South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent and with a total land area of 984 377 km² ), it is the fourth largest of Australia's states and territories.
When you're the wine capital of Australia, the art of blending comes naturally. But in South Australia they blend far more than wine.
They claim that Australia's most civilised city is only a half hour from the world's most unique wildlife sanctuary. Where people swim in clear, turquoise waters and giants appear out of the blue. They claim to have blended the freshest, finest produce in the country with chefs of world repute. And new age cuisine now meets the ancient outback.
South Australia's capital, Adelaide, is an elegant city of wide streets and gracious colonial architecture surrounded by beautifully laid out parklands for cycling, walking, sports and picnicking. Its residents pursue a cultural lifestyle with galleries, museums, festivals including one of the world's premier arts festivals, a casino and a vibrant pub, cafe and restaurant scene.
The mighty Murray River flows through honey coloured sandstone cliffs and banks shaded by river red gums. It passes historic river towns with houseboats for hire, thriving farmlands, golf and fun parks, the lagoons of the Coorong with its abundant bird life then out into the Southern Ocean.
