Holiday in Brisbane

About Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital of the state of Queensland and, with over 2.5 million inhabitants, the third largest city in Australia. The subtropical metropolis on the Brisbane River will host the Olympic Summer Games in 2032 and is undergoing a rapid transformation from a sleepy provincial town to a modern world city. South Bank is the cultural center of the city: On the former Expo 88 site, you will find Streets Beach — an artificial city beach with a lagoon right in the city — the Queensland Cultural Centre with the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) and the Maritime Museum. An evening stroll along the illuminated waterfront promenade is a highlight. The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is the oldest and largest koala sanctuary in the world: Here you can hold koalas (Queensland is one of the few Australian states where this is allowed), feed kangaroos, and observe platypuses. The Story Bridge, Brisbane's iconic steel bridge from 1940, can be climbed via the Story Bridge Adventure Climb: The ascent to 80 meters offers a 360-degree panorama over the city and up to the Glass House Mountains. Mount Coot-tha, just 7 km from the city center, offers a botanical garden and the best viewpoint of the skyline. From Brisbane, the Gold Coast (1 hour south) and the Sunshine Coast (1.5 hours north) as well as Moreton Island and Stradbroke Island are accessible by ferry.