Salta

Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña

Salta

One of northern Argentina's premier museums, MAAM has a serious and informative exhibition focusing on Inca culture and, in particular, the child…

Centro Cultural América

Salta

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…

Pajcha – Museo de Arte Étnico Americano

Salta

This eye-opening private museum is worth seeing if you’re interested in indigenous art and culture. Juxtaposing archaeological finds with contemporary and…

Convento de San Bernardo

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…

Museo Histórico del Norte

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…

Cerro San Bernardo

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,…

Iglesia San Francisco

Salta

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…

Catedral Basilica de Salta

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…