Catamarca & La Rioja
Quirky, strange and sanctimonious, this relatively new museum is free and stocked with sculpture, paintings and even digital and photographic art, all of…
Must-see attractions in Salta & the Andean Northwest
Salta & the Andean Northwest
Tucumán's neoclassical cathedral is a handsome presence on Plaza Independencia, and has a Doric facade with a pediment depicting the Exodus. Curiously,…
Salta & the Andean Northwest
This is an 18th-century Jesuit chapel, built in 1708 and acquired by the Frías Silva family of Tucumán after the Jesuits’ expulsion. It was expanded in…
Catamarca & La Rioja
Lying 15km east into the mountains from Fiambalá, these thermal springs emerge from rock and cascade down the mountainside in a series of pools: the…
Catamarca & La Rioja
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…
Cafayate
This private museum’s collection was left by enthusiastic archaeologist Rodolfo Bravo and merits a visit. Sourced mostly from grave sites within a 30km…
Quebrada de Humahuaca
It’s not often that you imagine the heavenly host armed with muzzle-loading weapons, but in this roadside village’s picturesque 17th-century church that’s…
Salta
Only Carmelite nuns may enter this 16th-century convent, the oldest building in Salta (though it was rebuilt into its current form in the 1840s after…
Salta
For outstanding views of Salta, take the teleférico from Parque San Martín to the top of this hill, a 1km ride that takes eight minutes. Alternatively,…
Catamarca & La Rioja
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…
Jujuy
Jujuy’s 18th-century cathedral replaced a predecessor destroyed by the Diaguita. The outstanding feature, salvaged from the original church, is the gold…
Cafayate
This impressive museum gives a good introduction to the area’s wine industry. The atmospheric first section, which deals with the viticultural side – the…
Quebrada de Humahuaca
This well-presented collection of regional artifacts in a striking colonial house has some pieces from the pucará just south of the center. Exhibits offer…
Catamarca & La Rioja
The order of St Francis was on the scene very early and began building here in the late 16th century. Bad luck with construction and then an earthquake…
Jujuy
The central exhibit here is a vivid 3000-year-old fertility goddess figure, depicted with snakes for hair and in the act of giving birth. She’s a product…
Cafayate
Built as if money and space were no object, this upscale, over-the-top, US-owned winery is 3km from Cafayate. Tours show you three levels of relatively…
Quebrada de Humahuaca
The lovable cabildo (municipal building), built in the Spanish Moorish style in the 1940s, is famous for its clock tower, where a life-size figure of San…
Catamarca & La Rioja
Chilecito founder Don Domingo de Castro y Bazán owned this 300-year-old flour mill, which houses an eclectic assemblage of archaeological tools, antique…
Catamarca & La Rioja
Drop by any time to this family home in a pretty barrio to watch shawls and ponchos being made on the loom in the traditional manner. They've been weaving…
Salta & Jujuy Provinces
This well-presented and professionally arranged museum on the plaza gives an account of the surrounding area’s cultural evolution, with good background…
Catamarca & La Rioja
This interesting local museum has sections on geology and archaeology, including quality ceramics and two haunting Inca mummies with well-preserved…
Centro de Interpretación Molinos
Salta & Jujuy Provinces
This restored historic house has a good English and Spanish display on the region’s culture and history, and tourist information. It's also a space for…
Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Candeleria de la Viña
Salta
Closed for renovations at research time, this gorgeous, pastel-blue and peach domed sanctuary was built in 1854 and became a shelter during Salta's civil…
Salta & the Andean Northwest
At pretty El Mollar, at the other end of the valley from Tafí, you can visit the Parque de los Menhires on the plaza, where there is a collection of more…
Catamarca & La Rioja
The enormous, sober-toned, 1899 neo-Byzantine (and a few other 'neos') cathedral contains the image of patron saint Nicolás de Bari. He's an object of…
Cafayate
This tiny family winery in Cafayate produces only 10,000 bottles of torrontés and malbec per year with small hand-operated equipment. Just one wine is…
Catamarca & La Rioja
Built in 1623 by the Diaguita under the direction of Dominican friars, this is Argentina’s oldest monastery. The date appears in the carved algarrobo door…
Salta & Jujuy Provinces
This picturesque boutique winery sits in a lovely setting 7km north of the turnoff to Angastaco. The wines are uncomplicated but tasty, and free tastings…
Cafayate
Take the half-hour tour and taste four bright, young wines at this small, central winery with a lovely grass patio. The juice is organic, uncomplicated…
Salta & Jujuy Provinces
The town church, built in the Cuzco style, dates from the 17th and 18th centuries, and features twin bell towers and a cactus-wood ceiling. The Stations…
Salta
Has good representations of local ceramics, especially from the Tastil ruins (Argentina’s largest pre-Inca town), and some well-designed displays in its…
Catamarca & La Rioja
Upstairs at the end of a shopping arcade, this museum has a terrific collection of ceramics representing different eras of settlement in the region.
Catamarca & La Rioja
This 'Triassic' path takes you past life-size replicas of dinosaurs whose fossilized remains have been found in the Talampaya area.
Catamarca & La Rioja
This cooperative is a good place to watch weavers at work, and buy their goods. Follow Belgrano past the Hotel Belén to find it.
Cafayate
A slick operation in Cafayate's center, where you can taste all seven of its wines in a room that feels like an upscale lounge.
Salta & Jujuy Provinces
Some 9km beyond Colomé, and worth a visit for a delicious, balanced cabernet-malbec blend, among others wines.
Criadero Coquera & Casa Entre Ríos
Salta & Jujuy Provinces
Located 1km west of Molinos, this is where the government’s agricultural research arm raises vicuñas. You can take a tour and feed these beautiful camelid…
Salta
Set on the plaza in the lovely cabildo (town hall), this collection ranges from pre-Columbian ceramics through to colonial-era religious art (admire the…
Salta & the Andean Northwest
One of Tucumán's many magnificent structures, this neoclassic beauty has a Parisian quality, and you won't miss it as it's right on Plaza Independencia…
Salta & the Andean Northwest
This enormous eucalypt- and casuarina-filled riverside area has free campgrounds, a swimming pool and a costanera (riverside road). It’s a fine place for…
