The Best Barossa Villages & Towns
Where to wander between the cellar doors
For all its wine fame, half the pleasure of the Barossa lies in its townships - each with its own founding story, main street and character. From the German heart of Tanunda to the high-country villages of the Eden Valley and the copper town of Kapunda on the northern edge, here are the towns worth slowing down for.
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TanundaTanunda Heritage Walk
The most German of the towns, with Lutheran churches and colonial Goat Square.
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AngastonAngaston Main Street
The prettiest heritage high street, full of cafés, galleries and providores.
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Nuriootpa
Nuriootpa Main Street
The valley’s busy working heart along broad Murray Street.
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BethanyBethany Reserve
The Barossa's first German village, laid out in the traditional hufendorf style with long farm strips behind each cottage.
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Eden ValleyEden Valley Township
A windswept high-country village above the valley floor.
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GreenockGreenock Aviation Museum
The quiet western village of the famous bakery, tavern and aviation museum.
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- Barossa Museum, Tanunda, West view 20230207.jpg by User:DXR , CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons