Adelaide

A festival city at the door of the Barossa, McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills. Small, walkable, and serious about wine.

South Australia · 6 places

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Late summer (February–March) for the Fringe and Adelaide Festival.

Stay

CBD

Opened 1 September 2026: 237 rooms and a rooftop bar.

North Terrace

Art nouveau grandeur by the Riverbank precinct.

Leigh Street, CBD

Japanese-inspired charcoal and wood-fire cooking in a laneway.

North Terrace

The nation’s leading collection of Australian colonial art, and the Biennial.

One hour north

Old-vine shiraz and a long lunch at a cellar door.

McLaren Vale

A Rubik’s-cube tasting room above the vines.

Hours, menus and openings change. Confirm directly with each venue before you travel.