In search of civility amid the nocturnal Salamanca fray? Grape is possibly your best bet, a woody wine bar with a superb list of Tasmanian drops, wandering occasionally across Bass Strait (like most Tasmanians) into Victoria and South Australia. Beers are mainstream; cocktails are more interesting. Love the cork-filled bar frontage.


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1. Salamanca Place

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This picturesque row of three- and four-storey sandstone warehouses is a classic example of Australian colonial architecture. Dating back to the whaling…

2. Salamanca Arts Centre

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The nonprofit Salamanca Arts Centre has been here since 1977 and occupies seven Salamanca warehouses. It's home to dozens of arts organisations and…

3. Kelly’s Steps

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A landmark (and very atmospheric) set of historic steps, knocked together from sandstone in 1840 to link Salamanca Pl with Battery Point, high on the…

4. Parliament House

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Presiding over an oak-studded park adjacent to Salamanca Pl, Tasmania’s sandstone Parliament House (1840) was originally a customs house. There’s a tunnel…

5. Narryna Heritage Museum

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Fronted by a babbling fountain, this stately Greek-Revival sandstone mansion (pronounced ‘Narinna’) was built in 1837 by trader Captain Andrew Haig. Set…

6. Battery Point

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Tucked in behind Salamanca Pl, the old maritime village of Battery Point is a tight nest of lanes and 19th-century cottages. Spend an afternoon exploring:…

7. Mawson’s Huts Replica Museum

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This excellent waterfront installation is a model of one of the huts in which Sir Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition team, which set sail…

8. Franklin Square

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Encircling a statue of Sir John Franklin, Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land (aka Tasmania) from 1837–43, Franklin Sq is one of central Hobart's…