Holiday Destination: Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. It is located on Australia's south east coast of the Tasman Sea. Inhabitants of Sydney are called Sydneysiders, comprising a cosmopolitan and international population. The most well known attractions include the Sydney Opera House, and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Other attractions include Royal Botanical Gardens, Luna Park, the beaches and Sydney Tower. The site of the first British colony in Australia, Sydney was established in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip, commodore of the First Fleet as a penal colony. The city is built on hills surrounding Port Jackson which is commonly known as Sydney Harbour, where the iconic Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge feature prominently. The hinterland of the metropolitan area is surrounded by national parks, and the coastal regions feature many bays, rivers, inlets and beaches including the famous Bondi Beach and Manly Beach. Within the city are many notable parks, including Hyde Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens. Sydney often ranks highly in various world cities rankings. It has hosted major international sporting events, including the 1938 British Empire Games and the 2000 Summer Olympics. The main airport serving Sydney is Sydney Airport and the main port in the city is Sydney Harbour.

Climate

Summer 24 °C (75 °F), Winter 16 °C (66 °F)

Tourist Season

Winter season is the best for tourism.

Accommodation

Hotels and Apartments.

General Information Of Sydney

• Land Area: 4,689.1 sq mi (12144.6 km2)
• Population: 46 Lakh.
• Capital City: Sydney.
• Language: English.

Tourist Attraction in or Near by Sydney

Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district and the North Shore. The dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of both Sydney and Australia. The bridge is nicknamed The Coathanger because of its arch based design. Under the directions of Dr J.J.C. Bradfield of the NSW Department of Public Works, the bridge was designed and built by British firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd of Middlesbrough and opened in 1932. The bridge's design was influenced by the Hell Gate Bridge in New York. According to the Guinness World Records, it is the world's widest long span bridge. It is also the fifth longest spanning arch bridge in the world, and it is the tallest steel arch bridge, measuring 134 metres from top to water level. Until 1967 the Harbour Bridge was Sydney's tallest structure.

Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is a multi venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, opening in 1973 after a long gestation that had begun with his competition winning design in 1957. It is one of the 20th century's most distinctive buildings and one of the most famous performing arts centres in the world. The Sydney Opera House is on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It sits at the northeastern tip of the Sydney central business district, surrounded on three sides by the harbour and inland by the Royal Botanic Gardens. Contrary to its name, the building houses multiple performance venues. The Sydney Opera House is among the busiest performing arts centres in the world, hosting over 1,500 performances each year attended by some 1.2 million people. It provides a venue for many performing arts companies, including the four key resident companies Opera Australia.

Royal Botanic Gardens

Royal Botanic Gardens are royally magnificent and botanically interesting. It is the place to visit for those who search serenity, tranquillity and enrichment in the hustling bustling city of Sydney. Royal Botanic Gardens are considered as the oldest scientific institution in Australia. The others are the Mount Annan Botanic Garden and the Mount Tomah Botanic Garden. The park, managed by the same trust as The Domain adjoining it, is free to access and open every day of the year. On the southern edge the Cahill Expressway borders it and on the eastern edge, Art Gallery road. It is 30 hectares in area.

The Rocks

The Rocks is an urban locality, tourist precinct and historic area of Sydney's city centre, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, immediately north and west of the Sydney central business district. The Rocks features winding streets, sandstone cottages and mazy sandstone steps all of which offers a glimpse into Australia's colonial past. The precinct and its immediate surroundings are administered independently of the local government area of the City of Sydney, by a New South Wales state government statutory authority, the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority. The Rocks area borders on the Bradfield Highway, leading to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, with the localities of Dawes Point and Millers Point, to the west. It is immediately adjacent to Circular Quay on Sydney Cove, the site of Australia's first European settlement in 1788.

Art Gallery of New South Wales

The Art Gallery of New South Wales, located in The Domain in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was established in 1880 and is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the fourth largest in Australia. Admission is free to the general exhibition space, which displays Australian from settlement to contemporary, European and Asian art. The museum is wellknown around the world for its remarkable collection of international and national art works. More than one million visitors travel to this art gallery every year to enjoy a starling collection of pictures. Apart from the scintillating art works, people can also enjoy lectures, films, music and performances.

Sydney Central Business District

The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in the south. Its east west axis runs from a chain of parkland that includes Hyde Park, The Domain, Royal Botanic Gardens and Farm Cove on Sydney Harbour in the east to Darling Harbour and the Western Distributor in the west. The Sydney Central Business District is also popular among tourists as it holds some of the finest cheap hotels of Sydney.

Sydney Town Hall

The Sydney Town Hall is a landmark sandstone building located in the heart of Sydney. It stands opposite the Queen Victoria Building and alongside St Andrew's Cathedral. Sitting above the busy Town Hall station and between the cinema strip on George Street and the Central Business District, the steps of the Town Hall are a popular meeting place. Sydney Town Hall is cherished as one of the most impressive architectural marvels in the country. Home to the City of Sydney Council, Sydney Town Hall offers the settings for different civic.

Australian Museum

The Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australia, with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology. It features collections of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, as well as mineralogy, palaeontology, and anthropology. Apart from exhibitions, the museum is also involved in indigenous studies research and community programs. The museum has a remarkable collection on vertebrate and invertebrate zoology along with mineralogy and palaeontology. Australian Museum also conducts research studies and organises community programs. It is located in College Street, Sydney and was originally known as the Colonial Museum or Sydney Museum. The museum was renamed in June 1836 by a Sub Committee meeting, when it was resolved during an argument that it should be renamed the Australian Museum.

Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Olympic Park is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Olympic Park is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council. Originally part of the suburb of Homebush Bay, the area was redeveloped for the 2000 Olympics. Millions visit this iconic park each year to take part in several multicultural festivities, sporting activities and educational programs. Sydney Olympic Park is indeed a big attraction for holiday makers who seek fun and pleasure on their tour to Australia.

Accessibility

Bus Terminal

Greyhound Australia

Eddy Avenue
Sydney NSW, Australia

Lee street, Bus stand B

Lee Street
Sydney NSW, Australia

39x Stop

71 Doncaster Avenue
Kensington NSW, Australia

333 bus stop oxford

Woollahra NSW, Australia

Airports

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport: For international flights.

Bankstown Airport: For international flights.

Sydney West Airport: For international and domestic flights.

Railway Stations

Martin Place Railway Station

Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW, Australia

Town Hall Train station

Cross City Tunnel
Sydney NSW, Australia