Australia's Southern Australia
Adelaide
Renowned for its celebrations of the arts, its eclectic mix of cultures and its bountiful harvests from vines, land and sea, South Australia is a face of Australia diverse as it is divine. Taste some of the country’s finest wines, delight in some its most exquisite restaurants and enjoy some of its most spectacular facets. For those less impressed by sophisticated refinements than by a rich array of charismatic wildlife, head to the wondrous Kangaroo Island, hike the lofty Flinders Ranges or venture deep below as opal miners did ages ago in the vast Outback.
Nearly 90 percent of South Australians reside within this city spread across the land between the Mt. Lofty ranges and the sea. Outside Adelaide discover the jagged hills and stony deserts of Australia’s most arid lands, where desolate terrain removes any likelihood of a productive livelihood, except in the unique city of Coober Pedy, where its opal mining residents reside under ground.
