Enjoy A Great Day At The Beach In Manly, Sydney

Enjoy A Great Day At The Beach In Manly, Sydney

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Ask a visitor from overseas what they think of when they think of Australia's world famous beaches and it's unlikely they'll say "Manly Beach." They will probably mention Queensland's Surfers Paradise or Sydney's Bondi Beach, but may not have even heard of Manly. Sydneysiders know Manly and the other northern beaches well, though. When the temperatures climb in the summer, that's where families go to get a day on the beach without the crowds and when the waves are breaking, the surfers come running.

Sydney Harbor divides Northern Sydney and the northern suburbs from the more populated suburbs of Sydney itself. Joining the two is Sydney's most well-known landmark - the Sydney Harbour Bridge. After crossing the bridge and meandering through a couple of leafy North Sydney suburbs, Manly is the first beach you get to. This extensive stretch of beach is an ideal place to roll out your beach towel, set up your beach umbrella and frolic in the surf. The Manly locals are practically brought up on the beach, learning to swim at an early age and learning to surf as soon as they learn how to handle themselves in the sea. Manly's sandy beach is ideal for learning the "sport of kings," but when the waves get big, the experts head to Fairy Bower, one of Australia's hottest big wave surfing spots. They're followed by legions of onlookers, who watch the action from the top of the cliffs above Manly's southern headland.

Whether you are a "grommet" learning the ropes in the smaller waves along Manly Beach or perhaps a seasoned pro fresh from a session at Fairy Bower, you're going to be hungry when you get out of the water. You won't have far to go in order to find anything you are hungry for. The Corso, Manly's long pedestrian only thoroughfare, has enough restaurants, cafes and fast food outlets to satisfy anyone's appetite. The fare isn't limited to Aussie food, either. The multi-cultural mixture of eateries found on the Corso provides as much variety of choices as you could possibly ever want. In fact, there's nothing you won't find in the Corso. Locals do their shopping there right alongside the tourists. Between the souvenir shops, the boutiques and the "mixed goods" shops on the Corso, you will find everything you need.

What Manly Beach and the Corso don't have is peace and solitude. For that, you have to go further north. The further north you travel, whether by car or by public transportation, the more the shops, houses, factories and other signs of urban Sydney fall away. Finally, the northern beaches come to an end on the tip of a narrow peninsula in the small, upmarket suburb of Palm Beach. Surfers know all of the beaches along this route like the backs of their hands. Narrabeen in particular has a haloed name among Australian surfers, being the training ground for a lot of of Australia's top international stars and the venue for several international surfing competitions.

A great way to reach Manly from downtown Sydney is aboard the Manly Ferry. Once you're in Manly, you can take a bus to the beach and then take your pick of Manly accommodation. Anything you could want is right there to suit your needs, from budget accommodations to luxury resorts. Give yourself a while to explore Manly and the other northern beaches. All of them has something special to offer.

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