Salamanca - District of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, located on the shore of Sullivan Bay. There remained a whole street of buildings built in the 1830s sandstone. Previously, they were located warehouses Port Hobart - here stored grain, wool, whale oil, goods imported from around the world. And today in the buildings are restaurants, galleries, souvenir shops and office space. His name was in honor of district wins Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Salamanca (Province of Spain) in 1812.

Every Saturday, the area became home to the famous Salamanca Market - a popular place among residents and visitors to Hobart where you can buy fruits and vegetables, handicrafts, antiques and more. After sunset, visitors of the market gradually moved to the numerous bars and other drinking establishments of Salamanca and the surrounding yards.

In the mid-1990s in the area it was built apartment area of ​​Salamanca. Surrounded by shops, cafes and restaurants, the central fountain and its lawn area - a quiet place where children play and relax couples in love. Salamanca is adjacent to the area of ​​a lot of streets and other areas, built during the boom of the whaling industry in the early and mid 19th century. From here you can get to the historic center of Hobart - Betteri Point area.

In 1988 he established a memorial in Salamanca Abel Tasman, Dutch navigator, discoverer of Tasmania. Memorial consists of a fountain, opened by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and the stone sculpture of the great traveler.