Kitay-gorod in the Tula region. City of the Gold Coast, Australia (Gold Coast) Outdoor Horse Riding

Gold Coast is a city in the southeastern part of the Australian state of Queensland, the center of the local government area of ​​the same name. It is the second most populous city in the state and the sixth most populous city in the country. The Gold Coast is known as one of the largest tourist centers in Australia (first of all, the center of water tourism).

Information

• A country
• State: Queensland
• Based: 1959
• Square: 1402 km²
• Climate type: subtropical
• Population: 591,473 people (2009)
• Timezone: UTC+10

History of the Gold Coast

According to archaeological data, the territory of the modern city of the Gold Coast was inhabited by Australian Aborigines 23 thousand years before the first Europeans appeared here. By the beginning of the 19th century, eight tribes lived in this territory, whose members were representatives of the Yugambeh people. The main occupation of the locals was hunting and fishing. Not far from the modern suburb of the Gold Coast, Bundall, there was a traditional gathering place for local tribes. After the appearance of the first Europeans who began to engage in farming and logging, the Yugambeh tribes were forced to leave their traditional hunting grounds, moving to the interior of the mainland , and by 1890, the rest of the tribe's representatives were evicted to a reservation outside the Gold Coast area. The first European to visit the territory of modern Gold Coast is the English traveler James Cook, who sailed past this place on May 16, 1770. In 1802, another traveler, Matthew Flinders, sailed past the territory of the modern Gold Coast, but the area remained uninhabited by Europeans until 1823, when explorer John Oxley landed on Mermaid Beach. Despite the fact that the territory of the Gold Coast appeared on colonial maps relatively early, it did not arouse much interest among European colonialists until 1840, when the region was mapped by topographers of New South Wales. The forests that existed on the territory of the Gold Coast were from valuable Australian red cedar (Toona ciliata) immediately attracted merchants involved in the production of wood: in 1865, a small town called Nerang, located in the interior of the modern city, was explored and later became one of the centers of the woodworking industry. In the nearby valleys and plains, Europeans began to raise cattle, grow sugar cane and cotton. And in 1869, the settlement grew to the mouth of the Nerang River, located in the southern part of Moreton Bay. In 1885, Queensland Governor Anthony Musgrave built a holiday home on a hill north of the modern Gold Coast suburb of Southport. Since then, the nearby coastline has become a resort destination for Brisbane's wealthy and influential circles. In 1889, a railway was brought to Southport, which gave impetus to the development of the area. Until the first quarter of the 20th century, the permanent population of the region grew very slowly. But after the opening in 1925 of the coastal road connecting Brisbane with Southport, as well as the Surfers Paradise Hotel 2 km from Southport, a real tourist boom began. In the 1930s, due to the development of motor transport, the flow of tourists constantly grew, and by 1935 most of the coast between Southport and the border with New South Wales was built up with mansions and hotels. In 1933, the area was renamed Surfers Paradise. In 1936, the hotel of the same name burned down, but soon an even more grandiose complex was built in its place, which even had its own zoo. After World War II, the region remained a very popular tourist destination, and by the end of the 1940s, journalists even called his "Gold Coast" (translated from English as "gold coast"). On October 23, 1958, the South Coast Town Council was officially renamed the Gold Coast. Less than a year later, the settlement was declared a city (English city). By the 1960s, the infrastructure of the Gold Coast was significantly expanded, the first high-rise residential buildings and hotels appeared. In 1981, the Gold Coast Airport Terminal was opened, and the 1980s were generally successful in terms of foreign investment: Japanese businessmen invested heavily in the construction of skyscrapers and theme parks. In 1994, the boundaries of the city were revised, and a new the local government is the City of Gold Coast Council. Currently, the city remains a major tourist center in Australia. High-rise construction is actively developing, including, in 2005, the Q1 Tower skyscraper with a height of 322.5 m was completed in the Gold Coast, in 2007 the Circle on Cavill complex with a height of 220 m.

Geography

The city of the Gold Coast stretches for 60 km along the east coast of Australia, washed by the Coral Sea, from the settlement of Binley to Coolangatta in Queensland near the border with New South Wales. The settlements of Tweed Heads and Beaudesert are also commonly

are considered as constituent parts of the Gold Coast region, although they are not included in the statistical boundaries of the city of Gold Coast. The commercial center of the city is the suburbs of Southport and Surfers Paradise. As a result of the active settlement of the region, the cities of Gold Coast, Binley, Logan City, Brisbane currently form a conurbation. The main river of the city is the Nerang. In the past, the area between the coast and the hinterland of the Gold Coast was occupied by wetlands, much of which has subsequently been drained. However, part of the swamps was turned into artificial waterways (the total length is about 260 km) and small islands. In the western part of the Gold Coast borders the Great Dividing Range. In close proximity is Lamington National Park, which is part of the World Heritage-listed East Coast Rainforest.

Recreation and entertainment

The Gold Coast is one of the most beloved holiday destinations for Australians. And many of them, having been here as tourists, simply stay to live, which explains the incredibly rapid population growth of this largest non-capital city in Australia. At the same time, the Gold Coast has firmly established itself as one of the most popular resorts in world tourism: up to 10 million tourists come here a year. Do you want to join their number? Before answering this question, let's find out what is attractive about this relatively young (slightly older than half a century) resort city? Climate? Yes! It's summer here all year round! Here the average temperature of the water in the ocean is 22 degrees and the air is 25 degrees. The purest air, the absence of problems associated with the purchase of winter clothes, fresh fruits and vegetables - from the plantation to the table - 365 days a year ... it looks like a fairy tale, right? Winter here (June-July-August) is like a European summer, so if you don't like the heat with all the scorching sun - come to our winter! Well, in the summer (all other months of the year) stock up on sunscreen! Nature? Certainly! Always and everywhere flowering plants, ancient eucalyptus trees and immense fig trees, rainbow parrots, cute koalas and kangaroos quite accustomed to the urban landscape, tropical rainforests and unique waterfalls, sugar cane plantations sinking into the horizon and neatly trimmed backyard lawns - all this pleases, and excites and pacifies. Beaches? Yes! The coastline of the Gold Coast, 60 km long, provides an opportunity for arranging a large number of beaches, famous for their purest white sand and ... red and yellow flags of vigilant lifeguards. Australian beaches may seem strange to sunbathers accustomed to Mediterranean resorts: they don’t give out “sunbeds” for sunbathing and there is no pandemonium of bathers. This is due to the fact that sunbathing under the open sun in Australia is highly discouraged, and significant movements of ocean water in the form of tides make it impossible to install stationary tents. And in general, as in all their relationship to the creatures of nature, Australians prefer to leave the beaches as they are, and therefore they seem virgin, and therefore they are so clean (no smoking on the beach!) And beautiful. If you like to run in the morning, then try to do it on the beach - along the sand, along the ocean ... or along special treadmills along the promenade.

Entertainment? As much as you like! Gold Coast is famous for its world-famous theme parks: Movie World (Movie World), Dream World (Dream World), Sea World (Sea World), water park (Wet'en'Wild), Natural Zoo Currumbin (Currumbin), etc. In these You can spend the whole day in parks and neither you nor your children will be bored for a minute! In addition, as a resort city, the Gold Coast does everything possible to diversify the rest of its guests. There are many attractions that you can visit "by the way", that is, just passing by. Sports grounds, swimming pools, cinemas, all kinds of street shows and, of course, a wide variety of excursions! In a word, if you seriously think over your holidays in the Gold Coast, then you will not be bored and you will be able to learn / see / visit a lot. As for restaurants and nightclubs, more than 500 restaurants and nightclubs are open for you daily. Drinking (alcohol) is always allowed, getting drunk is not. Well, if you're quiet and don't intend to get behind the wheel of a car, then of course, as much as you want. Smoking in public places is prohibited, but there are specially designated smoking areas. In a word, all of the above plus your own (future) impressions - this is the answer to the question of why tens of thousands of adventurers come here every day ...

Virtual tour of the Gold Coast (video)

Source. wikipedia.org, australia-travel.ru

The Gold Coast (or Gold Coast) is an Australian resort area located near Brisbane. Conventionally, it can be divided into three resorts: exquisite Main Beach with fashionable restaurants, shops and hotels, "clockwork" Surfers Paradise, which is considered the center of the Gold Coast, and a somewhat calmer Broad Beach, offering recreation and entertainment at affordable prices. Everywhere - excellent golden beaches and beautiful weather most of the year (although the wave is strong and treacherous, so you should swim there with caution and not swim too far).

How to get to the Gold Coast

The Gold Coast can be reached via two airports. The first, the international airport in Brisbane, is about an hour and a half drive from the Gold Coast (about 80 km). The second local airport in the city of Coolangatta is located in the southern part of the Gold Coast, about 25 minutes from the beaches of Surfers Paradise (21 km). Of course, it is more convenient to fly to the Gold Coast through the local airport, but it only accepts planes from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Cairns.

Gold Coast Hotels

Two of the best hotels on the coast, Sheraton Mirage and Palazzo Versace, are located on Main Beach, the most popular and fashionable area of ​​the Gold Coast. But most of the hotels and apartments are located on Surfers Paradise. It even got to the point that their tall buildings shade the beach from the afternoon, because they are located very close.

Beaches

Main Beach is an exquisite resort area with top-class hotels, expensive shops and restaurants. It is here that two of the best hotels on the coast are located: Sheraton Mirage and Palazzo Versace. The hotel development in the resort is not too dense, and it is guaranteed to appeal to connoisseurs of a luxurious secluded vacation. Nearby is the Sea World theme park.

Broad Beach is a quieter stretch of coast offering recreation and entertainment at affordable prices. There are more than enough hotels there too. Opportunities to diversify your leisure time - Jupiter's casino and the impressive Pacific Fair shopping center.

Entertainment and attractions of the Gold Coast

The Gold Coast is a unique place where you can not only lie on the beach and go windsurfing, but also visit the country's most famous tropical fruit plantation park Big Pineapple or the indescribable beauty of Fraser Island, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Nearby are the real Australian "jungles" - the tropical rainforests of the Lamington National Park, which is also under the care of UNESCO.

Popular excursions

From here you can also go on an excursion to the "Water Park", "zoo without cages" - Currumbin Reserve (~ 49 USD), amusement parks "World of Cinema", "World of Dreams", "World of the Sea" and "World of Tropical Fruits" (~ 79 USD). Also of interest are the Ripley Museum "If you want - believe it, if you want - do not believe it" and "The Park of Unusual Amusements".

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• Hotel zone of the resort

Leisure

Surfing, windsurfing, bungee jumping, paragliding, water skiing and water ski jumping - in general, there is more than enough entertainment on the water. And the local golf courses are among the best in the world. For not very athletic, but especially “party” citizens, there are many restaurants and bars, several large amusement parks, more than 30 nightclubs and discos, as well as the Jupiter casino.

Surfing

You can catch the longest waves in the world at Snapper Rocks near Coolangatta. Among the famous surf resorts of the northern part of the coast are Currumbin, Palm Beach, Burley Heads, Nobby Beach, Mermaid Beach. The best way to learn to surf is on the waters of the North and South Stradbroke Islands and in the town of Noosa.

The city of Gold Coast is located. It is a favorite resort for the indigenous population and numerous foreigners due to the huge number of magnificent beaches and theme parks.

A bit of Gold Coast history

Initially, the territory of the modern Gold Coast was inhabited by the Yugambe aboriginal tribes. In 1770, the continent was first visited by people from Europe, led by Captain James Cook. This event was marked by the resettlement of Europeans in a new, uninhabited land. The next important step in the development of the city was the construction of a holiday home, which was carried out in 1885 by the governor of the state, Anthony Musgrave, thereby giving life to tourism in these places. By 1889, the region had acquired a railroad, which led to a sharp increase in the city's population. The rise of the Gold Coast as Australia's tourism center came in 1925, when a coastal road was opened connecting the city to the more developed Brisbane and Southport. In 1935, a significant part of the coast near the Gold Coast was built up with hotels and hotels, tourists began to come to the city not only from Australia, but also from other countries.

Climate and weather in the Gold Coast

The proximity of the Coral Sea is reflected in the climate of the Gold Coast, which is subtropical: hot summers with high rainfall and mild warm winters. The highest temperatures are recorded in January and February, when thermometers record + 32°C, and it often rains, accompanied by storms and thunderstorms. The coldest time in the Gold Coast is in June and July, when the ambient temperature does not exceed + 15°C. And already in August its sharp jump is noted. Precipitation at this time is rare. You can visit the city in any season, the main thing is to determine the purpose of the visit.

Attractions Gold Coast

The main attractions of the city of Gold Coast in Australia are a variety of theme parks. Let's talk about the most unusual and interesting.

Opened in 1971, it offers visitors an exploration of the marine world of the planet, as well as many attractions and entertainment using pyrotechnics, optical illusions, excellent work of stuntmen and animators. If you wish, you can visit the water park, equipped with a swimming pool and multi-level slides.

It is the best on the continent and boasts rides, first-class roller coasters, water slides and a giant Ferris wheel that offers views of the Gold Coast and the surrounding area. Tourists can take a walk through the eucalyptus forest, feed and caress its inhabitants: koalas and kangaroos. In addition, there is an opportunity to go on a trip on a steamboat, walk along an old cable car, ride a railway built in the 19th century. Fans of extreme sports will appreciate the 605-meter-high motorcycle jump and the Tower of Horror attraction, which offers a jump from a 40-story building.

Reminds a factory that is busy making film products. Visitors are involved in the filming process, become participants in street performances using recognizable cartoon characters, and learn the secrets of directing. In addition, attractions are equipped on the territory of the park: karting, jumps, roller coasters.

Water park "Wet'n Wild Water World" offers visitors all kinds of entertainment on the water. The park has 15 water slides, 4 pools, themed attractions that can impress anyone.

Near the Gold Coast is located, the main feature of which is considered to be unique nature, rare and endangered plants and animals.

Entertainment and recreation

Perhaps the most favorite vacation in the Gold Coast is the beach. The coast of the city is dotted with magnificent recreation areas with white sand and clear water. The most famous beaches are considered to be Main Beach, Surfers Paradise, Broad Beach. On the territory adjacent to them, luxury hotels, delightful shopping centers, casinos and everything you need for an unforgettable vacation have been built.

Active recreation in the Gold Coast is represented by surfing, windsurfing, rope jumping, paraflying, water skiing. There are golf courses. The greatest popularity belongs to Sanctuary Cove.

As for excursions, there are many interesting places in the city and beyond that are definitely worth a visit, for example:

• park-plantation "Big Pineapple", where tropical fruits grow;
• Fraser Island - a UNESCO World Heritage Site;
• , which preserved the first churches of Australia, tropical gardens, huge parks.

Nightlife on the Gold Coast is vibrant and diverse. Being the tourist center of Australia, the city is dotted with nightclubs, bars, open-air discos, which makes the Gold Coast especially attractive to young people.

Accommodation in the city

Accommodation in the Gold Coast will be comfortable, and the search for suitable housing will not take much time, because more than 400 hotels, inns, villas, apartments, guest houses have been built in the city. Sheraton Mirage and Palazzo Versace are named the best hotels on the Gold Coast, offering a wide range of services and distinguished by luxury and sophistication in everything. Guests who want privacy and the safety of their budget can pick up lesser-known hotels.

The Gold Coast is full of restaurants and cafes where you can have a quick bite to eat or spend the whole evening enjoying a pleasant environment and delicious dishes. The most popular belongs to Verve Restaurant Cafe and Bar, Sage Cafe Restaurant, East Restaurant & Lounge Bar.

Catering outlets in the city offer European cuisine and dishes prepared from seafood or meat, with a lot of vegetables and all kinds of greens. The indigenous population prefers to eat fried fish, meat pies, Melbourne chickens.

The favorite drink of the inhabitants of the Gold Coast is ordinary drinking water, but on special occasions they are happy to drink local beer and wines, which are not much different from the famous wines of Spain and France.

Transport links in the city

The most convenient mode of transport in the Gold Coast is considered to be a car. Municipal authorities allocate impressive sums for the improvement of city roads, so traveling by car will be comfortable, fast, and safe. There are freeways on the Gold Coast that require a toll.

Public transport is less popular, but still the bus service covers and connects all areas of the city together, while the fare is symbolic and amounts to 2 Australian dollars per trip. Public transport runs on roads until 22:00 local time.

Another way to travel around the Gold Coast is by ferries that carry passengers from the coastal areas of the city, which is very convenient. Ferries depart every 30 minutes for a maximum fare of A$3.

How to get to the Gold Coast?

The path to the Gold Coast can be made in two ways. First, getting to the right place will help. Upon arrival, you will have to overcome another 80 kilometers separating the Gold Coast and Brisbane. Secondly, near the Gold Coast in the city of Coolangatta there is a local airport, the journey from which will take no more than 20 minutes. The only disadvantages of Coolangatta Airport are the small passenger traffic and the limited number of routes that are accepted only from major cities (Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Cairns).

shopping

The most attractive in terms of shopping is Hastings Street. Numerous boutiques, shopping centers, souvenir shops are open on it, offering all kinds of goods from expensive jewelry to cheap knick-knacks. Most often, tourists who come to the Gold Coast buy souvenirs: boomerangs, pottery, sheep wool products, and gold jewelry are in special demand.

Safety

The Gold Coast, like other cities in Australia, is considered quite safe for vacationers. Serious offenses are extremely rarely recorded here, so, observing the elementary rules of personal safety, it is quite realistic not to overshadow your vacation, wasting time looking for criminals who have encroached on your life and savings.

An old estate, from visiting which one gets a subtle, barely perceptible feeling of the transience of everything that happens, is the Golden City complex in the Tula region. A wonderful antiquity that takes visitors and vacationers into the past with just the sight of its architectural ensemble. It is the rarest case when all the signs of a traditional Russian manor are combined in one place and elements of Eastern Chinese buildings are present. In the very heart of Russia, you seem to find yourself in the mysterious Celestial Empire with all its magnificent exoticism.

Complex "Golden City" (Tula region)

There is something unusual here, which is very attractive. Those who discovered this place for themselves will definitely come back here, and more than once. And not only Tulchans come, there are many vacationers from Moscow and other cities. Thankfully, it's close. How to get to the "Zolotoy Gorod" of the Tula region?

From Moscow, you just need to get to Tula, and there every taxi driver knows the road from the Tula region to the "Golden City". If you want to save money, then a regular transfer is at your service. From Tula there is a bus that takes passengers to Lenin Square near the Tula Kremlin. In Novomoskovsk, you can take a bus to the complex at the bus station - where minibuses leave for Moscow. Calculation with the driver on the spot, children under 6 years old are not charged.

If you are driving your own car, it is better to use the tips of the navigator. He will tell you how to get to the "Golden City" in the Tula region, if you correctly set the coordinates of the place or make the necessary request. GPS coordinates: 54.122753, 38.023943. From Moscow you need to go along the M-4 Don highway to 199 km, where to look for the exit to the right. Then the road leads straight to the place.

Photographers love the complex for the beauty of landscapes - a picturesque bridge with a fountain, a beautiful marble arch, formidable stone lions are an excellent backdrop for beautiful artistic photos. Even a simple walk among the quiet whispering nature becomes a real medicine, no worse than those prescribed by doctors. Unforgettable photos will remind you of an ancient Chinese legend in which tourists unexpectedly found themselves in the middle of the Russian hinterland. The address of the "Golden City" in the Tula region is the Venevsky district, the village of Petropavlovskoye, Stepnaya street, 19.

Services

Tourist center "Golden City" in the Tula region offers a range of services. Here you can relax in comfortable rooms with your family or go to the celebration with your team. Service at the highest level - delicious food and plenty of entertainment will be provided. Security is on duty around the clock on the territory of the town, which monitors the order and that no outsider disturbs the peace of vacationers. For children, there are sports grounds, special play areas, as well as places for family entertainment, such as karting, horseback riding.

Restaurants and cafes

This is a whole complex consisting of several establishments, which are located on three floors of the central building. Interestingly, they are all decorated in radically different styles with their own unique features. The central restaurant offers a variety of Chinese dishes that gourmets will definitely appreciate - everything is done with the strictest observance of national technology and even the use of some authentic Chinese products. Appetite will add a themed interior, executed in the best traditions of the Celestial Empire. Here everything breathes this country - the entourage, music, dishes - as if they were in China itself.

In another establishment, you can eat more traditionally - European cuisine served by experienced chefs. Restaurants start working from 9 am and feed vacationers until midnight.

All the amenities for corporate and family events

The complex "Golden City" in the Tula region is just an ideal place for various celebrations. Especially for those who are not limited to a simple feast for one evening. Whether it's a wedding or a working get-together, in the "Golden City" the participants of the event can not only have a delicious meal, but also relax in one- and two-room suites, and the next day take part in team games, ride cards or horses, that is, spend time active, fun and useful.

In the morning, many will want to sit in a nice beer restaurant, which offers guests several varieties of craft beer and a delicious snack in the style of street food. Newlyweds here will find great views for a wedding photo shoot: there is something to do and something to remember while watching a wedding film. And exit registration among the beautiful oriental landscape will be original and memorable. The photos of the "Golden City" in the Tula region alone are worth organizing an important event there.

Oriental tea ceremony - meditation to calm the soul

Today, many are fond of the East - have you ever wondered why? Why, for example, do the Japanese and Chinese attach so much importance to the observance of certain rituals? Eastern wisdom teaches that this brings some order into our lives, adds meaning to it and eliminates unnecessary rushing and doubts. The ritual itself is not important, what is important is its strict observance, methodical and calm. This is a kind of desire to achieve perfection in every action, no matter what it leads to.

Orientalists call Chinese tea drinking one of such simple and very important rituals. It gives inner harmony and allows you to leave behind the hustle and bustle. This is a very special atmosphere that reigns between people who know each other well or unfamiliar people. In the Celestial Empire, it is believed that during tea drinking, time changes its course, clinging to space, state, and leaving only fire, water and tea leaves in the spotlight. Those who have never attended a Chinese tea ceremony may think that everything said is too exaggerated. But people who have already participated in it do not need to say anything - they have already experienced the full value of this slow and enchanting action.

And although the address of the "Golden City" in Tulskaya is central Russia, the tea ceremony is organized here with the careful observance of many details. Everything is exactly like in the Middle Kingdom.

Horse riding outdoors

Many vacationers spend their free time in the stables of the complex. There are two cute ponies (for kids) and 11 adult animals, one more foal is just growing up. If you do not feel confident in the saddle and are afraid to sit on horseback, you can still go with the company to the stables to feed or talk to the horses, to observe the behavior of these smart animals.

The stable of the "Golden City" in the Tula region offers the following services:

• horseback riding for adults;
• pony rides for kids, always accompanied by a stable worker;
• a trip around the territory of the complex on a phaeton - an open carriage,;
• photography with animals.

Those who do not know how to ride, as well as children, ride only inside the arena. One session lasts 15 minutes - this time is usually enough to get to know the animal better, feel it and understand if you like it. All visitors to the "Golden City" in Tulskaya must wear a protective helmet while riding horses.

Entertainment for children

Children are like sponges soaking up new experiences - just have time to diversify them. In the "Golden City" in Tulskaya, they made sure that the kids do not get bored on the territory of the complex. They will definitely like a large playground, and parents can be calm, because the smallest moments of safety are thought out here. Nothing can threaten the children - there are several play areas that correspond to age interests and requirements.

Teenagers can take part in sports team games - volleyball, football, a work-out is organized for the most dexterous. Parents who want to saturate their child with impressions even more have the opportunity to take him to a local farm - to watch the pets living there, to feed them. It is very interesting, and not only for children.

Racing at the kart track

This is a relatively new service in the "Golden City" in the Tula region, but it is already clear that visitors are delighted with it. Light extreme and great fun in the fresh air, a source of vivid emotions. At the karting track, you can feel like a real racer, even if you are terrified of fast driving. It doesn't matter how old you are, what gender you are - this entertainment is available to everyone and leaves the most memorable impressions. There are experienced instructors on the field who will tell you the rules and help you deal with the management of the kart. All necessary equipment is provided. You can experience the same pleasure as if you took part in real races.

Shooting paints

Paintball in the "Golden City" of the Tula region also appeared recently. Mobile emotional game. Imagine that your boss is on the enemy team - with what pleasure you will shoot him! There may not be another chance like this. The essence of the game is that two teams are fighting each other, and the weapon is a pneumatic gun that shoots balls of paint. When they hit the target, they leave a characteristic mark on the enemy's suit. Everything is completely safe, but very exciting. This is where the opportunity to be in the role of James Bond with chases, ambushes and all the other pleasures of a superhero is.