Queenscliff
Nowadays Queenscliff is an important tourist destination but in old times it used to be a fishing village. Many facilities for visitors are offered in this elegant resort,
from accommodation to restaurants. An important icon is the black lighthouse of Fort Queensclif, was created to protect Port Phillip Bay from an attack.
Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula is situated south-east of Melbourne, between Port Phillip Bay and Western Port, this Peninsula has sandy and clear water beaches and rock formations, one of them is
Arthur's Seat at Dromana which has splendid views from Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay.
Ballarat
Gold discovery made of this city a very busy one and now it's the largest city in Victoria. The Sovereign Hill is the main attraction in this city, now it's a gold museum and
is based in a real gold mine, also has a hotel and a theater.
Bendigo
Thanks to the time of gold discoveries Bendigo has many interesting and historical buildings, well preserved until now and some of them are the Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo
Town Hall and the Post Office. Bendigo has a big chinese community and their traditions are present in the city as can be seen in the Chinese Temple built in 1860.
Port Albert
Port Albert was established to serve as a port trade with Tasmania, was named like that because of Prince Albert. Now is an important port and also a touristic destination
with many old buildings to see as the Maritime Museum, the Port Albert Hotel and the Christ Church.
Healesville
Healesville is a very visited resort at the northeast of Melbourne and is popular for the Healesville Sanctuary a wildlife park with many native Australian animals all of them
living in a natural environment, this park has an area of 32 hectares.
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