Milan’s guidebook

- Darling Harbour Precinct is located in the city centre and is a lively area with stores, restaurants, attractions and entertainment but the site has a long and fascinating history: > Sea Life Aquarium - 13,000 sea creatures from 650 species live at this large aquarium. The impressive design of the building resembles a wave and is one of the world's largest aquariums > Wild Life - Visitors to the site take a walk through iconic Australian habitats and along the way meet the indigenous animals. While you walk through the site you'll be almost entirely enclosed in air-conditioned surroundings. > Chinese Garden Of Friendship - This oasis is located in Darling Harbour not far from Sydney's Chinatown. The garden is completely walled and faithfully created in the tradition of Chinese gardens according to the ancient Chinese philosophy. The garden was designed and planted by Chinese landscape architects and modelled on the private gardens of the Ming Dynasty. > National Maritime Museum (located in Darling Harbor this museum holds the relics, documents and seafaring crafts of Australian maritime history),

•Sydney House Opera - Without a doubt the most important landmark in Sydney and perhaps the most important in all of Australia, the Sydney Opera House is a performing arts centre with stunning architecture. The Opera House is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

•QVB is a beautiful Romanesque Revival building designed by George McRae and constructed between 1893 and 1898. The building takes up a city block bound by Druitt Street, Market Street, York Street and George Street. Today it houses a modern shopping centre.

•One of the iconic symbols of the city is this aesthetically pleasing structure which spans Sydney Harbour. The "coat hanger" as it is affectionately nicknamed, was erected in 1932 after 6 years in the making.

•Chinatown – Visiting Chinatown in Sydney can be exiting and rewarding experience for any tourist. You can find some of the best Chinese culture right in the neighbourhood. The food in Chinatown is one of the best you will see out of Asia. Great shopping in Paddington Market.

•The Sydney Tower is the tallest free-standing structure in the city and the 2nd tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the city's tallest structure and the 3rd tallest in the country. The tower is 309 meters tall and accessed through Pitt Street Mall.

• Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens were established in 1816, making them the oldest scientific institution in Australia. The gardens are home to one of the most outstanding collections of plants from around the globe, although it focuses mainly on species from Australia and the South Pacific.