Port Fremantle Harbour
Fremantle is the port city of Perth Western
Australia. Fremantle, unlike many Australian cities
preserved its heritage buildings which were upgraded for
the America's Cup Yacht Race. Refurbishment of Fremantle makes
it the popular place of Perth for tourists and Perthites
attracted to fine restaurants, markets, art galleries,
museums, conferences and a range of hotel
accommodation.
North bank Swan River Fremantle
Army Museum Fremantle.
Fremantle harbour was engineered at the mouth of the Swan
River which flows from Perth. I arrived by ship at
Fremantle in 1952 as do many
cruise ships at the
Fremantle Passenger Terminal which doubles as an
events / function centre. North mole of Fremantle harbour is a
popular Perth fishing location where some ferries depart to
Rottnest Island.
Trains from Perth to Fremantle link up with free public
Fremantle buses to restaurants,
Fremantle Art Gallery and fishing boat harbour near the Esplanade hotel. A
Swan River cruise from Perth to Fremantle is a great way
of getting to Fremantle: 381 Bus to Fremantle from
Scarborough via Cottesloe.
One of many fine
restaurants
at Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour
Street View Fremantle
See
the
Map of Fremantle, the
Western Australian Maritime Museums with relics of
Dutch ship
wrecks, the near by historic Round House, NEW
Fremantle Maritime Museum (picture
top RHS of this webpage) with submarine are worth a visit. The
Australian submarine base relocated from Fremantle to
near by Garden Island. In WWII a British submarine from Fremantle
drowned my grandfather in a Japanese prison boat. Fremantle is a popular port of call by the
US Navy.
Bicycling is suited to calm Fremantle traffic. The
Fremantle Yacht Club and fishing boat harbour where many
Italian fishermen have developed fine food businesses is
an option for restaurant dining in Fremantle. Much of
the Fremantle Sardine Festival and blessing of the fleet
is centred around the Fremantle fishing boat harbour.
Popular tourist attraction: Fremantle Prison gates.
Fremantle Prison Gates.
Fremantle Prison Walls and catacomb of
tunnels are popular with tourists.
Western Australian Police Pipe Band parade
past the Sail & Anchor Hotel. |
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Fremantle Street Festival
Fremantle Street Theatre
Fremantle Festival Street Parade |
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