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Fremantle is a port city in Western Australia, located 19 kilometres southwest of Perth, at the mouth of the Swan River on Australia's western coast. Fremantle's modern maritime museum is located at the harbour's mouth. The city is renowned for its well-preserved architectural heritage, including convict-built colonial-era buildings, an old jetty and port, and prisons; presenting a variety and unity of historic buildings and streetscapes.
These were often built in limestone with ornate facades in a succession of architectural styles. The city is popular with diners, catering for all tastes and budgets. Italian and Asian cuisine is abundant as well as a vast variety of seafood restaurants. There are numerous cafes and coffee shops situated around Fremantle, particularly on its famous 'Cappuccino Strip' - a section of South Terrace given over to alfresco dining since 1977. The city has an operational fishing boat harbour which contain markets and restaurants, developed as a tourist precinct. Fishing charter boats also operate from this harbour. Fremantle is a popular place for its nightlife, second only to Northbridge in Perth's CBD.
It attracts people from all over the metropolitan region for its pubs, bars and nightclubs. Fremantle is home to Bathers Beach, South Beach, Port Beach, Leighton Beach and Sandtrax with several of Western Australia's other beautiful beaches nearby on Transperth's Fremantle railway line, most notably Cottesloe Beach, less than ten minutes away by rail.
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