Melbourne is a city where people see, breath and live the arts. Melbourne has a wide range of events and festivals to whet your artistic appetite.
There is much to love about Melbourne. Just ask the locals. This sophisticated world city in the south-east corner of mainland Australia inspires a deep passion in those lucky enough to live here. They love its vibrant energy, staggering choice of restaurants, funky boutiques, cafe-filled laneways, cool bars, unbeatable galleries, luscious parks and village-like inner suburbs, each with its own special character. Melbourne, a relatively modern city which is less than 200 years old, never sits still. New futuristic designs add to the fascinating mix of architecture and ensure the skyline is constantly changing. Melbourne is very much about lifestyle. It is no huge surprise to residents that their city has been named in an international poll as the world's most liveable city.
Melburnians embrace three things in particular:
- sport (Australian Rules football is almost a religion);
- fashion (the look is chic with a dash of quirky); and
- festivals (the calendar is packed year round).
They even embrace their notoriously changeable weather. A standing joke in Australia is that Melbourne can experience four seasons in a day. But, really, its just another example of how they have it all!
Australia made its entry into the Formula One racing scene in 1985. The Formula One Grand Prix in Australia was previously held at the Adelaide Grand Prix Circuit (until 1995) after which the venue shifted to the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park. The Albert Park circuit offers fantastic spectator facilities and the Melbourne F1 race track can easily be reached by public transport. The trams will safely take you to the racing circuit within 20min from the city center where all major hotels are located.
Come and join the F1 Corporate Travel Group in March 2008 for an exciting race in Melbourne.
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