Holiday in Adelaide

What makes Adelaide special as a destination?

Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, is an elegant, green city known as Australia's Festival City and gourmet destination. The city was founded in 1836 as the only free settlement in Australia — without a convict history, which still shapes its relaxed, cosmopolitan character today. The Adelaide Festival, the Fringe Festival (the second largest in the world after Edinburgh), and WOMADelaide transform the city into a cultural epicenter every autumn (February/March). For over a month, theater, music, comedy, and art are showcased — the entire city becomes a stage. The Barossa Valley, just 60 km north, is Australia's most famous wine region: over 150 wineries produce world-class Shiraz, many in historic German settler buildings from the 19th century. The McLaren Vale region to the south offers another top-notch wine area right at the city's doorstep. Kangaroo Island, Australia's third-largest island, is just 112 km southwest of Adelaide and is a natural paradise: kangaroos, koalas, sea lions, echidnas, and over 260 bird species live here in the wild. The Remarkable Rocks and the Admirals Arch on the southern coast are geological formations of surreal beauty. The Adelaide Central Market, in operation since 1869, is one of the largest covered markets in the Southern Hemisphere: over 80 vendors offer fresh produce, cheese, olives, seafood, and multicultural cuisine. The Adelaide Hills, just 20 minutes east, surprise with German settler villages like Hahndorf (founded in 1839), cool wines, and wildlife parks.