Art lover, history buff, culture vulture, movie fiend or just plain sports mad, Melbourne's a city with something for everyone, and a museum or gallery to suit every passion.
Melbourne is the undisputed shopping and style capital of Australia, where you'll find some of the coolest cafés, hottest shops, street art and architecture in the country.
The undisputed capital of spa country, Daylesford, and nearby Hepburn Springs, 80 minutes drive from Melbourne, are home to Australia's richest concentration of mineral springs.
Travel the Great Grape Road, Macedon Ranges, Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsular, King Valley and Milawa, and to add to your enjoyment we've found some of the best places to stay along the way.
There's more to Port Fairy than its annual Folk Festival. It's an eclectic mix of authentic nineteenth century buildings housing an array of modern galleries, designer boutiques, restaurants, cafes and providores.
The Eureka in Ballarat stockade became the stuff of legends where the tragic battle came to symbolise "a revolution; small in size, but great politically."
More gold has been found in Bendigo than anywhere else in Victoria - a colossal 22 million ounces since 1851, worth around nine billion dollars by today's standards.
North eastern Victoria is Kelly country. On a trip down the Hume highway to Melbourne, you'll pass Glenrowan 16 kilometres south of Wangaratta where the Kelly gang made its last stand.