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Melbourne Information

Melbourne, a beautiful city with about 3 million population, is the second largest city in Australia. It is also the capital of Victoria state.
It has wonderful scenic beauty and is full of buildings of Victorian architecture. The Yarra River divides the city into two parts. The population comprising the working class resides in the north and west bank. The more affluent people in the society reside in the south and the eastern region. The Central Business District, also known as The Golden Mile is situated at the northern bank of the river Yarra. Visitors, touring the city for the first time, must collect all relevant Melbourne Information related to their stay and tour in the city.

Melbourne has good transportation facilities. There are 25 airlines that serve passengers at the Melbourne International Airport. From the airport the passengers can avail shuttle buses or hire a taxi or rent car to the various locations in Melbourne. The visitors to the city can also travel by trains arriving at the South cross-station in Melbourne. To reach the city from Tanzania, ferry travel is a common option available to the tourists. To travel in and around the city, there are trams and buses serving on regular basis in Melbourne and in the suburban regions. To travel long distances by bus, V/Line, Sky bus, Firefly and Greyhound are available at the Spencer street coach terminal.

There are a number of hotels in Melbourne that provide comfortable stay to the touring visitors at an affordable budget. Some of them are Carlton hotels, North Melbourne hotels, Mentone hotels, Richmond hotel and Parkville hotels. The various tourist attractions in Melbourne include Phillip Island, Immigration Museums, The Ian Potter Center, Heritage Building, Old Melbourne Goal, Shrine of Remembrance and many more.

Tourist Melbourne information is available to the public through various travel agents as well as online media.

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