{"id":25,"date":"2011-05-16T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T17:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotourismguides.com\/melbourne\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2016-04-20T17:01:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T17:01:31","slug":"travel-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gotourismguides.com\/melbourne\/travel-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Located in south-east Australia, the city of Melbourne is the capital of the state of Victoria. As Australia&#8217;s second largest city, Melbourne is one of the largest metropolitan areas in Australia. The city of Melbourne is known as a center of arts, commerce, education, sports industry and tourism.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With a population growing slightly less than 4,000,000 people, Melbourne is widely known as the cultural and sporting capital of Australia. Ever since hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2006, Melbourne has been labeled a sports fan\u2019s city. The city of Melbourne is proud of its football, cricket, rugby teams  along with horse racing. The city prides itself on hosting large sporting events that attract thousands of visitors each year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Melbourne: Australia&#8217;s Sporting Capital<\/h2>\r\nMelbourne is the sporting capital of Australia. Every  year, the city fills  its 110,000-seat stadium during the grand finale of the spectacular footy, known as Australian Football. There is also the popular Australian Open which takes place in Melbourne along with the Formula 1 Grand Prix that Melbourne has hosted since 1996. 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