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Travel Guide Directory > Australia > New South Wales > Sydney Display All Sydney Australia Listings or refine your search: New Listings Comfort Inn Burwood Sydney Australia Comfort Inn Burwood provides the ultimate in Homebush accommodation, with superior hotel facilities and ideal location, a short distance from Sydney's CBD. Magistic Cruises Sydney Australia Magistic Cruises offer dinner cruises, lunch cruises, and sightseeing on sydney harbour. Bus Hire Sydney Sydney Australia Bus Hire Sydney for all Sydney bus hire needs About Sydney Australia Sydney is the oldest (1788) and largest city (2,103 square km) in Australia. Sydney, with a population exceeding 4 million people, is the capital of New South Wales and the economic powerhouse of Australia. Sydney is a vibrant city, bursting with character, and is built around one of the most spectacular harbours in the world. The most impressive landmarks on Sydney Harbour are the majestic Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Downtown Sydney is an exciting mix of high-rise apartments, office tower blocks, large department stores, financial houses and trading banks, superb shopping and friendly folk. Some of the best beaches in Australia are located in Sydneys eastern and northern suburbs. Italian, Greek, Turkish, Lebanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian immigrants who came to Sydney in the last 50 years have brought cultural vibrancy and delicious and daring new foods energy to the city. Bondi Beach is a famous Sydney landmark for surfers and scantily clad sunbathers. Sydney residents and tourists wanting a night on the town head for Kings Cross and Oxford Street with its bars, restaurants, and raucous and gaudy nightlife. Sydney is a comfortable city to visit at any time of year, with over 300 sunny days a year and average temperatures are around 25°C (77°F) but it can get to over 40°C (104°F) in mid-summer. Sydneysiders, as locals are known, practice a fairly relaxed lifestyle with a flamboyant appetite for the beach, barbecues and professional sports. The local currency used in Sydney is the Australian Dollar (AUD). Sydney is a food lovers paradise with different cuisines at the King Street Wharf, City Centre, Chinatown, Darling Harbour and Pyrmont, The Rocks, Circular Quay, Newtown and Leichhardt. Tourists to Sydney can explore The Rocks, take a cruise on Sydney Harbour, climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge, visit the Sydney Opera House, take a day trip to the Blue Mountains behind Sydney. The Hunter Valley with famous vineyards and cellar door wine tastings are just two hours north of Sydney. Sydney is noted for its liberal attitude and ranks alongside San Francisco as one of the gay capitals of the world. The Museum of Sydney, The Art Gallery of New South Wales and The Australian Museum are located in central Sydney and all are within walking distance of each other. Sydney boasts opera, ballet, orchestras and theatre companies, many of which operate from the Sydney Opera House. Popular tourist attractions in Sydney include the historic colonial buildings at The Rocks, the Sydney Aquarium, the Sydney Observation Level in the AMP Centrepoint Tower. Taronga Zoo and day and night ferry cruises on Sydney Harbour are popular with locals and visitors. |
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