Darwin, Capital of the Northern Territory

The Territory's capital Darwin, beautifully situated on the coast in Australia's far North is a wonderful city of about 80 000 inhabitants. It is the most cosmopolitan of Australia, close as it is to Indonesia, about halfway between Singapore and Sydney. It was established in 1869 as Palmerston and renamed in 1911 in honour of the British naturalist Charles Darwin. It was heavily bombed in the Second World War and almost flattened by Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Eve 1974.

It has recovered with a vengeance and is an easygoing place, with a pedestrian Mall, very classy waterfront neighbourhoods, like Cullen Bay and great informal places to go for a meal like the Wharf and Mindil Beach market. But there are also world-class hotels and a casino. There is plenty to do for everybody and the bush with great swimming places is only a (fairly) short drive away.

And where to stay? Go to Hotel Reservations in Darwin.

But what about the weather? Click here to find out.

	View of Darwin	Raintree Park	The Centre of Darwin	The Carlton Hotel
	Colonial Architecture	Parliament House	The Anglican Church	General Post Office
	St. Mary's Cathedral	Greek Orthodox Church	Cullen Bay	Darwin Harbour
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