Lonely Planet Pocket Hobart

Charles Rawlings-Way

Description

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Pocket Hobart is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore Hobart's show-stopping Museum of Old & New Art - a force of culture combining amazing art, architecture and festivals; wander the old stone Salamanca Place warehouses, now housing bars, cafes, restaurants, galleries and performance spaces; and drive to the top of kunanyi/Mt Wellington, towering 1271m over Hobart, for some of the best views in the city -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Hobart and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket Hobart: Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Free, convenient pull-out Hobart map (included in print version), plus over eight colour neighbourhood maps User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers MONA, Northern Hobart, Battery Point, Sandy Bay, South Hobart, Salamanca Place, the Waterfront, Central Hobart and more. The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Pocket Hobart, a colorful, easy-to-use, and handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, provides on-the-go assistance for those seeking only the can't-miss experiences to maximize a quick trip experience. Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends both popular and offbeat experiences, and extensively covers all of Hobart's neighbourhoods? Check out Lonely Planet's Tasmania guide. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. Lonely Planet enables the curious to experience the world fully and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves, near or far from home.'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

Sujets

• Tasmania
• Hobart
• Tasmanie

Informations

• Publié par: Lonely Planet
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781787012202
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 33 Mo

Extrait

Contents

QuickStart Guide

Welcome to Hobart
Top Sights
Local Life
Day Planner
Need to Know
Hobart Neighbourhoods

Explore

Central Hobart
Salamanca Place & the Waterfront
Northern Hobart
Battery Point, Sandy Bay & South Hobart

Best

The Best of Hobart
Hobart History Lesson
Hobart Pub Crawl
Historic Atmosphere
Eating
Pubs & Bars
Entertainment
Parks, Gardens & Viewpoints
Museums
Activities
Shopping
With The Kids
Tours
For Free
Festivals

Survival Guide

Survival Guide
Before You Go
Arriving in Hobart
Getting Around
Essential Information
Behind the Scenes
Our Writer
Welcome to Hobart
Backed by towering Kunanyi/Mt Wellington, Hobart is a harbour city, where the world rushes in on the tide. Down on the waterfront, old pubs sit alongside new craft-beer bars, myriad restaurants, cafes, museums…all of it washed with sea-salty charm and a sense of history. MONA, Hobart’s dizzyingly good Museum of Old and New Art, is just north of town.

Boats at Victoria Dock | CYRUS_2000 / SHUTTERSTOCK ©
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Hobart Top Sights

MONA
MONA – Hobart's show-stopping Museum of Old & New Art – is a force of culture. Beyond amazing art and architecture, MONA delivers festivals, wine, beer, shops, markets, transport and accommodation. And it's simply unmissable.

MONA | MONA/RÉMI CHAUVIN. IMAGE COURTESY MONA, MUSEUM OF OLD AND NEW ART, HOBART


Hobart Top Sights
Salamanca Place
The old stone Salamanca Place warehouses are pretty as a picture. But it's what's inside them that's the real lure: bars, cafes, restaurants, galleries and performance spaces. The Saturday-morning Salamanca Market is here too.

Salamanca Place | TRAVELGAME / GETTY IMAGES ©


Hobart Top Sights
Battery Point
Hobart's first suburb was Battery Point, occupying the headland (with one-time gun battery) behind Salamanca Place. Here, well-preserved 1800s cottages line tightly nested streets, along with cafes, restaurants and an old pub or two.

Battery Point | ROBIN SMITH / GETTY IMAGES ©


Hobart Top Sights
Kunanyi/Mt Wellington
Cloaked in winter snow, Kunanyi/Mt Wellington (1271m) towers over Hobart like a benevolent overlord: Hobart's citizens find reassurance in its constant, solid presence. Drive to the top for the best views in the business.

Kunanyi/Mt Wellington | BOY_ANUPONG / GETTY IMAGES ©


Hobart Top Sights
North Hobart
The first question to ask in a new city: where do the artists hang out? North Hobart is this city's bohemian heart- and art-land, with a dazzling string of cafes, bars and restaurants along Elizabeth St.

North Hobart | GRANT DIXON / GETTY IMAGES ©


Hobart Top Sights
Cascade Brewery
Since 1832, the formula 'Hobart + beer = Cascade' has been one of this city's unshakable truths. Craft-beer contenders have arrived, but a tour of Cascade Brewery remains a real Hobart 'must do'.

Cascade Brewery | RACHEL LEWIS / GETTY IMAGES ©


Hobart Top Sights
Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery
The Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery (aka 'TMAG') is a rather amazing collection of colonial-era buildings and gallery spaces, housing Tasmania's most extensive collection of paintings and relics.

Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery | DAVID WALL PHOTO / GETTY IMAGES ©


Hobart Top Sights
Cascades Female Factory Historic Site
Lost in the South Hobart back-blocks, this Unesco 'site of major historic significance' was where Hobart's female convicts were incarcerated and put to work. Interpretive tours illuminate a dark history.

Cascades Female Factory Historic Site | CASCADES FEMALE FACTORY: IMAGE COURTESY OF PORT ARTHUR HISTORIC SITE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
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Hobart Local Life

Insider tips to help you find the real Hobart Hobart is compact, sandwiched between the mountain and the river, but that doesn't mean that it's an obvious sort of place. Some local know-how is required to access the city's history, charms, quirks and hidden corners.

City Centre Shuffle
y Shopping
y Hidden history

City Centre | WIBOWO RUSLI / GETTY IMAGES ©

On the Waterfront
y Docks, piers & warehouses
y Seafood

Waterfront | SCOTT E BARBOUR / GETTY IMAGES ©

North Hobart Streetwise
y Eating & drinking
y Entertainment

North Hobart | GRANT DIXON / GETTY IMAGES ©

Battery Point Backstreets
y Historic sites
y Architecture

Battery Point | RICHARD CUMMINS / GETTY IMAGES ©

Battery Point | MARTIN LINDSAY / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO ©

Other great places to experience the city like a local:
Salamanca Market
Street Eats @ Franko
Theatre Royal
New Sydney Hotel
Salamanca Arts Centre Courtyard
Farm Gate Market
Retro Café
Brisbane Hotel
T-Bone Brewing Co
Ristorante Da Angelo
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Hobart Day Planner

Short on time? We’ve arranged Hobart’s must-sees into these day-by-day itineraries to make sure you see the very best of the city in the time you have available.

Day One
M Get your head into history mode with an amble around the storied precinct of Battery Point . Don't miss the photogenic cottages around Arthur Circus and the Hampden Rd cafes (try Jackman & McRoss ).
R After lunch, wander down Kelly's Steps to the historic warehouses on Salamanca Place : check out the shops and galleries in the Salamanca Arts Centre and get caffeinated at Tricycle Cafe & Bar . Delve into Hobart’s Antarctic heritage at the Mawson's Huts Replica Museum over near Constitution Dock, before a fish-and-chip dinner at Flippers floating fish punt.
N Afterwards, grab a drink at the upmarket Glass House in the floating Brooke Street Pier.


Day Two
M On day two, recuperate over a big brunch and multiple coffees at Retro Cafe on Salamanca Place (if it's a Saturday, Salamanca Market will be pumping).
R Afterwards, ferry out to MONA for an afternoon of mindful distraction in the museum's amazing subterranean galleries. Grab a drink at one of MONA's bars, then cab-it back to North Hobart for dinner at Pancho Villa or Roaring Grill .
N For a crafty brew after dinner, try bohemian The Winston or a glass of vino at Willing Bros . See what's screening at the art-house State Cinema or trundle down to the Republic Bar & Café for some live tunes.

Salamanca Place | RICHARD I’ANSON / GETTY IMAGES ©


Day Three
M Have you noticed massive Kunanyi/Mt Wellington behind the city? Drive up Pinnacle Rd to the peak and scan the horizon, or mountain-bike down the slopes on the Mt Wellington Descent . Grab lunch at Ginger Brown in South Hobart afterwards.
R At the foot of Mt Wellington are the Cascade Brewery and the Cascades Female Factory Historic Site . Tour the ruins of the Female Factory convict prison first, then soothe your frayed nerves at Hobart's legendary brewery nearby.
N In the evening, settle in for some super Italian at Don Camillo in upmarket Sandy Bay (one of the city's oldest restaurants). Post-pasta drinks await back on buzzy Salamanca Place: try Jack Greene or Waterman's Beer Market .


Day Four
M Take it downtown. Grab breakfast at hip Pilgrim Coffee , then hit the shops: Cool Wine for some booze, Tommy Gun Records for some music, or the Sunday-morning Farm Gate Market for all things organic, local and edible.
R Backstreet Templo is a hit for lunch, then meander down to the outstanding Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery near the waterfront for a shot of culture.
N Treat yourself to a top-flight South American dinner at Frank , then wander over the laid-back Hobart Brewing Company to bend an elbow with the locals.
Need to Know


Currency
Australian dollar ($)

Language
English

Visas
All visitors to Australia need a visa, except New Zealanders. Apply online at www.border.gov.au .

Money
The major banks all have branches and ATMs around Elizabeth St Mall. There are also ATMs around Salamanca Place.

Mobile Phones
European phones will work on Australia’s network, but most American or Japanese phones will not. Use global roaming or buy a local SIM card with a prepaid account.

Time
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; GMT/UCT plus 10 hours)

Plugs & Adaptors
Standard voltage is 240V/50Hz. Plugs are either two or three pins. International adaptors are widely available.

Tipping
Tipping in Australia is common in many situations (eg restaurants – 10% is the norm) but it certainly isn't mandatory.

1 Before You Go

Your Daily Budget
Budget: Less than $150
A Double hostel room: $80–100
A Budget pizza or pasta meal: $15–20
A Local bus ride: from $3.30
Midrange: $150–300
A Double room in a motel or B&B: $130–250
A Cafe brunch: $20–30
A Short taxi ride: $25
Top End: More than $300
A Double boutique hotel room: from $250
A Classy three-course restaurant meal: $80
A MONA admission including ferry: $83

Useful Websites
Lonely Planet ( www.lonelyplanet.com/australia/tasmania/hobart ) Destination information, hotel bookings, traveller forum and more.
Hobart & Beyond ( www.hobartandbeyond.com.au ) Places to stay, things to do and where to eat and drink.
Tasmanian Travel & Information Centre ( www.hobarttravelcentre.com.au ) Hobart's info and bookings hub.

Advance Planning
Three months before During summer, Easter or June's Dark MOFO festival, book beds and restaurants early.
One month before Book popular tours (Mt Wellington Descent, Cascade Brewery, boat trips) and MONA tickets.
One week before Check the weather forecast: Hobart can sweat in November then freeze in December.

2 Arriving in Hobart

A From Hobart Airport
Hobart's 'international' airport is at Cambridge, 19km east of the city. Many visitors to the city rent a car (there are many rental desks in the airport terminal). A taxi into the city will cost around $50 and take about 20 minutes. Pre-booked shuttle buses (adult/child $19/14) with Hobart Airporter ( www.airporterhobart.com.au ) meet every flight and deliver you to city hotels.

N From Devonport Ferry Terminal
If you're arriving by ferry from Melbou