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Travel Attractions
Barossa Valley
Barossa Valley
Barossa Valley
Quick facts
- Name: Barossa Valley
- Location: Near Adelaide, Australia
- Type of attraction: Nature/Valley
- Ticket price: Free
The Barossa Valley, in South Australia, is a world known wine-producing area, located just northeast of Adelaide. The area includes towns like Tanunda, Angaston and Nuriootpa, as well as a variety of high-profile wineries offering tours and cellar-door degustations. The regional specialty is the Shiraz grapes. The region-wide stone cottages and Lutheran churches are testimony to a wave of German immigrants from the 19th century.
If you are wine lover, day tours from Adelaide to go for wine tasting and try some delicious food would be the best escape from the city.
With more than 150 wineries and 80 cellar doors, the Barossa is one of the world’s finest wine growing regions. Over the past 160 years, seven generations of grape farmers and winemakers have developed this lush terrain as one of Australia’s finest wine regions, producing consistently excellent vintages.
Bicycle, motorbike, vintage vehicle, hot air balloon, or helicopter tours of the Barossa Valley are available, as well as wine and dine experiences at some of Australia’s finest restaurants. In this charming collection of villages, rolling hills, stone churches, and vineyards, a world of gourmet enjoyment awaits.
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Interesting facts about Barossa Valley
Here are some interesting facts about this amazing area:
- The name Barossa means Hill of Roses and it is spelled incorrectly (instead of ‘Barosa’) due to incorrect transcription.
- Some of the oldest wines in the world could be found here, some of them older than 120 years.
- There are 755 grape growers in Barossa Valley. For comparison, there are about 450 in the famous Napa Valley.
Safe travels!
