Things to Do in Montville

Flame Hill Vineyard

The vineyard terraces drop away toward the Glass House Mountains, rows of vines catching the afternoon light. Inside the rustic cellar door, you'll taste their tempranillo while chefs prepare paddock-to-plate dishes using produce grown on the property - the kind of place where tomatoes still have that proper garden smell.

Kondalilla Falls National Park

The walking track descends through rainforest where strangler figs wrap around ancient bunya pines, their leaves filtering green light onto the path. At the base, Kondalilla Falls crashes 90 meters into a natural swimming hole - the water's cold enough to make you gasp. But worth it for that mountain-stream clarity.

Montville Country Markets

Every fourth Sunday, the village green fills with stalls selling everything from sourdough that's still warm to honeycomb dripping golden wax. Local musicians set up under the jacarandas, their folk melodies mixing with the sizzle of chorizo sandwiches and the clink of coffee cups from the mobile espresso bar.

Art Gallery Walk

Main Street packs more galleries per meter than anywhere outside of Melbourne. You'll find everything from indigenous dot paintings to contemporary glasswork, with owners who'll chat about technique while you browse. The smell of linseed oil drifts from working studios where you can watch artists at their easels.

Lake Baroon Lookout

The viewing platform hangs over the edge of an ancient volcanic crater, now filled with impossibly blue water ringed by rainforest. Come for sunset when the western light turns the lake metallic silver and the distant Glass House Mountains glow purple - you'll hear nothing but water birds and the wind through the grass trees.

Main Street heritage cottages - within staggering distance of the pubs

Flame Hill Vineyard estate - wake up among the vines

Kondalilla Falls Road B&Bs - rainforest views and bird chorus

Mapleton area farm stays - proper country mornings with fresh eggs

Maleny Road budget motels - cheaper than village center, ten minutes drive

Montville Mountain Retreat - spa cabins with Glass House views