Canberra Australia

Canberra Australia is the capital and the largest city of the Australian continent. Located in the northern part of the continent, this city is the seat of government. This city also houses the High Court, the Parliament House, Australian War Memorial, Australian Institute of Sport, the National Library, Australian National University, National Museum, and National Gallery. Popularly known as the ‘Bush Capital’, the design of the city was heavily influenced by the garden city movement. The city of Canberra captures 314.4 sq.mi land in the continent of Australia. Canberra receives continental climate with dry and warm summer and foggy chilly winter.

Climate in Canberra

Canberra is characterized by dry and continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Winters are usually chilly and fogy. Frosts and fogs are very common in this city. Canberra city is not as humid as the surrounding areas and coastal region.

Famous places in Canberra Australia

Canberra houses a number of museums, parks, and art galleries. The best sightseeing sites are mentioned below:

• Old Parliament
• National Gallery of Australia
• National Museum of Australia
• High Court of Australia
• Questacon
• Corin forest flying fox
• The National Aquarium and Wildlife Sanctuary
• Hot air ballooning
• The diplomatic area of Yarralumla
• Cockington Green
• Screen Sound Australia
• Australian War Memorial
• Australian Institute of Sport
• Lake cruises
• Tidbinbilla Deep Space Tracking Station
• The National Dinosaur Museum
• Australian Botanic Gardens
• National Library of Australia
• Australian Archives
• Bob sled ride
• Royal Australian Mint

Nightlife in Canberra

• Southern Cross Club
• Vikings Club
• Academy
• Canberra Labor Club
• Mooseheads
• Hellenic Club of Canberra
• Cube
• Canberrra Club
• Toast
• Canberra Tradesmen’s Union Club
• Shooters
• Trinity
• Nitro
• PJ O'Reilly's
• Sultans
• King O'Malley's

Dining areas in Canberra Australia

There are various restaurants and cafes in the city. You can visit these places for authentic Australian cuisine and international cuisines such as Chinese. Book in advance before you come to the restaurants. Online booking is done.

• The Ginger Room
• Benchmark Wine Bar
• Lake George Winery Restaurant
• Senso Restaurant & Culinary Studio
• Mezzalira Restaurant
• Antigo Cafe & Bar
• Axis Restaurant
• Brindabella at the Crown Plaza
• Charcoal Restaurant
• Harem Turkish Restaurant
• Peppered Prawn
• Ruby Chinese
• Isabella’s at Hotel Kurrajong
• Banana Leaf Restaurant
• Blue Elephant Indo Lankan Restaurant
• Hidden Dragon BBQ Noodle House
• Imperial Court Chinese Restaurant

Transport in Canberra

Canberra International Airport is the main airport in the city, which offers direct flights to other cities in the country like Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide, although there is no international flight offered by the airport. Car is the main mode of transportation in Canberra. This city is well connected with Sydney through Country Link railway service and freeways. Bus services in this city are operated by public transport.

Last updated on 10/11/2010