Is Colonial Salta Overall a Great Sightseeing Destination?
Replies: 6 - Last Post: Dec 13, 2012 9:18 AM Last Post By: hazzdawg
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Is Colonial Salta Overall a Great Sightseeing Destination?
Hi,Coming from the US, Salta is a rather difficult destination to reach. Nevertheless, I LOVE Argentina. I have traveled extensively in 64 countries and Argentina and Spain are my 2 favorite. I know many of Latin America’s gorgeous urban centers (meaning sizeable areas with beautiful colonial sights and charm): Cuzco, Quito, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador in Brazil, Ouro Preto, Cartagena, Guanajuato, Campeche, Zacatecas, San Juan, Havana, Santo Domingo, etc. Anyway, I plan on visiting Brazil soon and will try to include Salta if it truly ranks among Latin America’s most attractive sightseeing destinations. As subjective as this is, what’s your opinion? Is Salta’s visual/architectural beauty confined/limited to the main square and a few small streets that branch off or is the city for the most part a great sightseeing destination?
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I wouldn't be too much into urban colonial arcthitecture but I thought Salta was nice city......however the real attraction of Salta is the surrounding towns and mountains.....stunning area2
Salta is a pleasant city with some nice buildings but nothing special. As said above, the real attraction of Salta are the amazing landscapes in surroundings and the small towns and villages around like Cafayate, Cachi, Purmamarca, Tilcara, Humahuaca, Yavi, Iruya. This is a real highlight of any trip to SA5
We only had a few days in Salta and it was nice enough, but I wouldn't say it was a highlight. I kinda disagree with other posters about the surrounding area as well. Also nice enough, but I wasn't blown away. It was near the end of my trip though and I had seen lots of other stunning stuff so I might have not appreciated it as much as I should.
