My favourite location of Hobart is the historic Salamanca Place with its Georgian sandstone buildings, storage facilities, clubs, and coffee shops.
But most significantly, I like it because it also plays host to the well-known Salamanca Market, which happensevery Saturday morning.
We spent a number of days in Hobart and having actually been informed by much of our readers commenting on our facebook page that we can’t miss these markets, we ensured we time our stay over a weekend.
And we make certain grateful we did. The Salamanca Markets are some of the most vibrant and exciting markets we have seen in Australia.
The setting in between the historic sandstone storage facilities exteriors and the tree lined park painted a good image on arrival, and the markets were buzzing.
With over 300 hundred stallholders, Salamanca Market is extremely popular with the residents. Thousands go to each Saturday, and it’s a major tourist attraction for visitors.
If you’re considering visiting the Salamanca Market, but unsure what it’s everything about, here is whatever you need to understand …
About the Salamanca Market
< img width="800"height=" 566 "src= "https://www.ytravelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Salamanca-Markets.jpg" alt ="crowd of individuals seeing a guy play guitar on the street "/ > Busker The Salamanca Market began in on the 22nd of January 1972,
at the same website on Salamanca Place that it still runs on today. It’s arranged by the Hobart City board and happens every Saturday between 8.30 am and 3.00 pm.
The marketplace has over 300 stalls that occupy the whole length of Salamanca Location, which remains in the heart of Hobart’s city centre in the CBD.
Not just is the market a fantastic place to check out, however the Hobart waterside place means you can check out more of the CBD and waterways.
On offer was fresh and local fruit and vegetables, in your area made products, arts and ceramics, leather goods, gift shops, and handicrafts from all over Tasmania, interstate and abroad.
You can likewise meet the stall owners, who are developers, makers, craftsmens, designers, farmers, growers, and manufacturers. It’s the perfect location to pick up some home grown produce or handmade crafts as souvenirs to take home.
You can also find artists selling art work, woodwork, and jewellery.
Our experience at Salamanca Market
We zigzagged our way through the crowds with Savannah in her pram, an experience in itself, and, naturally, it was sprinkling with rain– do not concern Tassie without a rain coat.
We didn’t come to Salamanca Market to purchase stuff, primarily since we’re on our indefinite road trip around Oz and our car is already chock-a-block with our
ownerships. Plus we’ve been ruined for option for many years in Asia where things are a lot CHEAPER.
However we always love a market for its street food, and Salamanca Market is a good location to get your teeth into some newly gathered Tasmanian produce. My choice was the salmon sausage served in a freshly baked focaccia bread with vibrant lettuce and whole egg mayo from the cool Silver Hill Fisch, a store seafood sausage caravan.
Whilst the kids went for a more basic sausage on a roll sizzling nearby on the barbie. 
< img width= "800"height ="533 "src="https://www.ytravelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Tasmania-3-233.jpg"alt= "lady and kid at food truck"/ > Caz got herself a healthy juice, and after the kids(and father )demolished their sausages the fresh strawberries, cupcakes and ice cream were luring.< img width= "800" height=" 530 "src=" https://www.ytravelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Tasmania-3-194.jpg "alt="cupcakes on display screen"/ >< img width =" 800 "height= "533"src =" https://www.ytravelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Tasmania-3-178.jpg "alt="a little ladies deal with covered in ice cream"/ >
When comparing to other markets I have actually personally experienced around Oz, in general the range or amount of food on offer wasn’t that excellent. I had much better quality and most tantalising flavour at the Mindil Beach Markets in Darwin, and the Wednesday night grocery store at Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne, however your tastes will differ to mine. We likewise didn’t go to Smith’s, which is famous for its scallop pies, and are
rumoured to be the best scallops in Hobart! Hindsight is a gorgeous thing. Nevertheless, the marketplace was a great place to get a hot coffee and a pastry (we had some cookies and custard-filled donuts) and take it all in. If you want to find fresh produce to leave for a picnic while checking out the city of Hobart, you can find some good-quality cheeses,
chocolate, and other vegetables and fruit such as mushrooms and carrots. You can also discover seafood such as oysters, and of course fresh natural eggs.
And it would not be a market without live music, and the buskers were out strumming their guitars, or
the soaps, preserves, pottery, homewares, flowers and nick flairs. You can also discover some of Tasmania’s first-rate gin and whisky manufacturers selling their items here.
Whilst I delighted in these markets, and the setting is amazing with the harbour front close-by and historical Battery Point, I
would not go out of my method to fly to Hobart simply to go to these markets. But absolutely come if you remain in Hobart on a weekend. Hobart is a terrific city and the markets would make a rewarding addition to your list of things to do.
FAQs about Salamanca Market
Here’s what people generally ask us about checking out Salamanca Market …
How long should I spend at Salamanca Market?
You ought to enable a number of hours at Salamanca Market. This will give you time to have a short walk through the marketplace stalls and have a look at what’s on sale by the stall holders. If you time your see for morning, you can get a coffee and snack and view some live music. You probably would not invest more than 3 hours here.
What time is the best time to go to?
Although Salamanca Market opens at 8:30 am, it gets livelier later on. Normally individuals start to come to the marketplace at around 11.00 am and it remains busy till 1.00 pm. If you want to experience the vibrant environment, come between these times, or if you wish to see it when it’s peaceful, come early at 8.30 am.
What should I bring to the market?
You must bring a carrier bag to bring all the items you buy, as plastic bags are not offered by stall holders. You must also bring cash as numerous stall holders do not accept card.
Is there parking and toilets?
There is a parking area and drop off point on Castray Esplanade. There are a few available toilets along the street, just ask a member of personnel for instructions to the nearest one.
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