Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Museo Italiano
MUSEUM
( 03-9349 9000;
www.museoitaliano.com.au
; 199 Faraday St, Carlton; 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, noon-5pm Sat)
Telling the story of Melbourne's Italian community, this museum offers a good
starting point to put the history of Lygon St into both historical and contemporary context.
Ceres
(
ENVIRONMENT PARK
03-9389 0100;
www.ceres.org.au
; 8 Lee St, East Brunswick;
9am-5pm, market 9am-2pm Wed & Sat, Thu &
Fri to 5pm; 96)
Ceres, the name of the Roman goddess of agriculture and fertil-
ity, also stands for Centre for Education & Research in Environmental Strategies, a two-
decades-old community environment built on a former rubbish tip. Stroll around the per-
maculture and bushfood nursery before refuelling with an Australian-bush chai tea and
cake at the pretty cafe.
There's also a community market where you can buy organic and backyard-produced
goodies; the info centre here has a great bookstore on sustainability-related matter.
South Yarra,
Prahran & Windsor
These neighbourhoods have always been synonymous with glitz and glamour, with their
elevated aspect and large allotments considered prestigious. Access from the city centre to
South Yarra was by boat or punt - hence Punt Rd - before Princes Bridge was built in
1850.
South Yarra's Chapel St strip still parades itself as a must-do fashion destination, but
has seen better days: it's been taken over by chain stores, tacky bars and, come sunset,
doof-doof cars. But Prahran is still a gutsy and good place, with designer stores, bars and
some refreshingly eclectic businesses. Chapel St continues down to Windsor, a hive of fun
cafes, bars and secondhand vintage shops.
