Salamanca Markets

 Salamanca Pl, Hobart TAS 7001, Australia +61 3 6238 2410 Website 8:30am – 3pm Hobart Campervan Hire

tehrannumerous (contributor)

Salamanca Place is a row of old sandstone warehouses that are ideally situated along the waterfront. This area was once the buisness headquarters for Hobart’s wealthy merchants but the whole area fell into disrepair until the late 1960’s according to my guidebook. Apparently, a group of artists met to turn one of the warehouses into a working space. A revival soon followed. Today, Salamanca place is the spirtual home of Hobart’s small but vital creative community and it is lined with galleries, cafés and restaurants, and of course, the ever popular Salamanca Market.

This market is held every Saturday morning and is the biggest of it’s kind in Australia. Unfortunately, Liz and I visitied Tasmania mid-week and did not get to see the Market. I’m sure it’s well worth the trip though! My apologies for the poor picture.. when the market is open, the cars in this picture are long gone and road is open only to pedestrian traffic.

oarediligent (contributor)

Salamanca Place is probably the most touristy spot in Hobart. The row of colonial warehouse from the early days of the town now host restaurants, cafés and galleries.
On Saturdays a large market is held here where can buy all kinds of local and non-local produce.

indeedmisty (contributor)

If you can’t find something in this market that has at least 300 stall holders, then you may be hard to please! It is Hobart’s most popular market. All sorts are for sale here,including fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh flowers, arts & crafts and much, much more.

It is very busy, and takes a while to have a look around. We browsed around the stalls and had a very enjoyable morning here.

The area was once the haunt of sailors, whalers and workmen………now the old Georgian warehouses that line Salamanca Place are today are Hobart’s cultural hub, home to galleries, theatres, cafes, craft shops and restaurants.

Salamanca Market operates EVERY SATURDAY from 8am until 3pm……….
rain, hail or shine.

sveltebowie (contributor)

Salamanca Market is visited by tens of thousands of customers every week. It is opened every Saturday between 8.30am and 3.00pm.

Hundreds of stallholders set up their stalls on a street. Each Saturday morning, roads leading to Salamanca Place are closed for the Salamanca Market.

moshsquair (contributor)

One of the beautiful sights we saw on our driving tour of Hobart were the beautiful streets of Salamanca Market on the Southern side of Hobart. After a wonderful dinner on the Elizabeth Street Pier we went over to the Salamanca Market to enjoy the lights!

It seemed that every single branch on the tree was lighted, and it definitely did not seem like any other town I have been in Australia to this point!

grovelcliff (contributor)

Go to the Salamanca markets — they start around 8:00 am on Saturday mornings. Hundreds of stalls cram around the old sandstone warehouses by the waterfront. The warehouses are now used by artists, and there are many shops within the warehouses. There are also cafe’s and restaurants to check out in there.

On Saturdays, the road is blocked off to traffic so it becomes a pedestrian area only. You can find so many great things! I bought a beautiful fleece jacket and different types of wood crafts, often made from native Tasmanian tibres. You can find almost anything there from food to clothes to art. The stalls sell pottery, blown glass, hand made jewellery, paintings/photographs, and a wide variety of foods. Even masseurs have stalls!

There’s some live music and street performers, usually, so it’s a great place to hang out.

This is located near the wharfs and old warehouses. Inside the redone warehouses are stores, cafes, and other fun things to check out. It’s well worth checking out the whole place.

lukealphin (contributor)

Salamanca Market on Saturdays is really wonderful. There is a strong ‘alternative’ community in Hobart (as well as the ‘red-necks’ that the rest of OZ can’t seem to help teasing Tasmania about…) and it makes its presence felt at this once a week market.
Many of the stalls sell organic fruit and vegetables, bread made from natural yeast and organic flour, even organic beef! And if you know the right people (wink wink! nudge dudge!) you can even get organic, unpasteurized cheese!! (illegal in Australia…)

This market also sells the best apples – such an unbelievable variety, super cheap and freshly picked off the trees! The farm I worked on was exporting its apples to Japan even! Unbelievably delicious!

Besides all that, you can also buy many kitschy little hand-made things to take back home… eg. tea-cossies, hankies…
😉

sayboonerisms (contributor)

While best known for its Saturday Markets, Salamanca Place is a great place to visit on any other day of the week. Spend time visiting the shops and galleries or enjoy a meal in one of the many restaurants – or just wander up the street taking in the elgance of the historical buildings.

The architecture is that of the Georgian period and many of the original sandstone buildings, once the centre for Hobart’s trade, are still standing.

The gracious buildings look onto a beautiful stand of plane trees whose leaves reflect the changing seasons.

Along with the attractive Georgian buildings you should also visit historic Kelly’s Steps. Built in 1839, Kelly’s Steps lead from Salamanca Place to Battery Point.

Then of course there are the markets. Fresh organic fruit and vegetables, local handicrafts such as woodcraft with local timbers and handcrafted glassware and original stylish clothing all mingle with the sound of local musicians and the aroma of a variety of food stalls.

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