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Wellington Travel Guide
City Guide about Wellington with tips and reviews by travelers.
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Not only the political capital, Wellington is also New Zealand’s art
and culture capital. It is a unique city located between a beautiful harbour
and lovely green hills. Wellington is the world's most southern capital and
the only one in the "Roaring Forties" latitudes.
According to the Maori legend, Wellington’s first name was Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui which in Maori language means ‘the head of Maui's fish’. Another Maori name for Wellington is te Whanganui-a-Tara (the great harbour of Tara).
The Polynesian explorer Kupe is probably the first one who settled together with his followers in the Wellington Harbour around the 10th century.
However, Wellington was officially founded in 1840 by Edward Gibbon Wakefield as the first settlement of the New Zealand Company. It was originally known as Britannia, but was renamed after British soldier and politician Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
Since 1865 it has been the seat of government, when it replaced Auckland.
Wellington is a small capital (is only two kilometres wide so it can be easily explored on foot), but is really full with interesting attractions, good shops, exciting galleries and great restaurants.
Many festivals and events are held in the city throughout the year. A real must is the biennial New Zealand International Arts Festival – a month long arts festival.
Wellington it’s the right place to visit either if you love nature or culture, so what are you waiting for?
According to the Maori legend, Wellington’s first name was Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui which in Maori language means ‘the head of Maui's fish’. Another Maori name for Wellington is te Whanganui-a-Tara (the great harbour of Tara).
The Polynesian explorer Kupe is probably the first one who settled together with his followers in the Wellington Harbour around the 10th century.
However, Wellington was officially founded in 1840 by Edward Gibbon Wakefield as the first settlement of the New Zealand Company. It was originally known as Britannia, but was renamed after British soldier and politician Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
Since 1865 it has been the seat of government, when it replaced Auckland.
Wellington is a small capital (is only two kilometres wide so it can be easily explored on foot), but is really full with interesting attractions, good shops, exciting galleries and great restaurants.
Many festivals and events are held in the city throughout the year. A real must is the biennial New Zealand International Arts Festival – a month long arts festival.
Wellington it’s the right place to visit either if you love nature or culture, so what are you waiting for?
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Recensioni Wellington
Overall rating 7
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A great place to visit. Beautiful clubs, nice people and healthy, clean environment. Mainly a cantonment which was established by the British in 1854. Niche Military Station with iconic institutions of the Indian Armed Forces such as the Defence Services
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Staff College and the Madras Regimental Centre located here. Caters essentially to military personnel and their families. May visit if you have military connections. Not much of any contemporary entertainment available. But for nature lovers and lovers of clean and green environment, this is a beautiful retreat. But then again, if you have to stay, you have to have military connections as there very few civilian resorts or hotels in the cantonment. Coonoor and Ooty are nearby commercially known tourist destinations.
Overall rating 8
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I lived near Wellington for nearly 10 years. Overall it was a very pleasant place to live and considering the Pop. size most of the facilities were there in a modern infrastructure way. The main thing I missed was an
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abundance of international level entertainment. This was partly due to the potential audience size, but also the lack of a good sized venue. Popping up to Auckland or over to Oz was not always feasible.
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