Fremantle Travel Guide
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The heritage port precinct of Fremantle, 19km (12 miles) from downtown Perth on the mouth of the Swan River, is probably best known outside Australia as the site of the 1987 America's Cup challenge. Before that event, the city embarked on a major restoration of its gracious but derelict warehouses and Victorian buildings. Today "Freo" is a bustling district of 150 National Trust buildings, alfresco cafes, museums, galleries, pubs, markets, and shops in a masterfully preserved historical atmosphere. It's still a working port, so you will see fishing boats unloading and yachts gliding in and out of the harbor. Perth's population makes a beeline for the place every weekend, resulting in a wonderful hubbub of buzzing shoppers, merchants, java drinkers, yachties, tourists, and fishermen. Allow a full day to take in even half the sights -- and don't forget to knock back a beer or two on the veranda of one of the gorgeous old pubs.
