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Introducing Victoria
It may be pint-sized compared to the colossal kilometres of some states, but Victoria packs just as much variety, wilderness, remoteness, guts and urban mayhem as its beefier neighbours. Melbourne, Australia’s second largest city, occupies a southern bay, and is a hybrid of global influence. The art, music, theatre, cinema and cuisine in this city of culture junkies is accessible to every budget, and though fuelled by the best baristas in the country, the Melburnian pace is set to an affable amble.
Scalloping its way around coves, beaches and cliffs, the Great Ocean Rd is great indeed. Wild surf pounds the shoreline and enigmatic coastal towns mingle with lush national parks such as the unfailingly photogenic Port Campbell National Park. Around Melbourne the Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula are latticed with grapevines; popular spa towns Daylesford & Hepburn Springs aren't too far either.
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