Adelaide City Guide
Travel Information, Travel Guides, Accommodation, Tours and Attractions in Adelaide South Australia
Central Market Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and home to more than a million people. Adelaide was founded in 1836 with the reading of a proclamation under a gum tree at Glenelg. Fine food, great wine, a sense of history and the good life can all be found in the elegant City of Adelaide.
Go visit Adelaide, hunt for a bargain, enjoy fresh produce, have your palm read or just take a stroll through Orange Lane Market, Edward St, Norwood.
The market has successfully retained its old world charm and the people watching opportunities here are just as plentiful as the bargains.
When you are in Adelaide, you must visit the Barossa Valley, do the Barossa Valley Tour. Sample the delights of the Barossa Valley with wine tasting and a delicious winery lunch. Breathe in the beauty of the Adelaide Hills dotted with quaint villages, and visit Hahn-dorf, rich in German heritage and a delight to walk and browse along the main street. The best in scenery and wine loving combined!
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Wining And Dining In Adelaide
Whatever food you are looking for Adelaide has it, serving food from all over the world. You will not be disappointed, Adelaide has one of the best ranges of restaurants in Australia. The main eating areas include the central market, Chinatown, Gouger Street, Hindley Street (the West End), Hutt Street, Melbourne Street, O'Connell Street, and Rundle Street (the East End).
For a fine dining experience book a table at the elegant Chloe’s, College Rd, Kent Town. Here you will enjoy award winning food, silver service and a stellar wine cellar.
Things To Do In Adelaide
Haigh Australia
Haigh Australia – the oldest family owned chocolate company, established 89 years ago, offers free guided tours where you can learn about the process of making these melt in your mouth delights.
The tour takes you through the factory, then lets you loose in the shop. Where: Greenhill Rd, Parkside.
The South Australian Museum – Offers visitors six floors of exhibits that reveal many fascinating stories. Exhibitions and displays reflect the museum’s extensive Australian Aboriginal and Pacific collections and the Ancient Egyptian room has been a favourite destination for generations of museum visitors.
Where: North Terrace. Situated alongside the Art Gallery of South Australia and State Library of South Australia
When: Open daily 10am – 5pm (except Good Friday and Christmas Day)
Contact: South Australian Museum – (08) 8207 7500
Adelaide Botanic Garden – the Garden Guides conduct free guided walks of the Adelaide Botanic Garden leaving from under the plane trees outside the Botanic Garden Restaurant, daily at 10:30am (except Christmas and Good Friday).
Where: North Terrace.
When: Open Mon to Fri 8am - sunset; Sat, Sun and public holidays 9am - sunset
Contact: Adelaide Botanic Garden – (08) 8222 9311.
Adelaide Zoo
Adelaide Zoo – home to over 1,800 animals and almost 300 species of exotic and native mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and fish exhibited in magnificent botanic surroundings now expanded to 8 hectares. There’s plenty to see and do at Adelaide Zoo.
Where: Frome Road.
When: Open everyday from 9.30am - 5pm
Contact: Adelaide Zoo – (08) 8267 3255.
Getting Around Adelaide
Public Transport
The Adelaide Connector free bus service is a Council initiative which provides a safe and convenient link between the major facilities within the North Adelaide and City area. Facilities such as hospitals, universities, schools, community services and shopping precincts are now linked and accessible via the Adelaide Connector free bus service.
The service operates 7 days a week (except public holidays). Mondays to Thursdays it runs between 8am and 6pm. On Fridays between 8am and 9.30pm. On Saturdays and Sundays between 10am and 5pm.
Bus timetables are available on each bus; and also from the Council's Customer Service Centre at 25 Pirie Street; the North Adelaide Library and Community Centre 176 Tynte Street; the Hutt Street Library and Community Centre 235 Hutt Street; and the Visitor Information Centre at the Western end of Rundle Mall.
For more information please contact the Adelaide City Council Customer Centre, 25 Pirie Street, Adelaide.
Phone: (08) 8203 7203.
E-mail: city@adelaidecitycouncil.com
Bikes
With wide streets and beautiful Park Lands, Adelaide is a great place to cycle. Whether it is your main transportation, a relaxing recreation or an exhilarating sport, the City is a great place to ride a bike.
Adelaide City Council is working to make the City even more cycling friendly by installing more bike lanes and bike parking facilities, as well as more free City Bikes for people to use in the City. For more information click here.
