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Salamanca Place and Salamanca Market -
Tasmania's number ONE Lifestyle Precinct |
Getting to Tasmania by Ship or
Airline
First you have to get to Tasmania. Tasmania, or, "Tassie", as
many Australians like to call it it an island, so you have to fly or
sail here. The most comfortable way to get here is by boat, and the TT-Line
vessel "Spirit of Tasmania" sails from Station Pier in
Melbourne's Docklands district to Devonport, which is in the middle of
our Northern Coastline. See this page for more
information. Once you get onto the island, you'll drive for about
three hours to get to Salamanca. Accommodation information and bookings,
HERE.
Public Transport
Hobart has a great public transport system, but Salamanca Place is
just about within walking distance from anywhere in Hobart. Catch any
bus to the city and it's only a few blocks. Basically from the city head
downhill until you reach the rivers edge and follow the waters edge
until you see the old stone warehouses. That's the Place!
You'll be able to get a cab most times,
but don't count on finding one on New Years Eve.
Driving
If you take it easy, you'll find most people here are courteous on
the road. Parking is available near most of the places mentioned. Please
know that tourists occasionally crash here because they cover larger
distances that they usually drive, on roads that are designed to carry
lower volumes of traffic than other capital cities. So, please take it
easy, and pull over if you see more that a couple of cars banking up
behind you. We drive on the left side of the road!
Hobart is a 1 hour flight from
Melbourne. Virgin Blue, Jetstar and Qantas offer several flights each
day. Virgin Blue offers the best facilities in Melbourne if you are
connecting to other places, with Jetstar you have to collect your bags
between flights and maybe even go to another airport for a connection.
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