Salamanca Market
Three hundred stalls in front of the sandstone warehouses on the waterfront, every Saturday since 1972.
Duration
1 hr 30 min – 3 hrs
Best time
Saturday morning
Open
Saturdays only
Entry price
Free
Salamanca Place is lined with 1830s sandstone warehouses, built by convicts for the whaling and grain trade. They were left derelict and then converted into galleries, workshops and restaurants from the 1970s.
The market has been held there every Saturday since 1972, with around three hundred stalls: Tasmanian growers, Huon pine woodworkers, cheesemakers, bric-a-brac. Tasmania has high-quality agriculture and a small population, which makes the market considerably better than its size would suggest.
Getting there
Salamanca Place, on Hobart's waterfront, ten minutes on foot from the centre.
Hours
Saturday morning only
Rules on site
The market runs on Saturday only, from half past eight to three: on other days the place is an ordinary restaurant strip. Hobart weather turns fast — bring a waterproof layer.
