Introducing Alta Gracia
Set around a 17th-century Jesuit reservoir, Alta Gracia is a tranquil little mountain town of winding streets and shady parks. The star attraction here is the 17th-century Jesuit estancia, whose exquisite church, nighttime lighting, and lovely location between a tiny reservoir and the central plaza make it one of the most impressive of Córdoba’s World Heritage sites. Revolutionary Che Guevara spent his adolescence in Alta Gracia and his former home is now a museum. Most visitors find a day enough and head back to Córdoba for the night.
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The tourist office (428128; www.altagracia.gov.ar in Spanish; Reloj Público, cnr Av del Tajamar & Calle del Molino; 7am-10:30pm summer, to 7pm winter) occupies an office in the clock tower.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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