Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand accommodation and travel guide
Visit Dunedin, a heritage city, where you will find a wide range of accommodation, Restaurants, Cafés, Arts & Crafts, Attractions and Eco Tours & Cruises to the Wildlife situated on the Otago Peninsula that is unique in the world.
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Dunedin, New Zealand's oldest city, a university city of Scottish heritage, possesses a unique combination of cultural riches, fine architecture and world-famous wildlife reserves on the Otago Peninsula.
Thirteen years later gold was discovered about 120 kilometers inland, in Central Otago and the small settlement of Dunedin became the centre for the nation's wealth. Soaring cathedral spires, a magnificent Flemish-style railway station, fine banks and office blocks, nineteenth-century Larnach Castle, Olveston Historic House, heritage university buildings and a neo-gothic convent are among the city's architectural treasures. More history on Dunedin
Visit the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Toitū Otago Settlers Museum and the Otago Museum, where you will find some of the best collections in New Zealand.
Visit the Dunedin Chinese Garden, a perfect miniature of a traditional Chinese landscape painting. Spend some time in Dunedin Botanic Gardens. The Dunedin Botanic Gardens are New Zealand's oldest and were established in 1863.
Take a tour of the Cadbury Chocolate and Speights Beer factories.
Dunedin a coastal city has some fabulous beaches along its coastline, all within easy reach of the city. Walking and tramping tracks abound around the city suitable for all ages and degrees of fitness.
Scotland in New Zealand This excellent article on Dunedin was recently published in the Go English Magazine
