Clare Valley Travel Guide
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The Clare Valley is the state’s second most important grape growing area. Winemaking began here when Jesuit migrants from Austria settled in 1851. Today it is home to many small and sometimes idiosyncratic wine-makers who, every May since 1984, get together to create the famous Clare Gourmet Weekend. Synonymous with Riesling, the Clare Valley’s “Riesling Trail" links cellar doors and historic townships.
Some of the major attractions are the numerous historic buildings, particularly around
Auburn,
Mintaro (a declared heritage town),
Watervale and the major centre of
Clare. Further north is historic
Burra which was settled by Cornish, Welsh, English and Scottish miners, and where visitors can now stay at the original miners' cottages.