Salamanca Market is steeped in history

Steeped in history, Salamanca Place is popular with tourists because of its grand Georgian sandstone buildings, artists’ studios, and galleries as well as its buzzing café and bar scene. Set between graceful plane trees and mellow sandstone facades of historic warehouses, this famous waterfront bazaar at Salamanca Place is Australia’s best outdoor market.

More than 300 vendors, which are open every Saturday, sell a variety of fresh foods, curry, comic books, crystals, antique bric-a-brac, and exquisite Tasmanian artwork and craft, including striking ceramics, intricately crafted glass, and chic clothing. Buskers who softly pluck a folk tune, sing the blues, or delicately stroke a harp provide visitors with a variety of entertainment. To get to the working docks at Sullivans Cove, cross the Salamanca grounds. Here, ships to Antarctica arrive and go, and fishing boats coexist with enormous cruise yachts and tall-masted wooden ships. You may listen to buskers playing everything from folk or jazz to blues while you peruse the crowded market.

Opening hour: every Saturday from 8.30 am to 3 pm
Location: historic Salamanca Place, next to the Hobart waterfront