| Canberra is located in the Australian Capital Territory, ACT with a population of nearly 300 000 is Australia's capital and only major inland city. It is unique in having every detail of it's construction planned from the beginning, then being built halfway between Sydney and Melbourne after a dispute over which would become the nations capital. The nerve centre of Australian national government, is just a three hour drive or a 45-minute flight south-west of Sydney. Set in a broad valley in the southern tablelands of New South Wales, Canberra is a well-planned lakeside city of parklands, impressive restaurants, beautiful bushland and leafy suburbs. Many of the public buildings display some of Australia's most innovative architecture including those housing our major, and most impressive, national attractions. Canberra is only 1 and 1/2 hour drive from the beautiful Snowy Mountains, where you can hike, horseride, mountainbike, ski, snowboard and enjoy the clean, crisp mountain air and surrounding towns. |
Attractions of Canberra
