Adelaide, Australia
Radelaide-in-Waiting
"Church spires, wide streets, and a nap by 9pm"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield quartered with a church spire (one of many), a bunch of Barossa grapes, a parked car with nowhere to be, and the River Torrens looking suspiciously like a lake. Crest: a Victoria Square pigeon, rampant, guarding an empty tram stop after 10pm.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Lovely city, very clean, very flat, and shuts down alarmingly early for a state capital. We went looking for nightlife on a Tuesday and found tumbleweeds rolling down Rundle Mall. The Central Market and the Hills are genuinely wonderful, but do not expect anything resembling energy after dinner unless the Fringe Festival is on."— Gary Pemberton, Melbourne
Property Listing
Nestled between rolling hills and pristine beaches, this City of Churches offers unrivalled space, a world-class food and wine scene on your doorstep, and property prices that will make your Sydney friends weep with envy! Yes, the shops shut early — think of it as built-in work-life balance.
Twinned With
Canberra — Both are meticulously planned cities constantly defending themselves against jokes about being boring.
Supporting Evidence
Adelaide was meticulously planned by Colonel William Light with wide boulevards and parklands entirely encircling the city centre, giving it one of the most generous green belts of any Australian city.