Sights in Santa Fe
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Convento y Museo de San Francisco
The principal historical landmark in Santa Fe is this Franciscan monastery and museum, built in 1680. The walls, which are more than 1m thick, support a roof made from Paraguayan cedar and hardwood beams held together by fittings and wooden spikes, rather than by nails. While the museum section is mediocre, the church is beautiful, with an exquisite wooden ceiling and a fine polychrome Christ by the grumpy Spanish master Alonso Cano – it was sent as a sympathy gift to Santa Fe by the Queen of Spain when the town moved. Note also the tomb of Padre Magallanes, a priest who was killed by a jaguar that took refuge in the church when it was driven from the shores of the Paraná…
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Granja La Esmeralda
Nobody likes to see wild animals locked in confined spaces, but this experimental zoo has a wild and woodsy feel to it that makes it stand apart from most other zoos in the country. Provincial native fauna is mainly represented, including toucans, pumas, jaguars and a giant anteater. Many of the animals have been rescued after experiencing problems in the wild. Bus 10 bis, from Av Rivadavia, goes to the farm.
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Museo Histórico Provincial
In a lovable 17th-century building, this museum has a variety of possessions and mementos of various provincial governors and caudillos (provincial strongmen), as well as some religious art and fine period furnishings, including a sedan chair once used to carry around the Viceroy of Río de la Plata.
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Museo Etnográfico y Colonial Provincial
Run with heartwarming enthusiasm, this museum has a chronological display of stone tools, Guaraní ceramics, jewelry, carved bricks and colonial objects. Highlights include a set of tablas – a colonial game similar to backgammon – and a scale model of the original Santa Fe.
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Cervecería Santa Fe
Cervecería Santa Fe is the brewery which produces the Santa Fe lager as well as brewing Budweiser and Heineken under license. If you call ahead, you can tour the plant for free and try the brew. Be sure to wear sturdy footwear and long pants.
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Iglesia de la Compañía
On the east side of the colonial square, the exterior simplicity of the Jesuit Iglesia de la Compañía masks an ornate interior. Dating from 1696, it's the province's best-preserved colonial church.
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Casa de Gobierno
The vast Casa de Gobierno was built in 1909 and replaced the demolished colonial cabildo (town council), seat of the 1852 constitutional assembly.
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