Parks and nature in Melbourne
3 best parks & nature in Melbourne
Park
Fitzroy Gardens is the largest park in the city centre and covers 26 hectares. Its size and beauty have contributed to Melbourne's nickname as the garden city. Fitzroy Gardens is the second most visited park in Melbourne after the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Melbourne" https://www.booking.com/city/au/melbourne.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-melbourne-fitzroy] Established in 1848, the gardens are one of the oldest…
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Botanical garden
Covering over 38 hectares, the Royal Botanic Gardens is Melbourne's largest park and a beautiful oasis of peace and tranquillity in the heart of a metropolis of 5 million people. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Melbourne" https://www.booking.com/city/au/melbourne.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-melbourne-botanic] The Botanic Gardens holds more than 2 million specimens of trees, flowers or rare herbs. There are other parks directly adjacent to the…
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National Park
The ideal place to take a half-day trip from central Melbourne into the countryside without renting a car is the small Dandenong Mountains. The Dandenong Ranges is the closest national park to the city centre, and the entirety of it extends right into the Melbourne city limits. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Melbourne" https://www.booking.com/city/au/melbourne.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-melbourne-dandenong] Hiking: leisurely trails through the…
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