of South Australia. Nestled between Mount Lofty ranges to the east and Gulf St Vincent to the west, Adelaide is a sophisticated city that has preserved its heritage and links with the past. With 70 per cent of the nation’s wine exports hailing from SA as well as world-class food and gourmet delights, living is easy in this alluring capital. Even its name evokes a sense of grace. Adelaide is named after Queen Adelaide, consort to King William IV, who ruled Britain from 1830 until his death in 1837 – a year after South Australia was settled. The site of Adelaide was chosen by Colonel William Light. Light also laid out Adelaide’s broad inner-city streets and surrounded the city centre with a ring of parklands that today offers a buffer from suburbs and creates a feeling of spaciousness and grace. Unlike its eastern seaboard counterparts, convicts did not colonise Adelaide. Its free settlers began arriving in 1836. while most immigrants – military officers, small tradesmen, land-buyers and labourers – came from Great Britain, others were German, Polish, Afghan, Chinese, Italian, Lebanese, Spanish and Scandinavian settlers. Social reform has always been close to the heart of local Adelaideans. The first local government was formed in 1840. In 1894, South Australian women became the first in the world to be allowed to stand for Parliament. Adelaide also has the first university to admit women. Today Adelaide has carved out a niche as Australia’s cultural capital. It is home to the Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Fringe, WOMADelaide, Adelaide Festival of Ideas and Tasting Australia. It is the perfect city in which to live, work and study, or holiday. Article courtesy South Australian Tourism Commission |
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South Australian Visitor & Travel Centre
18 King William Street Adelaide
Telephone 1300 655 276
Rundle Mall Information Centre
Rundle Mall Adelaide
Telephone +61 8 8203 7611
Glenelg Visitor Information Centre
Foreshore, Glenelg
Telephone +61 8 8294 5833
Port Adelaide Visitor Information Centre
66 Commercial Road, Port Adelaide
Telephone +61 8 8405 6560 |
