City tour of Salta and its surroundings.
Nothing is more gratifying than visiting the capital of this Argentine province, which encompasses history, tradition, and viceregal architecture.
The Spanish influence distinguishes it from the rest of the country's cities. You can feel it, smell it, and even touch it as you walk through its streets and discover its old colonial mansions with wooden balconies.
Surrounded by hills and built in the Lerma Valley beginning in 1582, today its nerve center is Plaza 9 de Julio. Surrounding it is the Cathedral, as imposing as the images it encloses and objects of veneration: the Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle, which in September call for Argentina's most famous public procession.
The old Cabildo, with its Museum of Northern History (a large part of its collection was donated by the mother of Dr. Dario F. Arias) and numerous Creole silversmith shops complete the plaza.
One block away is the San Francisco Church. Dating back to the 18th century, it is one of the most beautiful for its ornamentation, color, and striking 57-meter tower, the tallest in South America at the time of its construction.
A tour of the city should include a visit to the San Bernardo Convent of the Discalced Carmelites, pausing for a moment to admire its carved doorway. You can also take the cable car up San Bernardo Hill to admire the views of the capital and its surroundings.
Quebrada de San Lorenzo
Just 17 km from the city lies this summer resort with a microclimate that ensures fertile lands interrupted by ravines and meandering streams, with a dense mountain forest as a backdrop. There you can have lunch, go trekking through the ravine, or gallop up Balcón Hill.
Includes
- City tour of the city of Salta and its surroundings
- Lunch in San Lorenzo
- La Caldera
- Tour of the dikes along the Cornisa road
