The capital of Western Australia, the most extensive administrative area in the world, the city is still called "The State of wild flowers." Calm, sunny city with a population of about 1.8 million people. Located 4000 km from Sydney and can not but feel a certain isolation.
The city is situated on the banks of the river Swan, between the Indian Ocean and the mountain chain Darling Rangers, 10 km from the coast. On average the sun shines in the city of 8 hours a day, and no wonder the residents of this city called "lucky." Beautiful river bends allow to ride on a yacht and do other water sports in the fresh air all day long right in the city.
The city was founded in 1829 by James Stirling, to prevent the French foothold on this coast. The first colonists settled the north, in the Swan Valley. While the 90-ies of the XIX century around Kalgoorlie not opened Gold Rush, the city lived a lazy life of a small administrative center on the northern shore of Swan. In 60-ies of XX century, when really the discovery of large gold-bearing deposits, there was a gold boom. Perth is a super-modern city, the blue sky reflected in its skyline. However, despite the many modern buildings in the city there are many old buildings in colonial style, which gives it charm.
Attractions
Perth is the large developed city, and there is something to do during the day and night. During the day you can visit the Art Gallery of Western Australia, where the exhibited works are not only overseas and Australian artists, but also "primitive" aboriginal masterpieces, amazing technique of their execution. No less interesting is a visit to the Museum of Western Australia, telling about the nature of the state, its colonial history, the largest crater of the world that formed in the north of Western Australia, and, of course, about the native peoples – Aborigines. In the evening you can sit in a posh restaurant or down unnecessary money at the casino Burswood.
Fremantle – the port city at the mouth of Swan River, 19 km south-west of Perth city was founded in 1829, long enough for the Australian standards. Perth and Fremantle are closely linked by public transport – buses, commuter trains, ferries and taxis – why, even while living in Fremantle, you will be able to quickly and easily find the center of Perth. A stop in Fremantle preferred by many people, especially those who travel to Perth to meet with companies whose offices are located in Fremantle. In addition, in Fremantle are some of the most famous sights of Perth, for example, the Maritime Museum, Frimantlskaya Dungeon, Frimantlsky Center of Fine Arts and is the oldest structure in Western Australia – Round House
Not far from Perth in the countryside are beautiful sandy beaches where you can sunbathe and swim most of the year. However, in this case and advised not to live in the heart of Perth, and in one of the luxury hotels on the beach.
The main thing that attracts travelers in Perth – it is unusual, sometimes even bizarre nature, unlike the nature of the rest of Australia. This is primarily due to climatic and paleoistoricheskimi reasons. Special climate in the area of Perth has allowed to preserve the unique forests of giant trees Curry 280 km south of Perth, has created a tiny corner of the Mediterranean landscape in the extreme south-western Australia, where the Margaret River valley evolved into one of the major wine-producing regions of the country.
Nature has tried and graced the south-west of the endless fields of bright colors, the most bizarre, more than any other region of the country, engaging in August-October, travelers from around the world. At 260 km north of Perth in a national park in the middle of Nambang sandy desert remained one of the main attractions of the country – Pinnacle – the fossilized remains of ancient forests. Fossilized skeletons of tree trunks sticking out like a devil's teeth on the yellow sand create naturalno unearthly landscape, as if descended from the pages of science fiction books about opening other people's planets. And finally, you can not leave Perth without visiting a unique creation of Australian nature, oboshedeshee all textbooks of geography – stone waves. Stubborn wind grit for grit machined this bizarre huge wave of red sandstone, 340 km east of the city.
Well, if you are a scuba diver, looking for adventure – you just need to fly for 2-3 days in the town Eksmaut to diving with harmless monsters – whale sharks.
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Perth hotels:
- Burswood International Resort Casino 5*
- Duxton Hotel Perth 5*
- Sheraton Perth 5*
- Novotel Langley Perth 4*
- Miss Maud 3*