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 River Derwent, fish punts at the docks, the slap of halyards on masts, coffee under the unbrellas of Salamanca, an occasional frosting of snow on Mt Wellington, bush tracks and birdsong. Hobart is a city of history, with gracious homes and buildings, colonial cottages and warehouses, heritage parks and gardens.

It's a city of bustling markets, fun, festivals and entertainment, a flourishing arts scene, and of fine restaurants. Savour Tasmania's superb cool-climate wines, famous beers, and delicious, fresh foods.

Hobart is an ideal base for your southern Tasmanian journeys - explore farther afield along one of 5 touring routes in the south, then return to relax, unwind and rejuvenate.