| Often called the "Harbor City", Sydney is a large, modern city on
Australia's southeast coast. The city serves as Australia's business and
financial center, and attracts millions of tourists from around the
globe each year with shopping, beautiful beaches, recreation, sports, as
well as cultural and historical points of interest such as the famous
Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, and Centerpoint Spire, which
offers a 360-degree panorama of the city. Sydney is filled with a mix of
architectural styles as well, ranging from the modern to the historic
sites of Elizabeth Bay House, Rouse Hill Estate, and Vaucluse House.
Many visitors to Sydney enjoy shopping in the city's major shopping
districts, and bargaining in any of the many open-air markets for
clothing, pottery and other locally-made artisan items. Visitors and
residents alike enjoy Sydney's stunning array of cafes and restaurants,
as well, which offer a variety of unique regional dishes, as well as
international favorites, with many offering outdoor seating, in addition
to the city's many bars, lounges, pubs and nightclubs, with the East
Village area being among the most popular.
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