Blue Mountains Attractions 
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For more than a hundred years the Blue Mountains have been a favorite holiday resort for the people of Sydney. Some 65km west of the city the mountains rise steeply out of the coastal plain, combining magnificent mountain scenery (steep gorges, waterfalls and rock formations) with high-quality facilities for tourists and holidaymakers.
The 'City of Blue Mountains' comprises more than 20 settlements: best equipped to cater for tourists are Katoomba, Blackheath, Wentworth Falls (Katoomba), Springwood and Glenbrook.
History
The high rock walls of the Blue Mountains were an almost impassable barrier in the early days of the colony, until in 1813 Gregory Blaxland, Henry Lawson and William Charles Wentworth discovered the passage through the mountains and thus opened up the route to the grazing land beyond, of which the settlers were in such urgent need.
The 'City of Blue Mountains' comprises more than 20 settlements: best equipped to cater for tourists are Katoomba, Blackheath, Wentworth Falls (Katoomba), Springwood and Glenbrook.
History
The high rock walls of the Blue Mountains were an almost impassable barrier in the early days of the colony, until in 1813 Gregory Blaxland, Henry Lawson and William Charles Wentworth discovered the passage through the mountains and thus opened up the route to the grazing land beyond, of which the settlers were in such urgent need.
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