Dunedin - New Zealand
Dunedin (Port Chalmers)
This city sits at the head of a fjord like inlet and is ringed by seven hills. The name is Celtic for Edinburgh and was built by Presbyterian Scots. In early days it was the largest and wealthiest city in the country thanks mainly to the gold fields. It became the financial and construction centre. It is said to be the most perfectly preserved Victorian city anywhere. It has been responsible for many firsts: the first to have gaslight, water mains, and hydropower and steam trams. Dunedin is now an important manufacturing city and busy port.
Dunedin’s Scottish heritage is everywhere. A statue of Robert Burns surrounded by civic dignity in the Octagon. The countries only whiskey distillery and jewel in the city’s architectural crown Œ the first Church of Otago. The imposing railway station is worth visiting if only for its locomotives reproduced in stained glass. The city is separated from its suburbs by an 185ha nature reserve, which adds to the comfort of this university town. The University of Otago was the first in New Zealand and its youthful looking buildings are well worth visiting.
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Climate: Mean temperature January/February Π18.9C, 69F
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