Córdoba
Córdoba’s beautiful Manzana Jesuítica (Jesuit Block), like its counterpart in Buenos Aires, is also known as the Manzana de las Luces (Block of…
Must-see attractions in Córdoba & the Central Sierras
Córdoba
This cultural center and performance space was built in 1901 as a combined chapel, monastery and women’s prison. In mid-2007 it was re-inaugurated to…
Museo Superior de Bellas Artes Evita
Córdoba
The Palacio Ferrerya – Nueva Córdoba’s landmark building – was built in 1914 and designed by Ernest Sanson in the Louis XVI style. The building itself is…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
One of the quirkier museums in the country, Museo de Poesia honors San Luis’ favorite son, poet Juan Crisóstomo Lafinur. The museum has a few artifacts…
Parque Nacional Sierra de las Quijadas
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
Fans of the Road Runner cartoon will feel oddly at home among the red sandstone rock formations in this rarely visited national park. The park comprises…
Museo Casa de Ernesto Che Guevara
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
In the 1930s, the family of young Ernesto (Che) Guevara moved here because a doctor recommended the dry climate for his asthma. Though Che lived in…
Córdoba
Built at the beginning of the 18th century by the Jesuits, the Cripta Jesuítica was originally designed as a novitiate and later converted to a crypt and…
Córdoba
A chilling testament to the excesses of Argentina’s military dictatorship, this museum occupies a space formerly used as a clandestine center for…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
At La Casa de la Piedra Pintada, more than 50 rock carvings are easily visible in the rock face. Follow the road until you reach an open meadow at the…
Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús
Córdoba
Designed by the Flemish Padre Philippe Lemaire, this church dates from 1645 but was not completed until 1671, with the successful execution of Lemaire’s…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
The highest mountain of the Sierras Chicas, at 1950m, Uritorco is the main reason people come to Capilla del Monte. No matter what it is that draws them…
Museo Histórico de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Córdoba
In 1613 Fray Fernando de Trejo y Sanabria founded the Seminario Convictorio de San Javier, which, after being elevated to university status in 1622,…
Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Dr Genaro Pérez
Córdoba
This art gallery is prized for its collection of paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries. Works, including those by Emilio Caraffa, Lucio Fontana, Lino…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
One of the most beautiful of the Sierras' Unesco World Heritage Sites, the Jesuit estancia (ranch) of Santa Catalina, some 20km northwest of Jesús María,…
Córdoba
The Colegio Nacional de Monserrat dates from 1782, though the college itself was founded in 1687 and transferred first to the Franciscan order and then to…
Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Emilio Caraffa
Córdoba
One of the city’s best contemporary-art museums stands ostentatiously on the eastern side of Plaza España. Architect Juan Kronfuss designed the…
Museo Histórico Provincial Marqués de Sobremonte
Córdoba
It’s worth dropping into one of the most important historical museums in the country, if only to see the colonial house it occupies: an 18th-century home…
Parroquia Sagrado Corazón de Jesús de los Capuchinos
Córdoba
It's worth stopping by to check out this marvelous neo-Gothic church built between 1928 and 1934 – its glaring oddity is its missing steeple (omitted on…
Córdoba
The construction of Córdoba’s cathedral began in 1577 and dragged on for more than two centuries under several architects, including Jesuits and…
Córdoba
Córdoba’s lovely and lively central plaza dates from 1577. Its western side is dominated by the white arcade of the restored cabildo (town council)…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
If you like honey and want to learn about the importance of bees to our planet's biodiversity, don't miss a 15-minute walk northwest of town to check out…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
Take a guided tour of the once-extravagant, now-decaying Hotel Eden, built in 1897, where the guest list has included Albert Einstein, the duke of Savoy…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
This wide, shallow cave, the name of which means ‘House of the Sun’ in Quechua, makes an interesting stop, as much for the gorgeous surrounding…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
On the south side of Plaza Independencia, the Iglesia de Santo Domingo and its convent date from the 1930s, but reproduce the Moorish style of the 17th…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
The 27,000-plus pieces on display in this museum near the tiny town of Nono form probably the most eclectic collection of trash/treasure you’re ever…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
Far more interesting for the stream-of-consciousness commentary on the evolution of the hippie movement in Argentina (dating back to the Greek…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
The center of town is the beautiful, tree-filled Plaza Pringles, anchored on its eastern side by San Luis’ handsome 19th-century cathedral. Provincial…
Museo Histórico Nacional del Virrey Liniers
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
Beside the Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Señora de la Merced is this museum, named after the building's former resident Virrey Liniers, one of the last…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
The most impressive building on the estancia (ranch) is the Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Señora de la Merced. Directly south of the church, the colonial…
Córdoba
The restored cabildo (town council) building, completed in 1785, contains three interior patios, as well as basement cells. All are open to the public as…
Córdoba
There have been cabildos (town councils) here since 1588, but the current building dates from 1749 and has housed prison cells, shops and the mayor's…
Iglesia de Santa Teresa y Convento de Carmelitas Descalzas de San José
Córdoba
Occupying nearly half a city block, the Iglesia de Santa Teresa y Convento de Carmelitas Descalzas de San José was completed in 1628 and has functioned…
Museo Jesuítico Nacional de Jesús María
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
The Unesco-listed Museo Jesuítico Nacional de Jesús María has good archaeological pieces from indigenous groups throughout Argentina, informative maps of…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
Cerro Pan de Azúcar (1260m) offers good views of the Sierras and, on a clear day, the city of Córdoba. An aerosilla (chairlift) runs to the summit…
Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Merced
Córdoba
The tiled domes of this modest church are one of the defining features of the Córdoba skyline. Check out the baroque pulpit dating from 1776 and the…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
In Rincón del Este, 2km from the center, on the road to the miradores (viewpoints) above town, the Reserva Natural de Merlo is a lovely spot for creekside…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
For an overview of the town and its surroundings, make your way up to the lookout tower attached to the tourist office.
Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Señora de la Merced
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
From 1643 to 1762, Jesuit fathers built the Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Señora de la Merced, the most impressive building on the estancia (ranch).
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
Stroll over to the lovely former train station for a look at its green corrugated-metal roofs and decorative ironwork dating from 1884.
Museo Iberoamericano de Artesanías
Córdoba
The Museo Iberoamericano de Artesanías houses displays of beautiful crafts from throughout South America.
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