Melbourne is a large and populous city, placed on the large natural bay, Port Phillip. It is the old city and was founded in 1835, by settlement from Van Diemen's Land. The city has rich history full of different events. Nowadays the city became a centre of education, art, commerce, sport, entertainment and tourism. The city is an international cultural centre of the country, with a great variety of different events, various festivals, comedies, art, architecture, literature and films. There city presents such festivals as Melbourne International Arts Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Melbourne Fringe Festival and others. The city has many exciting theatres such as marvelous Princess Theatre, the State Theatre, Regent Theatre, Forum Theatre, Palace Theatre, Comedy Theatre, Athenaeum Theatre and others. The city is a birthplace of Australian rules football, Australian contemporary dance and impressionist art movement. The city is famous for sports. The city hosted the Summer Olympics games. The most popular sports are Australian rules football and cricket. The city is full of churches and ancient cathedrals. There is St. Patrick's and St. Paul's cathedral, both were built in the Victorian era. They are the main wonderful landmarks of the city. The city has a great number of fantastic gardens and parks. All of them have magical and charming atmosphere and make you feel like in a fair tale world. The city has good transport network. The most popular kind of transport is automobile. The city has perfect rail network. Melbourne provides four airports. The main airport is Melbourne Airport, located at Tullamarine. The city offers many luxurious and middle-ranged hotels which have the best treatment and comfortable rooms.