The Culture of Melbourne (the capital of Victoria, Australia) reflects its diverse, multi-layered culture and society and the city is widely noted as the "cultural and sporting capital" of Australia.
Melbourne's culture draws on Western culture and the culture of Australia, and cultures of the world, however it branches into its own local culture through a number of local traditions and strong themes with the Melburnian emphasis on the arts (particularly the performing arts, culinary arts and visual arts) as well as sport, sporting traditions and recreation. Melbourne is also a major centre of activism, including the Australian trade union movement.
Melbourne Attractions that have been selected to appear on the AGFG website have been categorised according to Activity. Attractions in Melbourne are classified as follows:
Information Centres
Attractions
Entertainment Venues
Galleries & Museums
Outdoor Activities
Snow & Ski
Water & Boating
Tours, Transport & Travel Services
Golf Courses
Melbourne enjoys a temperate climate with warm-hot summers; spring and autumn are balmy and mild, the winters cool. Melbourne is seldom unbearably cold or unbearably hot, temperature extremes when they do occur see the hotter realms of the thermometer causing more problems than the colder.
Melburna ir otrā lielākā Austrālijas pilsēta un Viktorijas štata galvaspilsēta. Melburnā un tās aglomerācijā dzīvo apmēram 70%, jeb 3. 7 miljoni no štata iedzīvotājiem (2006. gada dati). Atrodas valsts dienvidrietumos pie Basa šauruma Portfilipas līča krastos. Cauri pilsētai tek Jaras upe
Bieži saukta par parku pilsētu, jo izceļas ar lielu parku daudzumu. Ekonomikā pazīstama kā kompāniju Telstra, BHP Billiton, National Australia Bank galvenās mītnes vieta. Lielākā Austrālijas osta. Pilsētā atrodas Ford, Toyota, Holden autorūpnīcas.
Pilsētas iedzīvotāju etniskais sastāvs ir visai raibs - apmēram 25% iedzīvotāju ir dzimuši ārpus Austrālijas.
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