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Food & Drink: Some of the best seafood in the world is available in Tasmania, including Angasi oysters, crayfish, scallops, Atlantic salmon and ocean trout. Freshwater wild brown trout is caught in the Tasmanian highlands. The island’s cheese is excellent and renowned among conoisseurs. Goat, quail and venison are the area’s speciality meats, and other specialities include apples, apricots, berry fruits and liqueur honey. Tasmanian wine, favoured by Sydney’s top restaurants, has won several international awards, and two popular beers are produced, Cascade and Boags.
Nightlife: There are casinos in Hobart and Launceston. Hobart’s waterfront area, Salamanca Place, is the home of many night-time haunts in its old stone warehouses. Small, traditional-style pubs, open all day and into the small hours of the morning, are a special feature here. The Wrest Point Hotel casino, also on the waterfront, has recently been refurbished. Hobart boasts Australia’s oldest theatre, the Royal Theatre, and the city’s concert hall is the home of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, generally considered to be one of Australia’s best orchestras.
Special Events: For a full list of special events contact Tourism Tasmania or the Australian Tourist Commission. The following is a selection of festivals and special events taking place in Tasmania in 2003:
Dec 26-Jan Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Dec 28-Jan 3 Taste of Tasmania. Jan 1-12 Hobart Summer Festival. Feb Royal Hobart Regatta. Feb 1-4 Wildside 4 Day Mountain Bike Event, Cradle Mountain to Strahan. Feb 8-10 Royal Hobart Regatta. Feb 14-Mar 2 Tamar Valley Festival of the Senses (food and wine festival including the Launceston Cup), Launceston. Mar 1-Jun 30 Tasmanian Heritage Festival, statewide. Apr 18-22 Three Peaks Race (sailing and endurance running event). May 1-3 Agfest (agriculture trade fair), Carrick. May 13-18 Targa Tasmania Classic Car Race, statewide. Jun 1-2 Tastings @ the Top (nationally acclaimed food and wine weekend), Cradle Mountain Lodge. Jun 27-29 Suncoast Jazz Festival, St Helen’s. Nov 1-4 Tasmanian Craft Fair, Deloraine.
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