Around 60 kilometers east of Melbourne originates the Yarra River that flows towards the city and into Port Phillip Bay. Yarra Valley refers to the upper regions surrounding the Yarra River.
Yarra Valley is to Australia what Bordeaux or Burgundy is to South of France or the Tuscany region is to Northern Italy. It’s a world-renowned wine region having 55 of the best wineries in the world, and dozens of exotic restaurants and romantic retreats.
The climate at the Yarra Valley is so clean, pleasant and inviting that once here, it becomes quite difficult to leave the place any time sooner. It’s an ideal place for cycling around and has some extremely good bushwalking trails. You can also enjoy walking along the tracks at the National Parks in the Valley. Some of the best ones include the King Lake National Park, Warrandyte State Park and the Yarra Ranges National Park. Some other place worth visiting in the Yarra Valley are the Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary, Galeena Beek Living Cultural Center (the Aboriginal cultural center) and the Gulf Station (a National Trust farm).
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