Set in the picturesque Adelaide Hills, Hahndorf is Australia’s oldest German settlement, dating right back to 1839 when it was founded by German Lutheran immigrants fleeing religious persecution. They built farmsteads and a Lutheran Church, which still stands. Today leafy Hahndorf is peppered with galleries, restaurants, cafes and artisan food stores. It’s also at the centre of the Adelaide Hills wine growing region, renowned for its cool-climate wines.

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