Harbour View Apartments Melbourne

With its trams, expansive parks and gardens, alluring architecture and vibrant cultural, sporting, dining and shopping scenes, Melbourne packs enough attractions to satisfy a lifetime of holidays. But to discover the real Melbourne, you need to spend time on the Yarra River, home to many attractions of the resort city.

Melbourne is built on the Yarra River and this waterway has played a key role in the history of the city and social life. And with redevelopment in recent years, the River area offers attractions long day in the form of walks and tours as well as river bar hopping and shopping.

A morning stroll through the city on the Yarra is very rewarding. You can view the Polly Woodside, a historic sailing ship, the Turning Basin, the Exhibition Centre and the Botanic Gardens and Melbourne Park. In fact both sides of the river are rich in greenery. Often, you'll forget you're walking through the heart of a major city as you find yourself in the midst of nature.

An excellent way to experience the entire river and its importance to seize the city of Melbourne is taking a river cruise. You can visit sites such as the port of the southern hemisphere, Southgate Arts and Leisure Precinct, Crown Entertainment Complex, The World Congress Centre and Trade Centre, Westgate Bridge and stunning city views the whole way. Upstream, you will see the Royal Botanic Gardens, Government House, the National Tennis Centre, The Glasshouse, Olympic Park and Herring Island.

Nowadays, one of the recreation areas largest river Yarra is Southgate. Long an area of factories and warehouses shabby, this area on the south bank of the river has been redesigned in the early 1990s and turned into a stretch of river of boutiques, bars and restaurants.

The zone begins at the picturesque Alexandria Bridge to the rear of Flinders Street Station. From here you can stroll through the collection Southgate shops, bars and restaurants in a picturesque river.

Not only delicious riverside area in itself, but most attractions like Federation Square in Melbourne, with its galleries are nearby.

After lunch, you can rent a canoe at Studley Park. From here you can paddle one of the most beautiful stretches of the Yarra River. Kayaks are also available for rent.

In the evening, Southgate is the ideal place for a sunset and if you fell like trying your luck, you can head to the Crown Casino, part of the Crown Entertainment Complex which is a major stop on the river Yarra. If this is the game you want, you will find everything you want, but there is much to see and do outside the playground.

There are a multitude of shops and restaurants and the atrium offers frequent exposure. It also hosts many annual international events the city. In total there are 17 bars, 35 restaurants and cafes, apartments and theaters.

Living with the Yarra River is one of the main keys to getting to know the wonderful city of Melbourne. And when you do, you'll be pleased to find a large collection of hotels in the city of Melbourne for all tastes and pockets.