Barossa Valley Attractions 
The Barossa Valley is comparable with the Hunter Valley in New South Wales. It was given its name by Surveyor-General William Light in memory of Barrosa in Spain, where he had fought in a decisive battle in 1811.
The district was settled in the 1840s by British and German immigrants. Some of the original German place names were replaced during the First World War by English names.
The flat valley, where the main settlements lie Lyndoch, Tanunda and Nuriootpa, is traversed by a busy road from Gawler to the Sturt Highway. The attractions it offers to tourists are festivals with folk singing and dancing. There is plenty of accommodation for visitors, but at festival times it is fully booked.
The district was settled in the 1840s by British and German immigrants. Some of the original German place names were replaced during the First World War by English names.
The flat valley, where the main settlements lie Lyndoch, Tanunda and Nuriootpa, is traversed by a busy road from Gawler to the Sturt Highway. The attractions it offers to tourists are festivals with folk singing and dancing. There is plenty of accommodation for visitors, but at festival times it is fully booked.
Vintage Festival
The Barossa Valley's Vintage Festival is held in March or April in odd-numbered years, with processions, brass bands and maypole dancing.
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Lyndoch, Australia
Lyndoch (pop. 700), at the end of the 19th C was a wheat-growing area. Château Yaldara with its crenellated tower is like a French château, Karlsburg like a German castle. Château Yaldara contains a collection of fine porcelain, pictures and other works of art, mainly by European artists, and a collection of mechanical musical instruments.
Angaston, Australia
Angaston (alt. 381 m; pop. 2000) is the highest settlement in the Barossa Valley. It takes its name from George Fife Angas, one of the founding fathers of South Australia, who paid the fares of free settlers and provided them with land. Angaston has preserved a remarkable number of historic buildings, including the mansion of Collingrove (1850).
The Barossa Visitor Centre
66-68 Murray Street
Tanunda, SA 5352
Australia
66-68 Murray Street
Tanunda, SA 5352
Australia
Nuriootpa, Australia
Nuriootpa (pop. 3300) is the largest settlement in the Barossa Valley and its commercial center. Coulthard House (1855), a handsome two-story settler's house built of bluestone, is now a museum.
The Barossa Visitor Centre
66-68 Murray Street
Tanunda, SA 5352
Australia
66-68 Murray Street
Tanunda, SA 5352
Australia
Springton, Australia
In Springton is the ancient Herbig Tree, an enormous hollow gum tree in which a pioneer settler named Herbig is said to have lived with his family.
