Where every bottle has a story.
From sixth-generation vineyards to long lunches under the gums - your guide to the Barossa's cellar doors, kitchens and back roads.
In the Barossa today
Saturday, 24 October · live from Barossa Valley
Wind 9 km/h
37.4 mm forecast
Where to Begin
Distinctive districts, each with its own character - here's where to start.
35 places
Tanunda
The Barossa's largest and most German town, lined with bakeries, cellar doors and Lutheran churches.
13 places
Nuriootpa
The Barossa's busy commercial centre, home to Penfolds and the historic Linke's Bakery.
12 places
Angaston
A handsome eastern Barossa town with a strong English heritage and the Saturday farmers market.
Choose Your Journey
Itineraries & Guides
The Gold Rush the Barossa Forgot
Wine country once rang with picks and shovels. The Barossa Goldfields drew thousands of diggers in 1868 - and today three quiet walking trails explore what they left.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Palms, Stone and Port: The Seppeltsfield Story
No Barossa estate carries its history like Seppeltsfield. From Joseph Seppelt's arrival in 1850 to the century-old tawny released every year, this is the dynasty's story.
June 2026 · 6 min read
The Two Churches of Light Pass
Light Pass is barely a dot on the map, yet it has two Lutheran churches within sight of each other. The reason is one of the great stories of Barossa settlement.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Top 10 lists
Our editorial shortlists - the best beaches, walks, wildlife moments and free things to do across the Barossa Valley.
The 10 best Barossa cellar doors
From century-old icons to organic upstarts
The best places to eat in the Barossa
Tasting menus, farm eateries and the valley's great bakeries
The Best Bakeries in the Barossa
Pasties, vanilla slices, sourdough and German crumb cake - where to find the valley's best baking.
The Best Free Things to Do in the Barossa
Lookouts, walking trails, sculpture and heritage - proof you don't need a cellar-door budget to enjoy the valley.
The Whole Region
Every place we've curated, plotted on the map. Click a marker to explore.
Recently added
Sandy Creek Conservation Park
View →A birdwatcher's reserve of sandy rises, native pine and pink gum near Lyndoch, with more than 130 bird species recorded.
The Barossa Trail
View →A 40 km sealed cycling and walking path linking Gawler, Lyndoch, Tanunda, Nuriootpa and Angaston through vineyard country.
Map the Miner
View →Kapunda's 7-metre Cornish miner - "Map Kernow, Son of Cornwall" - one of Australia's Big Things, rebuilt after a 2006 fire.
Kapunda Museum
View →Two packed floors of copper-town history in a grand 1866 Romanesque former Baptist church, run by volunteers since 1971.
