Tecoma
Tecoma is a genus of seven species of shrubs or small trees in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae.
Tecoma is a genus of seven species of shrubs or small trees in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae. They are native to the Americas, ranging from the extreme southern United States through Central America and the Antilles south through Andean South America to northern Argentina. Even though Tekoma trees are not originally native to Malaysia, they have adapted extremely well to the Southeast Asian climate, especially in Malaysia. Over time, they have become a familiar and iconic seasonal sight in many Malaysian towns and cities. Because of their stunning pink blooms that resemble cherry blossoms, they are locally known as Malaysia Sakura. The generic name is derived from the Nahuatl word tecomaxochitl, which was applied by the indigenous peoples of Mexico to plants with tubular flowers. Trumpetbush is a common name for plants in this genus.
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Worth seeing in and around Tecoma
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Puffing Billy Railway
Puffing Billy Railway is a 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge heritage railway in the southern foothills of the Dandenong Ranges in Melbourne, Australia. The railway was one of the five narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways which opened around the beginning of the 20th century.
1.2 km · heritage rail service in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia - 02Monbulk Creek Trestle Bridge
The Monbulk Creek Rail Bridge, also known as the Monbulk Creek Trestle Bridge, the Puffing Billy Trestle Bridge, and the Horseshoe Bridge, is a railway trestle bridge that carries the Puffing Billy tourist train across the Monbulk Creek and over the Belgrave-Gembrook Road, located between Belgrave and Selby, in the Yarra Ranges, in the north eastern suburbs of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Built in 1899 on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people, the bridge was added to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 August 1982 in recognition of its historical, social, and architectural significance; and was also added to non-statutory lists by the Victorian branch of the National Trust on 18 September 1975 and the now defunct Register of the National Estate on 21 March 1978.
1.9 km · heritage-listed railway bridge in the Yarra Ranges, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia - 03Burnham Beeches
The Burnham Beeches is a mansion and its associated gardens, located on Sherbrooke Road in Sherbrooke, in the Dandenong Ranges, in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Built in 1930 on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people, the house was built for Alfred Nicholas, a sales magnate for the Australian subsidiary of Aspro.
3.3 km · heritage-listed mansion in Sherbrooke, Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Sherbrooke Forest
- 02Borthwick Park
- 03Belgrave Lake Park
35 Park Dr.
- 04Sherbrooke Art Society Inc
62 Monbulk Rd,.
- 05Birdsland Reserve
A pretty track around the lake with many birds to see.
- 06The 1000
A beautiful scenic walk up lots of stairs!
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Things to do
- 01Puffing Billy
Puffing Billy historic steam train commences its journey from Belgrave.
- 02Trees Adventure - Glen Harrow Park
- 03Belgrave Outdoor Pool
Outdoor pool, friendly atmosphere and great for families.
- 04The Cameo
Local cinemas in an attractive art deco era building.
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Where to eat
- 01Belgrave Pizza House
19/21 Bayview Rd,.
- 02La Collina Pizzeria
A small pizza place that also sells ice cream.
- 03Mama Yama
- 04Micawber Tavern
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Getting to Tecoma
- Airports
- Melbourne (MEL), 51 km · Melbourne Avalon (AVV), 78 km
- Stations
- Upper Ferntree Gully, 3.5 km · Belgrave (Puffing Billy) railway station, 1.1 km · Selby railway station, Melbourne, 2.7 km
- Melbourne → Tecoma35 km · quickest by road, 1h · A$5–7
- Geelong/Melbourne → Tecoma30 km · quickest by road, 52 min · A$4–6
- Hobart (Cambridge) → Tecoma578 km · quickest by air, 6h 11m · A$260–380
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Tecoma
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Tecoma. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Tecoma
Tecoma is 35 km from Melbourne, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.