Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Plan A Holiday In Geelong

Plan A Holiday In Geelong. Article first appeared in www.ozehols.com.au, http://www.ozehols.com.au/blog/victoria/plan-a-holiday-in-geelong/

Known to be the second largest city in Victoria Geelong offers a diverse range of food, wine, recreation activities, culture and a taste of the bygone colonial history. This waterfront city offers fabulous restaurants, beautiful landscaped gardens and walking paths for many of those who love to take a walk along the waterfront.  Geelong is also the gateway to the Great Ocean Road and Bellarine Peninsula. A variety of Geelong accommodation is available for you to stay a few nights when planning a trip to the Great Ocean Road region.

You get to pick your choice of restaurants , eateries, delicatessens and wine merchants if you plan a trip to Geelong during the annual Pako Festa. Well, even if you miss this, Geelong has so much other attractions to offer. Try out the locally produced wines from many of the famous vineyards and cellar doors, marvel the collection of Australian paintings, sculptures and arts in the Geelong Art Gallery, Pay a visit to the National Wool Museum to learn the history of wool in the region and admire the city’s 100 National Trust listed buildings  or maybe witness a game of Australian Rules football at Kardinia Park (the home ground of the Geelong Football Club).

Geelong which is circa one hour drive from Melbourne is a city which hosts major events from multicultural festivals, sailing regattas to horse racing etc. Not to be missed is the Australian International Airshow held at Geelong’s Avalon Airport every second March. Daily rail and coach services are available to Melbourne.
Geelong invites you to marvel what it has to offer. Why not stay in one of the Geelong holiday rentals or Great Ocean Road accommodation offered by OzeHols and enjoy this beautiful region.