Salamanca Market
Hobart’s cultural market place
Venture down to the Salamanca Market in the heart of Hobart, held every Saturday until 3pm, featuring the best of the local arts, crafts and cuisine scene. This unique market is sure to be your weekend highlight during your stay, especially if you choose to invest in some of the finest apartment accommodation Hobart has to offer its leisure and business visitors, such as the Somerset on Salamanca Hobart. With fine interiors and a central location, accommodation in Hobart doesn’t get any better than this. If you’ve got a Saturday morning to yourself, immerse yourself in the Salamanca Market, where you will get to interact with organic growers of the freshest local produce you’ll ever encounter as well as local artists and artisans offering you some of the finest original pieces of art and souvenirs that are sure to delight folks back home. The market is the singular place to truly sample the vibrant sights, sounds and scents of Tasmania, set against the impressive backdrop of the Georgian sandstone buildings. Enjoy the peaceful view of the riverfront as you take your time to sample the wares of almost 300 stalls, each offering a different experience worth sampling, from hot food steaming with flavour for foodies to intricate jewellery as well as vibrant fabrics and clothing for finicky fashionistas. The market is also situated within Hobart’s culture hub that boasts an exciting array of shops, galleries, cafes and pubs that will lure you back here everything weekend for a truly unique Hobart experience.
Angela Fernando is an impassioned travel writer who composes pieces under the pen name Sumaira Narayan. She loves writing about new and exciting places around the world and intends to visit them all someday.