Melbourne 5

I.　　This fifth edition guide to Melbourne lists detailed walking tours around the must-see sights, gives an inside guide to Melbourne's annual sporting events, lists options helpful to gay and lesbian travellers and much more.

II.　　Melbourne, 5th edition, captures the soul of the city in the funky "City Life" chapter. The guide includes the must-see sights of this popular city as well as annual sporting events, which attract throngs of international and domestic visitors.
　　1.Expanded practical coverage, "top 5" recommendations and passionate reviews
　　2.Fantastic neighbourhood and themed walking tours
　　3.Two colour throughout with full-colour maps and image sections
　　4.Smart new "City Life" section highlights contemporary culture

III.　　"It takes a book like Lonely Planet's city guide to remind us all over again what makes it so special."

　　Why does Lonely Planet choose to call Melbourne home? Well there's the enviable live-music scene, modern museums, a vibrant multicultural mix, shopping to die for, leafy-green parklands, the best coffee on earth and cozy cocktail bars up every laneway. Discover the city's treasures for yourself with this smart, stylish and streetwise guide - like us, you might decide to stay forever.
　　1.CHECK OUT the best galleries, theatres, museums and sporting arenas that Melbourne has to offer
　　2.MAX OUT that credit card using our guide to Melbourne's best shopping
　　3.DINE OUT at some of Australia's finest restaurants or linger over a latte at our author's favorite cafes
　　4.FIND OUT who's the 'next big thing' at funky art spaces, cutting-edge theatres or grungy pubs
　　5.GET OUT and around the city using our full-color maps and self-guided walking tours

IV.　　Great move. You’ve just picked up Lonely Planet’s hometown guide – and we know world-class Melbourne better than anyone else. We’ve gladly pulled out our best to cover every inch of abundant cultural turf. Applaud honest, insider reviews and stunning colour by staff photographers (see if you can spot one taken from our rooftop). This is the game we play 24/7
　　1.KICK OFF your trip with expert history, culture and art & architecture chapters by academics, artists and radicals
　　2.HANDBALL ordinary stuff: we’ve handpicked hidden bars, top restaurants and the best music venues so you can get on with having a good time
　　3.SCORE some great bargains on our unrivalled shopping strips
　　4.ROAR WITH THE CROWD – get rugged up and get vocal at the footy with the locals
　　5.BREAK AWAY FROM THE PACK – relax in spa country, coastal wilderness or the Mornington Peninsula

　　Melbourne
　　City (pop., 1999 est.: 3,417,200), capital of Victoria, southeastern Australia. Situated at the head of Port Phillip Bay and the mouth of the Yarra River, the area was discovered by Europeans in 1802 and incorporated into the colony of New South Wales. The first settlement was founded in 1835 by settlers from Tasmania, and in 1837 it was named for the British prime minister, Lord Melbourne. Made the capital of Victoria in 1851, it grew rapidly with the gold rush of the early 1850s. It served as the first capital of the Australian commonwealth (1901–27), until Canberra became the new capital. Second in size to Sydney, it is an industrial, commercial, and financial centre and the seat of several universities, including the University of Melbourne.

　　Simone Egger
　　She has worked with Lonely Planet on seven titles: mostly for books about Australia, which requires clocking over countless kilometres of bitumen. Australia’s coast and country, and its settlements and characters appear to be hyper-fabulous when viewed through Top Gun–esque sunglasses bought from the first petrol stop, to a soundtrack of compilation CDs (sans Kenny Loggins). Most recently she veered off-road to write a chapter on East Timor for Lonely Planet’s seminal guide Southeast Asia on a Shoestring.

I.　　This fifth edition guide to Melbourne lists detailed walking tours around the must-see sights, gives an inside guide to Melbourne's annual sporting events, lists options helpful to gay and lesbian travellers and much more.

II.　　Melbourne, 5th edition, captures the soul of the city in the funky "City Life" chapter. The guide includes the must-see sights of this popular city as well as annual sporting events, which attract throngs of international and domestic visitors.
　　1.Expanded practical coverage, "top 5" recommendations and passionate reviews
　　2.Fantastic neighbourhood and themed walking tours
　　3.Two colour throughout with full-colour maps and image sections
　　4.Smart new "City Life" section highlights contemporary culture

III.　　"It takes a book like Lonely Planet's city guide to remind us all over again what makes it so special."

　　Why does Lonely Planet choose to call Melbourne home? Well there's the enviable live-music scene, modern museums, a vibrant multicultural mix, shopping to die for, leafy-green parklands, the best coffee on earth and cozy cocktail bars up every laneway. Discover the city's treasures for yourself with this smart, stylish and streetwise guide - like us, you might decide to stay forever.
　　1.CHECK OUT the best galleries, theatres, museums and sporting arenas that Melbourne has to offer
　　2.MAX OUT that credit card using our guide to Melbourne's best shopping
　　3.DINE OUT at some of Australia's finest restaurants or linger over a latte at our author's favorite cafes
　　4.FIND OUT who's the 'next big thing' at funky art spaces, cutting-edge theatres or grungy pubs
　　5.GET OUT and around the city using our full-color maps and self-guided walking tours

IV.　　Great move. You’ve just picked up Lonely Planet’s hometown guide – and we know world-class Melbourne better than anyone else. We’ve gladly pulled out our best to cover every inch of abundant cultural turf. Applaud honest, insider reviews and stunning colour by staff photographers (see if you can spot one taken from our rooftop). This is the game we play 24/7
　　1.KICK OFF your trip with expert history, culture and art & architecture chapters by academics, artists and radicals
　　2.HANDBALL ordinary stuff: we’ve handpicked hidden bars, top restaurants and the best music venues so you can get on with having a good time
　　3.SCORE some great bargains on our unrivalled shopping strips
　　4.ROAR WITH THE CROWD – get rugged up and get vocal at the footy with the locals
　　5.BREAK AWAY FROM THE PACK – relax in spa country, coastal wilderness or the Mornington Peninsula

　　Melbourne
　　City (pop., 1999 est.: 3,417,200), capital of Victoria, southeastern Australia. Situated at the head of Port Phillip Bay and the mouth of the Yarra River, the area was discovered by Europeans in 1802 and incorporated into the colony of New South Wales. The first settlement was founded in 1835 by settlers from Tasmania, and in 1837 it was named for the British prime minister, Lord Melbourne. Made the capital of Victoria in 1851, it grew rapidly with the gold rush of the early 1850s. It served as the first capital of the Australian commonwealth (1901–27), until Canberra became the new capital. Second in size to Sydney, it is an industrial, commercial, and financial centre and the seat of several universities, including the University of Melbourne.