Melbourne holidays in Australia

With an exciting food scene, neighbourhoods varying from hip to historical and an unrivalled sporting calendar, Melbourne considers itself the cultural capital of Australia.

A joy to explore on foot or by tram, the city centre includes the state parliament; splendid Victorian buildings; the hive of character-filled cobbled laneways lined with restaurants, cafés, bars and boutiques; ultra-modern Federation Square; and Flinders Street Station, where it’s obligatory to stand beneath the clocks of this iconic terminus as generations before have done.

Look down on the city as you soar skywards on the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel or if you dare, you can teeter on the Edge, a transparent glass cube that projects out from the Melbourne Skydeck. If you like to keep...