Sydney, the capital of the Australian state of New South Wales, is located on the southeastern coast of Australia and situated on a magnificent harbour.
This city is Australia's largest and offers many attractions including:
-- more than thirty surf beaches on the Pacific Ocean -- including (on the northside) Palm Beach and Manly Beach and (on the southside) Bondi Beach and Coogee Beach
-- the beautiful expanses of Sydney Harbour, which is visible from dozens of Sydney's suburbs and where many Sydneysiders spend their weekends yachting
-- the magnicent Sydney Opera House with its distinctive shell-shaped roofing -- this building has been nominated a number of times as the most influential architectural design of the 20th century
-- splendid Victorian era terraces in Paddington and other inner city suburbs
-- the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a magnificent arch bridge built in 1932 which these days many visitors climb to the top (BridgeClimb)
-- great cuisine drawing on the talents of Sydney's numerous migrants -- from Greek and Italian to Lebanese and Vietnamese
-- the Taronga Zoo with its resident koalas, kangaroos and other unique wildlife (alternatively, there are several excellent wildlife parks such as the Koala Park Sanctuary and the Featherdale Wildlife Park)
-- the nearby World Heritage area of the Blue Mountains -- magnificent vistas of unspoilt forests and sandstone formations, such as the The Three Sisters
-- the vineyards of the Hunter River Valley just a two hours' drive away from Sydney CBD
-- great pubs and clubs (hundreds of them) and loads of friendly people to meet there
-- the Sydney Festival held in January every year, with lots of music and dramatic events, including dozens of outdoor concerts
-- fantastic sporting venues, where you can watch rugby league football, cricket and many other sports
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