From the colour and bustle of a city market to the treasures waiting to be unearthed in an antique shop, there are plenty of surprises in store.

Hobart’s saturday Salamanca Market is one of the nation’s brightest and busiest. Lemongrass and LPs, sandstone sculpture and salmon, buskers and baked spuds – you’ll find them all at Salamanca.

In the antique shops of our country towns, look for colonial relics or furniture crafted from rare and fragrant Huon pine – sharp-eyed browsers find bargains!