Salta

Sophisticated Salta is a favorite, engaging active minds with its outstanding museums and lighting romantic candles with its plazaside cafes and the live música folklórica of its vibrant peñas (folk-music clubs). It offers the facilities of a larger city, and aside from the morning gridlock, retains the comfortable pace of a smaller town.

Salta now the most touristed spot in northwest Argentina, and it offers numerous accommodations options. The center bristles with tour agents: this is the place to get things organized for onward travel. A popular option is to hire a car here, hit the road and explore the northwest.

Explore Salta

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Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña
One of northern Argentina's premier museums, MAAM has a serious and informative exhibition focusing on Inca culture and, in particular, the child…
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Iglesia San Francisco
This magenta-and-yellow church is Salta’s most striking. The exuberant facade is topped by a slender tower; inside are several venerated images, including…
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Centro Cultural América
A former church built in French academia style between 1721 and 1732, in 1913 it became Salta’s most important social club until the government took it…
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Catedral Basilica de Salta
Salta’s pink cathedral was consecrated in 1878 and harbors the ashes of (among other notables) General Martín Miguel de Güemes, a salteño (resident of…
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Pajcha – Museo de Arte Étnico Americano
This eye-opening private museum is worth seeing if you’re interested in indigenous art and culture. Juxtaposing archaeological finds with contemporary and…
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Convento de San Bernardo
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…
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Cerro San Bernardo
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,…
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Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Candeleria de la Viña
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…
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Museo Antropológico
Has good representations of local ceramics, especially from the Tastil ruins (Argentina’s largest pre-Inca town), and some well-designed displays in its…

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Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña
One of northern Argentina's premier museums, MAAM has a serious and informative exhibition focusing on Inca culture and, in particular, the child…
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Iglesia San Francisco
This magenta-and-yellow church is Salta’s most striking. The exuberant facade is topped by a slender tower; inside are several venerated images, including…
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Centro Cultural América
A former church built in French academia style between 1721 and 1732, in 1913 it became Salta’s most important social club until the government took it…
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Catedral Basilica de Salta
Salta’s pink cathedral was consecrated in 1878 and harbors the ashes of (among other notables) General Martín Miguel de Güemes, a salteño (resident of…
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Pajcha – Museo de Arte Étnico Americano
This eye-opening private museum is worth seeing if you’re interested in indigenous art and culture. Juxtaposing archaeological finds with contemporary and…
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Convento de San Bernardo
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…
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Cerro San Bernardo
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,…
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Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Candeleria de la Viña
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…
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Museo Antropológico
Has good representations of local ceramics, especially from the Tastil ruins (Argentina’s largest pre-Inca town), and some well-designed displays in its…

Top attractions

These are our favorite local haunts, touristy spots, and hidden gems throughout Salta.

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Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña
One of northern Argentina's premier museums, MAAM has a serious and informative exhibition focusing on Inca culture and, in particular, the child…
See
Iglesia San Francisco
This magenta-and-yellow church is Salta’s most striking. The exuberant facade is topped by a slender tower; inside are several venerated images, including…
See
Centro Cultural América
A former church built in French academia style between 1721 and 1732, in 1913 it became Salta’s most important social club until the government took it…
See
Catedral Basilica de Salta
Salta’s pink cathedral was consecrated in 1878 and harbors the ashes of (among other notables) General Martín Miguel de Güemes, a salteño (resident of…
See
Pajcha – Museo de Arte Étnico Americano
This eye-opening private museum is worth seeing if you’re interested in indigenous art and culture. Juxtaposing archaeological finds with contemporary and…
See
Convento de San Bernardo
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…
See
Cerro San Bernardo
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,…
See
Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Candeleria de la Viña
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…
See
Museo Antropológico
Has good representations of local ceramics, especially from the Tastil ruins (Argentina’s largest pre-Inca town), and some well-designed displays in its…

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