A quick overview of some of the activities and attractions is listed below to help find your way quickly around the waterfront. Enjoy!
Top attractions
Join the locals at the vibrant Salamanca Market every Saturday.
Take a walking tour and discover the history of one of Australia's earliest port cities.
History and culture
Salamanca Place is famous for its waterfront warehouses dating back to the 1830s whaling days. Today, they house a collection of cafes, restaurants, galleries and art studios, making the ideal place to wander or enjoy alfresco dining.
Things to do
Explore the Salamanca Arts Centre
Visit the Salamanca Market each Saturday
Head to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Explore Hunter St and the Henry Jones Art Hotel
Salamanca is lined with a long row of simple Georgian sandstone warehouses built in the 1830s. These mellow north-facing buildings once stored grain, wool, whale oil, apples and imported goods from around the world. Nowadays, you can wander in and about the heavy stone arches to find craft and design shops, jewellers, coffee shops, restaurants, the Peacock Theatre, subterranean bookshops, outdoor gear, and fashion boutiques or you can climb the stairs to the Salamanca Arts Centre and artists' galleries.
Each Saturday there's the Salamanca Market, where you can buy anything from a handmade wooden toy or a hand-spun, hand-knitted sweater to fresh fruit and vegetables or a 50-year-old china plate. Across the road there are green lawns and park benches shaded by plane trees that twinkle with lights in the evenings.
For music lovers, the funkiest live music scene in Hobart can be found every Friday night from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, throughout October (subject to weather) in The Courtyard, a vibrant musical meeting place for people of all ages.
Behind Salamanca Place is Salamanca Square. It's the place to sit and people watch, a very popular place where Hobart families and friends meet up.
Get involved in Hobart's busy arts scene. You can take in art, craft, music and theatre at Salamanca Arts Centre and the surrounding warehouses. Learn about the Island and the city's history and contemporary life at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery on Macquarie Street.
Accommodation
Looking for accommodation? There's a wide variety to suit all tastes and budgets. Head to Discover Tasmania or the Hobart Travel Centre to suss things out!
Food and drink
Where do you start!!?? There's an abundance of choice for food, drinks or coffee around the whole waterfront, which stretches from Hunter St to Salamanca Place. Styles range from retro to modern and funky. Explore all avenues!!
Enjoy and view the highlights of Tasmanian cuisine! View local chefs as they prepare fresh ingredients at youchew, Bon Appetite!
Entertainment
What's On Events Directory
Salamanca Arts Centre
http://www.salarts.org.au/Files/00928-Whats-On.asp
MONA FOMA
http://mofo.net.au/
Taste Festival
http://www.tastefestival.com.au/
Mid Winter Antarctic Festival
http://www.antarctic-tasmania.info/home.html
Wooden Boat Festival
http://australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au/html/about.html
Getting around
How to Get to Salamanca and the Waterfront
On Foot
Walking to Salamanca from central Hobart takes less than 10 minutes and is a most pleasant experience in itself. From the City, head South towards the waterfront and Sullivans Cove. When you are at the docks, turn right and keep walking until you reach the lawn areas of Salamanca Place.
By Car
It only takes 2-3 minutes to drive to the Salamanca from the centre of Hobart. Voucher parking is available right in front of the warehouses.
Additional voucher parking is available in the Hobart City Council multi-storey car-park behind the Arts Centre. Access to this car-park is from Gladstone Street, off Salamanca Place.
Disabled parking facilities are available in front of the Arts Centre, close to the main entrance.
By Taxi
Taxi are available from the centre of Hobart.
By Bus
Metro bus No.54B takes you to Salamanca Place from central Hobart. For information on times and departure locations contact the Metro Information Hotline on
Tel: 13 2201
