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  Melbourne Lygon Street - Australia - Intown Geelong
Melbourne's Lygon Street is the Italian restaurant capital of Australia, over one hundred restaurants, bars and cafes line the street Al Fresco style.
Lygon Street is close to the Melbourne Zoo, Optus Oval, RMIT and Melbourne Museum and Imax complex and the major Children's and Women hospitals.
Lygon street is easily accessible by tram from the city and is only about a 25 minute walk from the Melbourne City centre.
www.intown.com.au /locals/melbourne/melbourne-lygonst.htm   (261 words)

  
 An Opinionated Guide to Melbourne
The CBD is a rectangular grid of streets, bordered on the south by the Yarra river.
The main drags are Smith Street and Brunswick Street, the latter being the main attraction.
Melbourne is known for being a foodie town; it’s close to a lot of fresh food producers, has a large sprinkling of European and Asian immigrants, and a number of daring chefs.
www.mnot.net /guides/melbourne   (3825 words)

  
 Games at a street near you - National - www.theage.com.au   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The annual Melbourne marathon, which for most of its 27-year history has run from Frankston to the city, switched to an inner-city route for several years in the 1990s, but it made much more extensive use of Beaconsfield and Marine parades and did not venture north of the CBD.
The Melbourne 2006 marathon course is officially a "preferred route" at this stage as final arrangements have yet to be agreed on with the councils and authorities responsible for parts of the course.
Melbourne has opted for a first day, which would otherwise be a day of track and field heats.
www.theage.com.au /news/National/Games-come-to-a-street-near-you/2004/11/20/1100838274754.html?from=moreStories   (555 words)

  
 Melbourne Travel Guide | Fodor's Online
Melbourne is also known for its rich migrant influences, particularly those expressed through food: the espresso cafés on Lygon Street, Melbourne's "little Italy," Brunswick's Middle Eastern/Indian/Turkish enclave, Richmond's "little Vietnam," or the Chinatown district of the city center.
Named after then-British Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, the city of 3.5 million was founded in 1835 when Englishman John Batman and a group of businessmen bought 600,000 acres of land from the local Aborigines for a few trinkets.
After gold was discovered in Victoria in the 1850s, Melbourne soon became the fastest-growing city in the British empire, and a number of its finer buildings were constructed during this period.
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 Lygon Street, Melbourne, Australia
Lygon Street is one of the great food precincts of Melbourne.
Lygon Street has the biggest selection of Italian restaurants and cafes of anywhere in Australia, and was the first suburb in Melbourne to promote eating outdoors and tables and chairs on footpaths.
Lygon Street is a great place to spend a warm summer's evening with a group of friends, especially if you're sitting in the garden cafe of one of the terraces that line the street.
www.melbourne.com.au /lygon.htm   (144 words)

  
 Oakford on Lygon - Melbourne Hotels at Carlton & Fitzroy, Inner city Melbourne Accommodation
Lygon Street is part of a northern suburb in Melbourne that is Carlton, affectionately called 'Little Italy', where seemingly endless cafes and restaurants serving the flavours of Italy and the charming smiles of waiters entice you to taste the steaming bowls of pasta, strong espressos and delicious gelato.
During October, the streets of Carlton are alive with celebration of good food, rides and entertainment that is all part of the Lygon Street Fiesta.
Oakford on Lygon is only a few paces down the road from lively Lygon Street, home to Melbourne's little Italy where all the best of Italian food, wine and hospitality are served.
www.melbourne.visitorsbureau.com.au /oakford_lygon   (515 words)

  
 Melbourne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melbourne is renowned for its Victorian architecture including the World Heritage Royal Exhibition Building as well as its notable landmarks which include the iconic Flinders Street Station, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and the extensive tram network, the third largest in the world and the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.
Melbourne's dominance of the state of Victoria's population and economy means the Victorian state government is also effectively the city government of greater Melbourne.
Melbourne is home to a large number of buskers (also known as street performers) that perform in the CBD and surrounds.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melbourne   (7164 words)

  
 School of Art History, Cinema, Classics and Archaeology
Renowned world-wide, Lygon Street's range of fine resturants and cafes cater for a diversity of tastes with an emphasis strongly European.
Close to Melbourne University, and Melbourne’s key parks/tourist attractions and the City Centre are within walking distance.
Melbourne opposite parkland and just 4 mins to the CBD and a short walk to the University of Melbourne and Melbourne's key
www.ahcca.unimelb.edu.au /Superheroes/accommodation.html   (445 words)

  
 Best Hotels in Melbourne - Hotels Melbourne Australia
The Hilton Melbourne Airport is an ultra-modern six- storey hotel connected to the terminals via covered walkways, and located 20 kilometres from the city centre.
Melbourne's Hotel Ibis Little Bourke Street, situated in the city's business district, is within walking distance of the Stock Exchange, Queen Victoria Markets and the Melbourne Aquarium.
The stylish Rydges Melbourne is located in the centre of Melbourne's vibrant theatre and entertainment district and is within moments of the exclusive boutiques of Collins Street.
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 Carlton - Map and Melbourne's surrounds - Melbourne - visitvictoria.com
It is the place where the city’s famous café culture was born, with the arrival of Melbourne’s first espresso machine at one of the street’s Italian-owned cafes in the 1950s.
The street’s double-storey Victorian terraces are crammed with endless cafes and restaurants serving steaming bowls of pasta, espresso and delicious gelati.
Make a bee-line for the Lygon Street Festa in October — a celebration of traditional and contemporary Italian culture and one of Australia's largest outdoor street festivals.
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 Sustaining Propserity: New Reform Opportunities for Australia: Accommodation, Transport and Parking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Grand Hyatt Melbourne, located in the heart of Melbourne, has an established and loyal clientele and is renowned for its luxury and consistent service.
Lygon Lodge Motel has 40 guest rooms, is located 5-10 minutes from the central business district, and is 20km from the Melbourne Domestic and International Airport.
The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research cannot accept responsibility for either the standard of accommodation and service provided, nor for any dispute arising between delegates and their selected accommodation.
www.melbourneinstitute.com /conf/sp2005/acc.html   (1085 words)

  
 Melbourne - Victoria
Nevertheless, Melbourne’s continual winning of polls awards as one of world’s most liveable city is still hard for Syneysiders to acknowledge.
It was the discovery of gold at nearby Ballarat in 1851 that propelled Melbourne’s growth in population and wealth — it drew thousands of fortune seekers from Europe, America and China.
Nearby is the Old Melbourne Gaol (where Russell Street turns into Lygon Street) where between 1842 to its closure in 1929 it was the scene of 135 hangings, including the infamous bushranger Ned Kelly.
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 Melbourne hotels : Oakford on Lygon Hotel Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Hotel description, reviews, deals from ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Enjoy the cosmopolitan inner city living at Oakford on Lygon, as the treasures of Melbourne are just a short ride away.
Surrounded by the bustle of downtown, Oakford on Lygon Hotel Melbourne is located in Finlay Place, a laneway between two restaurants off Lygon Street.
The property is in-between the Queensberry and Grattan Streets.
www.asiahotels.com /hotelinfo/Oakford_on_Lygon_Hotel_Melbourne   (393 words)

  
 Lygon Street | Melbourne Sights & Activities | Fodor's Online Travel Guide
Known as Melbourne's Little Italy, Lygon Street is a perfect example of the city's multiculturalism: where once you'd have seen only Italian restaurants, there are now Thai, Afghan, Malay, Caribbean, and Greek eateries.
The city's famous café culture was also born here, with the arrival of Melbourne's first espresso machine at one of the street's Italian-owned cafés in the 1950s.
The street has great color, particularly at night when the sidewalks are thronged with diners, strollers, and a procession of high-revving muscle cars rumbling along the strip.
www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=melbourne@99&cur_section=sig&property_id=304481   (136 words)

  
 Another Trip to Melbourne
I didn't expect to visit Melbourne this year, but Ben phoned a couple of weeks ago to say he'd arranged for me to visit him and Agnieszka the last week in October.
Most of the streets are lined with trees.
It was a pleasant walk, along tree-lined streets and past fragrant gardens.
homepage.powerup.com.au /~mamalade/melbourne2.html   (1671 words)

  
 Spending time with Family in Melbourne
Our trip to Melbourne was always going to be primarily to visit family, so we weren't expecting to see too much of the surrounding area - and after 6 months of seeing all kinds of wonderful things I wanted to dedicate time to family.
Lygon Street is lined with hundreds of restaurants, predominantly Italian and Indian - all of varying quality of course.
Meeting up with all the guys in Melbourne this time was definitely something we'll have to repeat in the future - and we musn't regret that we can only see each other once in a while, we must celebrate that we can see each other at all.
www.travelblog.org /Australasia/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/blog-7876.html   (1166 words)

  
 City of Melbourne - Suburbs and precincts - Precincts
The City of Melbourne has 15 distinct ‘Precincts’, small pockets of the city with their own unique character, colour and charm.
Some are small, just a lane or two, while others will transport you to another world in just a few streets.
Melbourne’s precincts offer culture, intrigue, romance and excitement, from the narrowest laneways to Melbourne’s marvellous waterfront.
www.melbourne.vic.gov.au /info.cfm?top=23&pg=1044   (134 words)

  
 News: Project Sheet - Lygon Street Festa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Brands like Coemar, De Sisti and Space Cannon are the faces of the Italian lighting industry, and are all represented at the Lygon Street Festa.
CDA were contacted by the Lygon Street Festa Director Mr John Wregg (having been referred to CDA by Steve Wickham, Technical Director of the Lyric Theatre, Star City, Sydney) in regards to our assistance with lighting for the Festa.
The Lygon Street Festa is always strapped for cash and trying to do grand things on a shoestring.
www.cdaust.com.au /NEWS/lygonst.html   (291 words)

  
 Quest on Lygon - Wotif.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Located in cosmopolitan Lygon Street, renowned for its array of cafes and restaurants, Quest on Lygon is the perfect base for the corporate or leisure traveller.
With trams on the doorstep, Quest on Lygon is only a short trip away from the city centre as well as many of Melbourne's famous attractions like the Melbourne Cricket Ground, zoo or the museum.
Quest on Lygon fetures 25 spacious and comfortable one and two bedroom apartments.
www.wotif.com /hotels/quest-on-lygon.html   (142 words)

  
 Arcadia University Center for Education Abroad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Melbourne, Australia's second largest city with more than 3.5 million people, is a city of neighborhoods.
From the inner-city areas like Carlton with Lygon Street where Melbourne's café culture was born, to St Kilda Beach, with it's second-hand shops and funky cafes, you'll never run out of places to explore. The fact that the city is well connected by trams, buses and trains means that it's an easy place to explore.
Eight Australian Rules Football teams call Melbourne home. There's no way to miss the fans on most weekends in Melbourne, festooned in their scarves and team colors on their way to theMelbourne Cricket Grounds (MCG).
www.arcadia.edu /cea/index.aspx?id=1930   (232 words)

  
 Itineraries: Multicultural Melbourne in a day
Melbourne has a rich multicultural heritage and celebrates the different traditions, cuisines, and cultures that have settled in the city.
Melbourne's Immigration Museum, in the Old Custom's House building at 400 Flinders Street, brings their stories to life through contemporary displays of memorabilia, moving images and interactive computer displays.
A few minutes walk from the CBD, Lygon Street marries the best of Italy with the best of Melbourne and the rest of the world.
travelaustralia.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=153049   (547 words)

  
 (GCN1EK) BT XIII – More Leverage? by dak's Emu Mob   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Melbourne is preoccupied with eating food and drinking coffee.
Lygon Street has the biggest selection of Italian restaurants and cafés of anywhere in Australia, and was the first suburb in Melbourne to promote eating outdoors with tables and chairs on footpaths.
Lygon Street is a great place to spend a warm summer evening with a group of friends, especially if you're sitting in the garden café of one of the terraces that line the street.
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 Welcome to Australian Doctors in Recovery
The Downtowner on Lygon sits in inner city Carlton, the “Little Italy” of Melbourne.
Just a punt kick from multicultural city centre and surrounded by mouthwatering Mediterranean restaurants, you will be doing the Lygon Street limbo in no time.
The venue for next year's conference will be the Downtowner Hotel Lygon Street Melbourne.
www.ausdocsinrecovery.org   (249 words)

  
 Melbourne hotel: Quest on Lygon Hotel, Melbourne, Discount reservations in Melbourne for Quest on Lygon Hotel
PLEASE NOTE: Our office will be closed for New Year from 5pm on Friday 29 Dec and reopen at 9am on Tuesday 02 Jan. For last minute reservations please visit: last minute bookings or hotels.travelmall.com.
Lygon Quest Lodging is the perfect base for business or leisure travellers to Melbourne.
Located in colourful cosmopolitan Lygon Street, just 2 km from Melbourne's Central Business District, renowned for its many and varied shops and unique boutiques.
mighty.zip.com.au /travel_mall/hotels/Quest_on_LygonMelbour.html   (488 words)

  
 2005 IWF Melbourne -
Union House is a purpose built function centre on the Parkville campus of Melbourne University.
Adjacent to the Italian quarter of Melbourne (Lygon Street), the area is well known for its vibrant array of restaurants, pubs, cafes, night clubs and numerous tourist attractions within walking distance (Melbourne Zoo, Queen Vic Market.....).
The area is geared to the student community that inhabits the suburb and is excellent for those travelling on a budget.
www.nwa.org.au /dbx/MelbIWF/Venue.html   (112 words)

  
 Melbourne Travel Guide | Fodor's Online
Whatever appearances they maintain, Melburnians do love their sports, as evidenced by their successful bid to host the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Starting from the charming Alexandria Bridge behind Flinders Street Station, pedestrians can tour through Southgate's myriad bars, shops, and restaurants on the south side of the Yarra River.
An assortment of unusual water displays farther along mark the entrance to the Southbank's brash Crown Casino, where gasoline-fueled towers shoot bursts of flames on the hour after dark.
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 :: St Arnaud Guest House - Cheap Melbourne Hotel Accommodation.
St Arnaud is a rather large house built by a rather lucky gold miner (from St Arnaud - it's north Victoria in 'dem der hills) in the late 1800's with over fifty rooms all individually furnished creating a homely atmosphere that well...
We have a fantastic location close to the city (5 mins on the tram) and smack bang next to the Botanical Gardens, in the very chic and trendy suberb of South Yarra.
Affectionately known as 'The Tan', the area boasts some of Melbourne's finest restaurants and attractions that are all within easy walking distance from St Arnaud.
www.starnaudguesthouse.com /Cheap-Melbourne-Hotel-Accommodation.html   (407 words)

  
 Lygon Street - Melbourne's little Italy
Lygon Street is where you can let the Italian in you really "hangout" - be it you are a Greek Australian, Chinese Australia, Aussie Australian, or Italian Australian...
It is located just 1 mile north of the Melbourne city centre.
Fine Italian food, great vino (wine), and street cafes with wonderful coffee.
www.upfromaustralia.com /lygstreetmel.html   (89 words)

  
 Welcome to Lygon Cycles. We Stock Road, Mountain, BMX and Hybrid Bikes.
We carry Mountain, Road and BMX bikes for the beginner, the street cruiser, the fitness cyclist, the bike racer and the Pepsi Max extreme-type individual.
At Lygon Cycles, every new bike gets a full service and road test before it leaves the shop.
We spend that extra time to ensure that you get the best set-up and configured bike so all you have to worry about is riding.
www.lygoncycles.com.au   (243 words)

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