Brisbane
Travel Guide

Australia + South Pacific - Australia - Brisbane

Located in the North of the beautiful Australia, Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland (known as the “Sunshine state”). Even other cities in the region are more popular, Brisbane is an amazing city to visit and it has many secret advantages. It has a population over 1,6 million and the locals call it “Brizzie”. The city is surrounded by misty blue hils and on the Brisbane River, and it hs many... art galleries, museums, theatres, art-house cinemas and many types of events. Its region is also full of Gold and Sunshine coasts and amazing beaches. If you are visiting the city you can enjoy a nice walk through its botanical gardens, taking a CityCat ferry on the river, take the best views at the Mount Coot-tha, explore the Brisbane City Hall Clock Tower, do a parksland route, being probably the best one the kangaroo Point Cliffs Park. You can also visit and enjoy the Enoggera Reservoir, visit the Queensland Museum, also visit GOMA (Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art), the New Farm Park & Powerhouse, go shopping on James Street or go out at the Eagle Street Pier.

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Brisbane Overview

Language

The official language in Brisbane (Australia) is the English.

Weather

Brisbane has a subtropical weather, usually warm or even hot during the whole year. Brisbane has an avarage humidity from 50 to 70%, being February the most humid month and September the least.

Money

The official currency in Brisbane (Australia) is the Australian dollar (AUD). More or less, 1€ is 1,60 AUD. You can exchange your currency either in banks, in big shopping malls or in hotels (almost everywhere).

When to go

It is very recommended to go to Brisbane in the late Spring or in the Summer, so, from May until September (more or less), so you can enjoy of all the beaches and the beach sunny views.

Days

It is recommended to spend at least 3 days in Brisbane, because it takes time to understand the city and to explore its kept secrets, but depending from where you travel, it is worth to do a kind of route through the region and discover more cities and villages.

Surroundings

Moreton Island

North Stradbroke Island

Sunshine Coast

Gold Coast

Lamington National Park and Springbrook National Park

Store Hours

Shops in Brisbane are usually open from 9h until 17:30h, on Fridays some shopping centres may open until 21h, and in the weekends closing earlier. Supermarkets and Department stores usually open from 9:30h until 19h from Monday to Wednesday, from9:30h to 21h Thursday and Friday and weekends from 9h until 17:30h. The visitor information centre opens from 9h to 17:30h from Monday to Thursday, Fridays from 9h to 19h and weekends from 10h to 17h.