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Itineraries

48 hours: Romance

Make your weekend in Melbourne an affair to remember. Indulge in luxurious accommodation and enjoy the city's famous bars, restaurants and galleries.

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Book nooks

Love nature and quality time spent with a good book? Book nooks abound in regional Victoria. Let us show you where to find them.

Shopping

Fashionable neighbourhoods

Melbourne's fashionable neighbourhoods boast their own distinct style, with a sense of fun and respect for local history, culture and creativity.

A twist at every turn

Insider guides to Melbourne in winter

Explore Melbourne like a local. Follow our Melbourne insiders, through city laneways and down neighbourhood streets.

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Melbourne breweries

Explore Melbourne's independent brewery scene where brewers of the inner city and nearby neighbourhoods experiment with unusual flavour combinations.

Itineraries

Melbourne spring weekend

Explore what's new in Melbourne with a three day spring itinerary to take in laneways and neighbourhoods, arts and eats.

Spectator sports

Racing season

Metropolitan races take place at Flemington, Moonee Valley, Caulfield and Sandown racecourses across greater Melbourne.

Aboriginal Victoria

Regional spotlight: Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

Explore south-west Victoria’s natural wonders, including the now dormant 30,000-year-old volcano of Budj Bim, which in Gunditjmara means 'Big Head'.

Restaurants

Bar Margaux

Melbourne meets New York and Paris at this French-style basement bistro from the award-winning team behind The Everleigh. Good Food Guide Bar of the Year 2020.

Breweries

Bodriggy Brewing Co

With 64 taps pouring craft beer and wine, Latin American fare and live music, Bodriggy Brewing Co. is so much more than just a brewery.

Restaurants

Daughter in Law

Sample from a menu described as 'unauthentically Indian-Australian', while sipping tropical cocktails and bopping along to 70s Bollywood tunes.

Restaurants

Di Stasio Città

Welcome to Rinaldo di Stasio's city restaurant, where traditional Italian meets high design. Voted Gourmet Traveller New Restaurant of the Year 2020.

Cafes

Little Common

Pop over the road from Footscray train station for your daily caffeine fix at this European-style stand-up coffee house in Footscray Market.

Victoria

Food and wine

Find your flavour in Victoria, where cups runneth over with fine restaurants, eclectic cuisines, country pubs, regional produce and wineries galore.

Victoria

Events

Life's worth celebrating in Victoria. A packed calendar of events ensures there's a party in every corner of the state, whenever you visit.

Victoria

Videos

Stimulate your senses and be inspired with visions from Melbourne and beyond.

Things to do

Nature and wildlife

Get outside and discover abundant nature and wildlife in Victoria's desert landscapes, rugged coastlines, lush alpine outlooks and inland waterways.