<h2>Your Victorian escape</h2>Few places offer as much diversity in such a compact area as Victoria. In a single trip, you can wander Melbourne’s laneways and galleries, drive one of the world’s great coastal roads, sip cool-climate wines in rolling valleys and soak in natural hot springs. You can also spot penguins on Phillip Island, hike through ancient rugged mountains, and ski or hike in the High Country.Victoria is a state of food and wine, sport and culture, with a year-round calendar of world-class events and a dining scene that ranks among the best in the country. Whether you’re planning a city break, a coastal getaway, a wine country retreat or a mountain escape, Victoria has a destination to suit every season and every traveller.

<h2>City, coast, wine country and mountains</h2>Across Victoria, there is something for every kind of traveller:<ul><li>Explore Melbourne’s laneways, galleries, restaurants and major sporting events</li><li>Drive the Great Ocean Road to see the Twelve Apostles and the rainforests of the Otways</li><li>Taste your way through the wineries of the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Bellarine Peninsula</li><li>Watch the famous penguin parade at Phillip Island</li><li>Soak in natural hot springs and mineral spas around Daylesford, Hepburn Springs and the Mornington Peninsula</li><li>Hike the rugged peaks and waterfalls of the Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park</li><li>Discover the beaches and wildlife of Wilsons Promontory National Park</li><li>Ski or snowboard at Mount Buller, Falls Creek and Mount Hotham in winter, or hike and mountain bike in summer</li><li>Step back in time at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat and explore the historic goldfields towns</li><li>Cruise the Murray River or explore the waterways of the Gippsland Lakes</li></ul>

<h2>Perfectly placed in Australia’s south-east</h2>Victoria sits in the south-east corner of mainland Australia, bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west, with the Southern Ocean and Bass Strait along its coastline. Melbourne is the state’s capital and main gateway, with international and domestic flights into Melbourne Airport and domestic flights into Avalon Airport near Geelong. Many of the state’s highlights, including the Mornington Peninsula, Yarra Valley, Phillip Island, Daylesford and the start of the Great Ocean Road, are within one to two hours’ drive of Melbourne. The Grampians, Wilsons Promontory and the High Country are around three to four hours away.

<h2>Your Mornington Peninsula coastal escape</h2>The Mornington Peninsula is Melbourne’s favourite getaway, and it’s only about an hour’s drive from the city. Calm bay beaches line one side and rugged ocean coastline the other, with rolling hills of vineyards, orchards and farm gates in between. Seaside villages, award-winning cellar doors and natural hot springs make it easy to slow down and settle in.Spend your mornings swimming at the bay, your afternoons tasting cool-climate pinot noir in Red Hill, and your evenings watching the sun set over the water. The peninsula suits family summer holidays, romantic weekends and group escapes with friends, and it delivers the classic Victorian coastal stay in every season.

<h2>Beaches, wineries and hot springs</h2>Between the bay, the ocean and the hinterland, there is plenty to fill your days:<ul><li>Soak in the geothermal pools at Peninsula Hot Springs</li><li>Taste your way through the cellar doors and winery restaurants of Red Hill, Main Ridge and Merricks</li><li>Ride the Arthurs Seat Eagle gondola for sweeping views across Port Phillip Bay</li><li>Swim and paddleboard at the bay beaches, lined with colourful bathing boxes</li><li>Walk the clifftop trails and old military fortifications of Point Nepean National Park</li><li>Visit the historic Cape Schanck Lighthouse and its boardwalk over the rugged southern coastline</li><li>Browse the shops and cafés of Mornington’s Main Street and the seaside village of Sorrento</li><li>Pick your own strawberries and stock up at local farm gates and markets</li><li>Tee off at one of the peninsula’s renowned championship golf courses</li><li>Take the car ferry from Sorrento across to Queenscliff and the Bellarine Peninsula</li></ul>

<h2>Perfectly placed south-east of Melbourne</h2>The Mornington Peninsula stretches south-east of Melbourne, with Port Phillip Bay on its western side and Western Port on its eastern side. Bass Strait meets the ocean beaches at its southern tip. The towns of Mornington and Mount Martha are roughly an hour’s drive from the Melbourne CBD. Sorrento and Portsea, at the far end of the peninsula, are around an hour and a half away. Peninsula Link and the Mornington Peninsula Freeway make the drive straightforward. Melbourne Airport is around an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half away by car, depending on traffic and where you’re staying.

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