Melbourne is rightly lauded as the capital for sport, food, coffee, fashion and the arts – just don’t mention the river.

How to spend 48 hours in Melbourne: where to stay, eat and explore, from Yarra River near Flinders Street Station and the Royal Botanic Gardens, to the hip conclave of Fitzroy ...

Explore Melbourne in 48 hours with coffee, art, theatre, gelato, gardens, Japanese cuisine, river cruise, markets, ... The Yarra river flows through the middle of the city.

The Yarra River is not the Loire nor the Danube, ... Ponyfish Island bar (bottom right) does not serve coffee. Surely that’s a crime in Melbourne. Thankfully, there are many options nearby.

Start with a morning stroll along the banks of the Yarra River before grabbing a coffee and pastry at the bijoux, tile-lined Dukes Coffee Roasters espresso bar on Flinders Lane.

Melbourne coffee king Rob Maisano and his wife Emily are selling their striking Hawthorn waterfront home, ... The pair are selling a rare Yarra River-front address at 2 Scotsburn St, Hawthorn, ...

If Kew Junction has the buzz, Studley Park and its surrounds is home to natural beauty. Here, enviable character mansions line Yarra Bend Park against the riverfront parkland’s picturesque backdrop.

Melbourne's Yarra River is often derided for being brown, but ultramarathon runner and advocate Karin Traeger is going to extreme lengths to show how precious the waterway is.

Don’t lock yourself inside a gym. A great way to get some exercise while also exploring Melbourne is to walk, run or cycle along the city’s most important river, the Yarra.