Chilecito founder Don Domingo de Castro y Bazán owned this 300-year-old flour mill, which houses an eclectic assemblage of archaeological tools, antique arms, early colonial documents, minerals, traditional wood and leather crafts, banknotes, stuffed birds, woodcuts and paintings. It’s four blocks west of Chilecito's plaza.
Molino de San Francisco
Catamarca & La Rioja
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
1.29 MILES
This old cable-car station documents the extraordinary engineering and mining project that created modern Chilecito at the beginning of the 20th century…
0.2 MILES
La Riojana is the area’s main wine producer, and a sizable concern; some 30 million liters a year are produced here thanks to fruit sourced from vineyards…
0.95 MILES
Head down Maestro from Chilecito's plaza to reach this relatively recent addition to the town: a huge statue of Christ on a platform accessed by a 203…
Nearby Catamarca & La Rioja attractions
0.2 MILES
La Riojana is the area’s main wine producer, and a sizable concern; some 30 million liters a year are produced here thanks to fruit sourced from vineyards…
0.95 MILES
Head down Maestro from Chilecito's plaza to reach this relatively recent addition to the town: a huge statue of Christ on a platform accessed by a 203…
1.29 MILES
This old cable-car station documents the extraordinary engineering and mining project that created modern Chilecito at the beginning of the 20th century…