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Looking for a travel destination that has it all? The stunning Blue Mountains offer amazing food and wine, spectacular scenery, a wide range of accommodation options to suit all tastes, needs and budgets, and an impressive list of things to see and do.
A unique city within a World Heritage Area, the Blue Mountains is a popular selfdrive destination on the doorstep of Sydney.
Love Food and Wine? The Blue Mountains has a growing reputation as a quality food and wine destination. Enjoy fresh, regional produce prepared by some of Australia’ s leading chefs. Visit our renowned cafés and restaurants, indulge in a tipple from one of our regional wineries, and spoil yourself with some artisan‘ bean to bar’ chocolate. Choose from our bustling calendar of events reflecting the diversity and quality of local food in the region.
Love Art and Culture? Immerse yourself in our vibrant creative community and enjoy the many contemporary cultural experiences on offer at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre. Visit the Norman Lindsay Gallery, the home of the Magic Pudding, or enjoy an urban art experience at the Katoomba Street Art Walk. Learn about Australia’ s living Aboriginal culture- join a tour with Aboriginal guides or experience traditional art and dance in a contemporary gallery. we’ re ready and waiting. Just say when.
Love the great outdoors? Be inspired by the magnificent natural landscape of Australia’ s most accessible wilderness. Whether you’ re up for a challenge or prefer a more relaxed stroll, we have endless walking tracks to suit all fitness levels and abilities. Visit the iconic Three Sisters at Echo Point, take an easy clifftop walk along the scenic escarpment, descend into an ancient canyon, abseil the golden sandstone cliffs, and be awe-inspired by the world’ s oldest caves at Jenolan.
You can explore the wilderness in comfort at Katoomba’ s Scenic World. Enjoy breath taking panoramas of our majestic wilderness, waterfalls, valleys and sandstone escarpments by skyway, walkway, cable car and the world’ s steepest passenger railway. Add boutique shopping, galleries, festivals, golf, and indulgent spa treatments, and there really is something for everyone. Stay at the popular Blue Mountains Tourist Parks in Katoomba or Blackheath, with the most iconic sights of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area at your fingertips.
Visit bluemountainscitytourism. com. au or call the accredited Blue Mountains Visitor Information Centres on 1300 653 408.
84 touring australia magazine • summer 2017