While Bondi Beach is a famous beach resort and a great surfing venue, it is also famous for the largest free sculpture exhibition in the world. A sculpture event known as Sculptures By The Sea featured each year in October-November.
Bondi Beach And The Sculptures By The Sea
Bondi Beach, in addition to surfing, is famous for the Bondi to Bronte Coastal Walk. The walk is an iconic 3-km. paved trail along the coast between two well-known Sydney beaches. The walk offers sweeping ocean vistas of the coastline and sea from a paved trail that is beautifully fit into the cliffs between the two beaches. From mid October into early November the walk becomes an outdoor sculpture exhibit featuring works of artists from all over Australia and beyond.
Anyone visiting Sydney, especially during this time of year should really try to fit in a visit to Bondi Beach. The town is easy to reach via a Sydney T4 train from central station to Bondi Junction/ There you switch to a Beach bus. We would recommend getting an Opal card to make the best use of the area transportation (See our post on the Opal Card).
The beach itself is a sweeping two kilometers of crescent sand and the bars and eating venues along the beach street have a beach boardwalk vibe. The real draw though is the surf and in the world of surfers the waves at Bondi are legendary. Even without the art it is one of Sydney’s “must see” destinations and don’t forget to pick up a “Surf Bondi” Tee shirt before you leave.
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