The Culture of Melbourne (the capital of Victoria, Australia) reflects its diverse, multi-layered culture and society and the city is widely noted as the "cultural and sporting capital" of Australia.
Melbourne's culture draws on Western culture and the culture of Australia, and cultures of the world, however it branches into its own local culture through a number of local traditions and strong themes with the Melburnian emphasis on the arts (particularly the performing arts, culinary arts and visual arts) as well as sport, sporting traditions and recreation. Melbourne is also a major centre of activism, including the Australian trade union movement.
Melbourne Attractions that have been selected to appear on the AGFG website have been categorised according to Activity. Attractions in Melbourne are classified as follows:
Information Centres
Attractions
Entertainment Venues
Galleries & Museums
Outdoor Activities
Snow & Ski
Water & Boating
Tours, Transport & Travel Services
Golf Courses
Melbourne enjoys a temperate climate with warm-hot summers; spring and autumn are balmy and mild, the winters cool. Melbourne is seldom unbearably cold or unbearably hot, temperature extremes when they do occur see the hotter realms of the thermometer causing more problems than the colder.
Melbourne (wym. lub) – stolica i największe miasto stanu Wiktoria oraz drugie pod względem wielkości miasto w Australii (po Sydney), zamieszkane przez 4 mln mieszkańców w obszarze aglomeracji Melbourne (2009). Melbourne było stolicą Australii od 1901 do 1927, kiedy przeniesiono stolicę zgodnie z wcześniejszymi ustaleniami do Canberry. Melbourne za swoje walory było dwukrotnie uznane przez magazyn The Economist za Najlepsze miasto do życia na świecie, raz w roku 2002 i ponownie w roku 2004. Melbourne posiada największą liczbę zagranicznych studentów po takich miastach jak Londyn, Nowy Jork i Paryż. Jest największym skupiskiem polonijnym Australii (16 439 osób), dlatego Polska ma tu swój konsulat honorowy.
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