First stop � Adelaide�s Festival Centre. Since Adelaide is reknowned for its festivals, it�s the place to start! They say and laugh in the South Aussie way in Adelaide that the Adelaide Festival Centre cost less to build than it did to carpet Sydney�s Opera House! However it is generally accepted by audiences that the Adelaide Festival Centre has better acoustics than the Sydney Opera House. Like the perpetual argument � form or function? The centre is busy all year round, with two major theatres and two outdoor performance areas. Its unique external plaza setting, designed by the German environmental sculptor Otto Hajek, has been described as Australia�s biggest outdoor art work. [see panorama of the Adelaide Festival Centre]. Next, we�ll tell you more about THE festival itself.