Virtuoso Life Magazine — Australia Special 2017

6 VIRTUOSO LIFE

COMPASS

(DEGRAVES STREET) TKKURIKAWA/GETTY IMAGES, (NATIONAL GALLERY) ROBERT BLACKBURN/VISIT VICTORIA, (SOUTHBANK) JOSIE WITHERS/VISIT VICTORIA, (PEOPLE) ADRIAN BROWN/TOURISM AUSTRALIA, (CLOCK ICONS) MARK AVENTURA/THE NOUN PROJECT

Discover the real

Melbourne by walking its

laneways and arcades.

Start at historic Queen

Victoria Market – “Queen

Vic” – home to two full

blocks of produce, meat,

and seafood stalls, as

well as handicrafts and

great souvenirs.

Head to Degraves Street, a

cobblestoned alley with great street

art and cafés. For a coffee break,

duck into Degraves Espresso Bar,

or for freshly squeezed juices, walk

across the street to hole-in-the-wall

Jungle Juice Bar at Centre Place.

Eat lunch at casual

MoVida (left), which serves

delicious Spanish tapas and

larger shared plates across

the street from Federa-

tion Square. In Chinatown,

Flower Drum’s elegant Can-

tonese cuisine has made it a

Melbourne favorite for

nearly 40 years.

Three cruise itineraries to put Melbourne on your map.

•   Seabourn’s 600-passenger Seabourn Encore, a sleek addition designed by Adam D. Tihany that was

christened earlier this year, departs on a Singapore-to-Auckland sailing on November 10. The 40-day

cruise features multiple calls in Indonesia and eight Australia ports, including Melbourne.

•   Oceania Cruises’ Regatta embarks on a 14-day voyage from Auckland to Sydney on December 6.

After a stop in Burnie, Tasmania, the 684-passenger ship will anchor in Melbourne from 8 am on

December 16 to 8 pm the following day, allowing passengers ample time to explore ashore.

• Take in the Great Australian Bight from Crystal Cruises’ 922-passenger Crystal Symphony, a vessel
  on which Penthouse Suites offer Jacuzzi tubs and ocean views. The 12-day sailing from Perth to
  Sydney departs February 5, 2018, and includes an overnight in Melbourne as well as calls at Margaret
  River and in Tasmania.

Don’t miss the National Gallery of Victoria. Its Ian

Potter Centre at Federation Square displays an Austra-

lian art collection; for international exhibits (as well as

the world’s largest stained-glass ceiling), take a short

walk across the Yarra River to the original building.

Stroll Southbank’s

riverfront promenade

to shop and relax with

a glass of wine at one

of its many cafés.

Port of Call: Melbourne

Virtuoso travel advisor Amy Wasbutzki’s recommendations

for how to spend a day in her city.

The Seabourn Encore’s pool deck.