Melbourne & Victoria - Understand Melbourne & Victoria and Survival Guide (PDF Chapter)

This chapter contains the Melbourne & Victoria Today, History, Food & Drink, Fashion & Shopping, The Arts, Sport, Directory A–Z and Transport chapters from Lonely Planet’s Melbourne & Victoria guidebook.

All the info you need on everything from history, food & wine, to flights, public transport, cli-mate, money, the internet... you name it. Get tips for women travellers, gay and lesbian travellers, travellers with disabilities, and travellers with kids.

• a rundown on the best food & drink of the region
• info on the Ned Kelly, the goldfields and all the region’s history
• full coverage of Melbourne’s great obsession: sport
• details on Melbourne’s buzzing art scene

Coverage includes