Cafés, street-art laneways and the Great Ocean Road. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Melbourne

Best months: March, April, October, November and December.

What to see in Melbourne

1. Federation Square & NGV
   Federation Square is the big public plaza at the heart of Melbourne, facing Flinders Street Station, with angular façades that stand out against the Victorian buildings around it.
2. Ruelles (Hosier Lane)
   This cobbled laneway in central Melbourne works as an open-air gallery, where the walls are painted over and over again, so you will never see quite the same thing twice.
3. Queen Victoria Market
   This sprawling historic market is where Melbourne has done its shopping for generations, with covered halls and long open-air sheds.
4. Jardin botanique royal
   Spread over 38 hectares beside the Yarra, this garden is a genuine green escape just minutes from the city centre.
5. St Kilda (plage & manchots)
   A city beach just minutes from central Melbourne, where the town stretches out onto a long pier.
6. Great Ocean Road (12 Apôtres, excursion)
   Limestone stacks rise out of the water, cut off from golden cliffs that the Southern Ocean keeps wearing away.
7. Eureka Skydeck
   From the 88th floor of Eureka Tower, Melbourne spreads out beneath you, from the grid of the city centre to Port Phillip Bay.
8. Fitzroy (Brunswick St)
   Fitzroy is Melbourne's creative and slightly rebellious neighbourhood, where brick walls are covered in murals and independent shops sit alongside cafés and live music venues.

A sample itinerary for Melbourne, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €199 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Melbourne itinerary, hour by hour

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