Little Italy
Little Italy in Victoria, Australia, is a Little Italy cultural precinct of the Italian community of Melbourne. It is situated along Lygon Street in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton.Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: Italian cultural precinct around Lygon Street, Melbourne, Australia
- Also known as: “Little Italy, Melbourne” and “Lygon Street”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Royal Exhibition Building and Melbourne Museum.
Royal Exhibition Building
The Royal Exhibition Building is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, built in 1879–1880 as part of the international exhibition movement, which presented over 50 exhibitions between 1851 and 1915 around the globe.
Melbourne Museum
Museum
The Melbourne Museum is a natural and cultural history museum located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia. Located adjacent to the Royal Exhibition Building, the museum was opened in 2000 as a project of the Government of Victoria, on behalf of Museums Victoria which administers the venue.
La Mama Theatre
Theater building
La Mama Theatre is a not-for-profit theatre in Carlton, Victoria, Australia, first established in 1967. La Mama produces work by theatre makers of all backgrounds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inner north and Chinatown.
Inner north
Melbourne's inner north is a vibrant and diverse area, home to a number of cultural and social icons of Melbourne. It is famed for the popular Lygon Street Italian district, while next door lies the University of Melbourne, the best university in Australia by many rankings.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Centred at the eastern end of Little Bourke Street, it extends between the corners of Swanston and Spring streets, and consists of numerous laneways, alleys and arcades.
CBD
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The central business district of Melbourne is the city's cultural, entertainment and financial heart. Locally called the CBD, or simply "the City", it is where most international and interstate visitors spend the bulk of their time.
Little Italy
- Categories: precinct, Little Italy, and locality
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.80139° or 37° 48′ 5″ southLongitude
144.96682° or 144° 58′ 1″ eastOpen location code
4RJ65XX8+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 549086140OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q6650468
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Little Italy” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “小意大利”
- Chinese: “小義大利”
- Dutch: “Little Italy, Melbourne”
- Esperanto: “Eta Italio”
- French: “Little Italy, Melbourne”
- Italian: “Little Italy, Melbourne”
- Italian: “Little Italy”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza Italia and Argyle Square.
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