Melbourne & Victoria - Understanding Melbourne & Victoria & Survival Guide (Chapter)

This chapter contains the Understand Melbourne & Victoria, Melbourne & Victoria Today, History, Food & Wine, Fashion & Shopping, The Arts, Sport, Survival Guide, Directory and Transport chapters from Lonely Planet’s Melbourne & Victoria guidebook.

All the info you need on everything from history, food and sports to flights, public transport, climate, money, the internet...you name it. Get hints on the gay and lesbian scene and tips for women travellers, kids and travellers with disabilities.

• comprehensive info on shopping from city-style to local designer talent
• football - Victorian-style - revealed: from Australian Rules to the rectangle codes
• a guide to Melbourne’s street-art scene
• full coverage for foodies

Coverage includes: Understand Melbourne & Victoria, Melbourne & Victoria Today, History - from indigenous Victoria to Melbourne’s multicultural midcentury, Food & Wine: from Fine Diners to Small Plates, Dishing Up Diversity, Cafes & Coffee Culture, Eating Local and Victorian Vino, Shopping: City Style, Melbourne Black, Local Talent and Craft & Markets, Visual Arts, Literature, Music, Cinema & Television, Theatre, Dance, Architecture & Urban Planning, The Sporting Life, Australia Rules Football, Cricket, Tennis, The Rectangle Codes, Freewheeling, Survival Guide, Directory and Transport.