Barossa Valley

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.