The Great Outback - da Adelaide a Melbourne

The Clare Valley unfolds north of Adelaide among rolling hills and sun-drenched rows of vines, guardian of a long winemaking tradition and celebrated as one of the world’s finest regions for Riesling. Its historic cellars, many founded by German and Irish settlers in the nineteenth century, alternate with picturesque villages such as Mintaro and evocative Sevenhill, where Jesuits have made wine since 1851. The Riesling Trail, a cycling path along a former railway line, invites visitors to explore the valley between tastings. The Clare Valley is an ideal destination for lovers of wine, rural landscapes and genuine hospitality.

Broken Hill stands in splendid isolation in the outback of New South Wales, a mining town born from the silver and zinc that shaped its history. Its broad streets and heritage architecture recall an industrial boom era, yet today it thrives above all as a lively arts hub, famous for its galleries and its community of desert painters. All around stretches the red earth of the interior, with the striking vistas of the nearby Living Desert Reserve and its sandstone sculptures silhouetted against fiery sunsets. An authentic stop for those who want to breathe in Australia's most remote and creative soul.

Mungo National Park preserves one of Australia's oldest and most evocative landscapes, set in the arid heart of New South Wales, across the dunes of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its famous “Walls of China” — sand and clay dunes sculpted by the wind — stretch along the edges of a lake that dried up millennia ago. Here the continent’s oldest human remains were discovered, evidence of more than 40,000 years of Aboriginal presence. Amid absolute silence, starry skies and traces of a remote past, Mungo offers an experience of nature and spirituality beyond time.

Horsham is a country town at the heart of the Wimmera region in the state of Victoria, set along the river of the same name. A hub for the surrounding agricultural plains, it has a quiet, easygoing atmosphere and makes a convenient base for exploring the region's natural surroundings, with national parks and rural landscapes nearby. An ideal stop along itineraries crossing the Australian interior, amid open spaces and unhurried rhythms.

At the western end of the Great Ocean Road, Port Fairy preserves the intimate atmosphere of a former whaling and fishing port. Founded on the banks of the Moyne River, in the state of Victoria, it retains more than fifty heritage-listed buildings and bluestone cottages that tell its colonial story. The moored fishing boats, historic pubs and flower-lined lanes earn it a reputation as one of Australia’s most charming coastal towns. Just offshore, Griffiths Island offers scenic walks and a shearwater colony, while the town is known for its lively music festival. Port Fairy is a refuge with an old-world feel, where time seems to slow down.

Apollo Bay stretches along a crescent-shaped bay on the Great Ocean Road, where the green hills of the Otway Ranges meet the waters of the Southern Ocean. Once a whaling village, today it is a laid-back seaside town beloved for its broad beaches, working fishing harbour and cuisine built around fresh fish and shellfish. Behind it opens the Great Otway National Park, a realm of temperate rainforest, hidden waterfalls and ancient tree ferns, threaded with trails such as the one leading to Triplet Falls. The surrounding coast is ideal for spotting wild koalas among the eucalypts and, in the winter months, migrating whales. Apollo Bay is a serene stop where nature and sea blend together.