Clare Valley/Mid North

In the Clare Valley, is just an hour and a half north of Adelaide, you can be a world away. With a rich cultural tapestry dating back 160 years and more than 35 cellar doors, the region is perfect for immersing yourself in the finer things in life. It is well-known for its wineries, restaurants, and country pubs. Settle into a bed and breakfast within one of the valley's historic villages, where you'll relish the bucolic vistas and the charm of this engaging region.

Several heritage-listed towns are situated within the Clare Valley and offer visitors an abundance of historic stone buildings to explore. Many remnants of the region's copper mining and farming past also remain for sightseers to view. Make sure you visit Burra, one of the world's best-preserved colonial mining communities. There are a myriad of accommodation options available to visitors. Stay in a historic miner’s cottage, a beautiful bed and breakfast or at a working sheep station.

The Historic Kapunda Heritage Trail is a 10km walk through yesteryear which will lead you into the old mine area, past tunnels, open cuts, and miners cottages. Admire the many buildings adorned with magnificent ‘Kapunda lacework’, and remember to look up at ‘Map Kernow’ which can be translated as 'Son of Cornwall'. It is an eight metre high statue was constructed as a tribute to the Cornish miners who contributed to the establishment of Australia's first commercial mining venture, on the southern edge of town.

A small and friendly country town with a rich and interesting history, Kapunda was settled in the 1830's and situated between the Clare and Barossa Valleys. The town displays a pleasant appeal which, in part, emanates from the ornate, well preserved, main precinct buildings which continue to serve the community after more than a century and a half.

There are many fantastic antique shops, museums and art galleries in the Clare Valley, especially in Tarlee, Mintaro and Burra.

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