Welcome
to new travel horizons in Hobart.
Tasmania’s
capital city is an intriguing blend
of heritage and lifestyle, scenery and
vibrant culture.
Hobart
is warm sandstone, bright spinnakers
on the water, fish punts at the docks,
the slap of halyards on masts, coffee
under the striped sun umbrellas of Salamanca,
an occasional frosting of snow on Mt
Wellington, bush tracks and birdsong.
Hobart’s busy arts scene takes in art,
craft, music and theatre. Here, you
can enjoy Irish jigs or pub rock, a
flutter at the Wrest Point casino, street
buskers and string quartets, and theatrical
performances both classic and contemporary.
In Hobart’s galleries and studios, our
artists and craftspeople make bold and
beautiful statements in pigments, glass,
pottery and fabrics.
It’s
a city of fine restaurants, bustling
markets, fun, festivals and entertainment.
It’s a city of history where Battery
Point’s first cottages peep shyly at
each other across a circle of green,
and graceful old trees shelter the manicured
lawns of heritage parks and gardens.
Hobart
is shaped and defined by water. Take
a river cruise, or drive to the summit
of Mt Nelson or Mt Wellington, and you’ll
understand our maritime focus — suburbs
hug the winding Derwent and city buildings
cluster around the docks. On the sparkling
harbour, ships are busy — Antarctic
supply vessels and sailing dinghies,
wave-piercing catamarans and kids in
kayaks, ocean racers and nuggety cray
boats, even a square rigger or two.
Beyond is Storm Bay and the vast horizon
of the Southern Ocean.
Twenty-five
kilometres and 100 years from the busy
city is the historic town of Richmond,
with its fine Georgian architecture
and memories of days gone by. In the
narrow cells of Richmond Gaol, dusty
sunlight gleams on chiselled stone,
and Tasmania’s convict past seems just
a clink of chains away. After your visit,
take a stroll along the main street
— inside yesterdays freestone cottages
are the galleries and cafes of today,
where you’ll discover the glow of watercolours
and ceramic glazes, or the warm waft
of fresh-baked scones.
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OF TASMANIA
