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GETTING
THERE
&AROUND
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HAHNDORF
runs this free service,loopingaroundthe
CBD and NorthAdelaide� Thereare two hourly
services−Blue and Red −plyingthe same
routein oppositedirections� Key stopsinclude
the AdelaideZoo, RundleMall, Hutt St, Central
Market,HindleySt, NorthTce and O’ConnellSt �
After Midnight Buses(www�adelaidemetro�
com �au; hmidnight-5amSat) AdelaideMetro’s
After Midnightbusesrun selectstandard
routesbut have an ‘N’ precedingthe route
numberon their displays� Standardticket
pricesapply�
Train
Adelaide’shokeyolddieseltrainsdepartfrom
Adelaide Railway Station(NorthTce),plying
fivesuburbanroutes(Belair,Gawler,Grange,
NoarlungaandOuterHarbour)�Trainsgenerally
runbetween6amandmidnight(someservices
startat4�30am)�
Tram
Adelaidestate-of-the-arttramsrumbleto/from
MoseleySqinGlenelg,throughVictoriaSqin
thecityandalongNorthTcetotheAdelaide
EntertainmentCentre�Tramsrunapproximately
everysevenoreightminutesonweekdays
(every15minutesonweekends)from6amto
midnightdaily�Standardticketpricesapply,but
thesectionbetweenSouthTceandtheAdelaide
EntertainmentCentreisfree�TAXI
Adelaide Independent Taxis(%13 22 11,
wheelchair-accesscabs 1300 360 940; www �
aitaxis�com �au)
Adelaide Transport(%08-82121861;www �
adelaidetransport�com �au) Minibustaxis for
four or morepeople�
Suburban Taxis(%13 10 08; www �suburban
taxis �com �au)
Yellow Cabs(%13 22 27; www �yellowcabgroup�
com �au)ADELAIDE HILLS
When the Adelaide plains are desert-hot
in the summer months, the Adelaide Hills
(technically the Mt Lofty Ranges) are al-
ways a few degrees cooler, with crisp air,
woodland shade and labyrinthine valleys.
Early colonists built stately summer houses
around Stirling and Aldgate, and German
settlers escaping religious persecution also
arrived, infusing towns such as Hahndorf
and Lobethal with European values and
architecture.
The Hills make a brilliant day trip from
Adelaide: hop from town to town (all with
at least one pub), passing carts of fresh pro-duce for sale, stone cottages, olive groves
and wineries along the way.
Online, go to http://www.visitadelaidehills.com.
au, and http://www.adelaidehillswine.com.au for
cellar-door listings.88 Getting ̈There ̈& ̈Around
Adelaide Metro(www�adelaidemetro�com �
au)runsbusesbetweenthecityandmostHills
towns�The864and864Fcity–MtBarkerbuses
stopatStirling,AldgateandHahndorf�The823
runsfromCraferstoMtLoftySummitandCle-
landWildlifePark;the830Frunsfromthecityto
Oakbank,WoodsideandLobethal�
Alternatively,thereareafewgoodHillsday-
touroptionsdepartingAdelaide(seep723)�Hahndorf
POP 1810
Like the Rocks in Sydney, and Richmond
near Hobart, Hahndorf is a ‘ye olde worlde’
colonial enclave that trades ruthlessly on its
history: it’s something of a kitsch parody of
itself.
That said, Hahndorf is undeniably pretty,
with Teutonic sandstone architecture, Eu-
ropean trees, and flowers overflowing from
half wine barrels. And it is interesting: Aus-
tralia’s oldest surviving German settlement
(1839), founded by 50 Lutheran families flee-
ing religious persecution in Prussia. Hahn-
dorf was placed under martial law during
WWI, and its name changed to ‘Ambleside’
(renamed Hahndorf in 1935). It’s also slowly
becoming less kitsch and more cool: there
are a few good cafes here now, and on a
sunny day the main street is positively lively.1 ̈Sights ̈& ̈Activities
Hahndorf ̈Academy ̈
& ̈Heritage ̈Museum ̈ MUSEUM
(www�hahndorfacademy�org �au; 68 Main St, Hahn-
dorf; h10am-5pm;c) The 1857 building
houses an art gallery with rotating exhi-
bitions and original sketches by Sir Hans
Heysen, the famed landscape artist and
Hahndorf homeboy (ask about tours of his
nearby former studio, The Cedars). The
museum depicts the lives of early German
settlers, with churchy paraphernalia, dour
dresses and farm equipment. The Adelaide
Hills Visitor Information Centre (p742) is
here too.Hahndorf ̈Walking ̈Tours ̈ WALKINGTOUR
(%0477 288 011; hahndorfwalkingtours@gmail�
com; per personfrom $10; h10am Sat &2pm Sun,