I know that this might be a long way to go for food but just the mention of it makes my taste buds tingle and I am trying not to drool over my keyboard as I write this.
Not only are there rows upon rows of stalls selling organic fruit and vegetables, but there are also Ollie Bollens (a Dutch doughnut.)
A stall that claims it sells the smallest doughnuts on the planet, Sweets and Treats, sells the freshest crumbliest shortbread I have ever tasted, giandujah a slab of soft chocolate with whole hazelnuts, and another chocolate that is like a cherry ripe (coconut mixed in with cherries squashed between two layers of dark chocolate).
As you walk around filling your bags with goodies for later your nose twitches with the smells of satays, noodles, spring rolls, German sausages all these made by the wide ethnic mixture of people who live on this island.
The market is flanked by sandstone buildings which used to be warehouses for ancient mariners who fished for whales. They are now craft shops, galleries, restaurants and second hand book shops.
And don’t worry about gaining weight, the stalls are along a long street that is blocked off for this occasion every Saturday and if you feel naughty at having sampled all the products you can always run up and down Kelly’s Steps (named after one of these successful fishermen) a few times which take you in the direction of Battery point.

Salamanca Place, Hobart, Tasmania 7000
(Near the waterfront in the centre)
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Comfortable cottages beside white sand beaches, a turquoise sea and pink mountains. And amazing wildlife; Wendy the wombat lived underneath the house and there were wallabies and all sorts of birds in the grounds. On the beach we saw pelicans and fur seals. Penguins and kangaroos used the road. We were there out of season but had a warm welcome from friendly and helpful hosts Tony and Kyle. Breakfast was brought in the morning and a log-burning fire warmed chilly evenings.
The nearby village of Bicheno had stores, restaurants, a stunning coastal walk and friendly people. There's a reserve where you can see tasmanian devils, and evening trips to watch the penguins. It's not far to the pink granite hills of the Freycinet National Park and a walk to the fabled Wineglass Bay.

sandpipercottages.com.au/
On Denison Beach 2 kms north of Bicheno, east coast of Tasmania. 18546 Tasman Highway

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Australia's oldest continuously operating brewery is Cascade on the foothills of Mt Wellington in Hobart.

You still get to walk through the factory (ie its not an audio visual "experience"), and at the end you get tokens to taste the product.

If you hang around for more than ten minutes after the end of the tour, you'll more than likely collect a few more tokens from the those non-beer afficionados who scarper quite quickly post tour.

Unfortunately now owned by Megabrewer Carlton and United, you will have to endure parent company propaganda regarding such things as how VB can be completely brewed and packaged in 24 hours (hint: don't EVER drink it), though all in all an interesting tour in most pleasant surroundings.

Cascade Road, South Hobart Tasmania. Bookings essential.
www.cascadebrewery.com.au
+61362218300

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On the banks of the Derwent River, about 45 minutes' drive west of central Hobart is the Two Metre Tall Brewery. It is situated in a converted shearing shed. It's a compact operation, but pumps out some amazing product, from the Derwent Clear Ale, to the (Beautiful) Cleansing Ale, and the Oyster Stout that they contract brew for the Barilla restauarant near the airport (it's made with real oysters, shell n all!).

www.2mt.com.au/

2862 Lyell Highway, HAYES, TASMANIA 7140. +61362611930

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The view from the top is fantastic, overlooking the city plus Bruny island and the outlying areas for up to 50 miles on a clear day. Be aware that as this is a mountain the weather can and does change very dramatically and quickly, so be ready to don waterproofs etc.
Well worth the trip up and for the energetic lots of trails along the mountainside.

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Not so much a safari as an antipodean Garden of Eden, where if you stand still for long enough you will see something: pademelons (small wallaby-like creatures), Bennett’s wallabies and Forester kangaroos, wombats, and at night Tasmanian devils.

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Maria Island is as close to heaven as it is possible to get on earth. It is, for a start, the very best place in Tasmania to see the amazing marsupial wildlife and birds during the day and in the evening. It is a magical place - rugged cliffs, beautiful beaches with lines of fairy penguins, mountains you can climb and views right up the east coast of Tassie. The walk is a four day walk for up to 8 and after just a few hours you feel like you have known your fellow walkers for years. The food is incredible, all cooked by young (gorgeous) guides and sleeping in the beach camps, walking up at dawn as the sun filters through the trees above is a truly remarkable experience. Pure bliss.

www.mariaislandwalk.com.au About an hour and a half from Hobart, but you get transferred there by the walk anyway. You can also go for a day on the ferry.

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