"Hobart’s most famous cobblestoned square was once known for whalers and sailors. Today, it’s inhabited by artists and food purveyors, who mix and mingle every Saturday at the Salamanca Market—the largest outdoor market in Australia , which boasts some 300 food and craft vendors. Sample locally produced cheeses, chocolates, and jams; browse jewelry, ceramics, photography, wool scarves, and bowls hand-hewn from local Huon pine; or do your organic grocery shopping for the trip. Also on this blessed square is the Salamanca Arts Centre, a collection of 1830s Georgiansandstone warehouses converted into more than a dozen galleries and performance spaces. Look for timeless tunics and capes bydesigner Leonie Struthers at The Maker, and some of Australia ’s best cheeses at the Bruny Island Cheese Co."