subject: All About The City Adelaide [print this page] History History
The city Adelaide originated in the year 1836. It was a planned city and got its name from the famous Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. She was the queen of King William IV. Colonel William Light played an important role in designing and planning of this city. The location of Adelaide was chosen near to the River Torrens. The whole design laid emphasis upon public squares, boulevards and parklands. Adelaide Park Lands are a much famous attraction of this city situated in the centre. It has also been included in the Australian National Heritage List.
Climate
Adelaide experiences the Mediterranean climate throughout the year. While little rainfall is seen in the summer months, winter witnesses heavy showers. June is considered the wettest month as it generally records rainfall about 70-80mm. Hail in winter is quite frequent here while snowfall and frosts are rare. Mount Lofty and hilly regions of Adelaide experience snow.
Entertainment
Arts have always flourished in Adelaide due to the political support given to this sphere. Some of the famous names established under the rule of eminent political personalities are: Adelaide Festival of Arts, Fringe Festival and Adelaide Festival Centre.
With the passing of time some other festivals have been included:
Adelaide Film Festival
Adelaide Writers Week
Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Adelaide Festival of Ideas
WOMADelaide
These festivals are held during the month of March. Mad March is the name commonly used to denote these multiple festivals held during this time.
In addition to these festivals, there are other events which hold tourist preference. People from all over the world come to see them defining their importance in
Adelaide boasts of a strong sports sphere with multiple games famous here like cricket, netball, basketball and football. Adelaide United, Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power are three famous teams of Adelaide. AAMI Stadium and Adelaide Oval are the stadiums where most of the sport events take place.
Transport
The road transport of Adelaide is better compared to other Australian cities. The transport system is chiefly dominated by the Adelaide Metro. Twenty-minute city is a phrase which was commonly used previously to define the fastness of the transport system seen here. Some of the famous expressways and freeways present in this city are:
South Eastern Freeway
Southern Expressway
Port River Expressway
Northern Expressway
Gawler Bypass
Two airports are present in this city called Adelaide and Par afield. While the former serves millions of travelers annually, the latter is mainly meant for smaller aircraft and secondary aviation needs.
