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Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand.
Travel and Accommodation guide

Dunedin offers a wide range of Accommodation, including hotels, motels, B&B and apartments, also Restaurants, Arts & Crafts, Attractions and Eco Tours & Cruises to the Wildlife situated on the Otago Peninsula that is unique in the world.

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.

Situated on the south-eastern coast of New Zealand's South Island, Dunedin has a population of around 125,000
and is the main centre of Otago, a region recognized for its spectacular scenery.

The sheer physical beauty of Dunedin, dramatic bush-covered hills and valleys at the head of a long natural harbour,
attracted Maori settlers to the site over four centuries ago.
Then, in 1848, Scottish migrants established a town here, giving it the ancient name of Edinburgh.

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, a nineteenth-century castle,
old university buildings and a neo-gothic convent are among the city's architectural treasures.
More history on Dunedin.

Dunedin's art gallery and museums contain some of the best collections in New Zealand.

The Otago Peninsula which lies within the city boundaries has internationally renowned wildlife reserves,
including the rare Royal Albatross breeding ground and Yellow-Eyed & Little Blue Penguin colonies.

United States media network CNN International has named the
Otago Peninsula one of the 10 most romantic places
in the world to propose marriage.
"If your beseeching eyes can't soften her heart, the mating rituals of South Island's unusual coastal wildlife may do it," says the CNN website "10 best places for a fairytale proposal this Valentine's Day".
"Wildlife reserves near the town of Dunedin are home to colonies of hoiho [yellow-eyed penguins] and blue penguins. The Otago Peninsula also has breeding colonies of New Zealand fur seals and royal albatross."
The other most romantic venues included the Hotel Excelsior, in Croatia, where Richard Burton wooed Elizabeth Taylor; North Lees Hall, in England, which was the inspiration for Thornfield Hall in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre; and the Great Wall of China.

(CNN Media News Network)

This is a city of many parts, a city that is different...
that is exciting and intriguing...

Dunedin, the perfect travel destination in New Zealand.