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Located northwest of Buenos Aires, Cordoba is the second most important city in Argentina. While visiting this colonial city, visitors will discover the contrast that exists between the new technology of the 20th century and the history of the colonial period. Beautiful parks, historic places, museums, and the colonial architecture of the Cathedral are just a few of its attractions. Much architecture dates back to Cordoba's founding in 1573. |
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| GETTING THERE |
AIR:
Daily flights from Buenos Aires and Mendoza; domestic Airlines.
Three times weekly flights from Florianopolis, Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo.
BUS:
Many bus companies offer local, provincial, national and international connections. Daily services from Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Salta, Bariloche, and international from Santiago (Chile), Sao Paulo (Brasil), Santa Cruz (Bolivia).
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| RECOMMENDED SIGHTSEEING & ACTIVITIES |
| Cordoba is Argentina's colonial capital, a picturesque city of a million people, situated on the edge of a mountain range known as the Sierra Chica. Because of its proximity to the mountains, Cordoba is a perfect base for excursions into the natural beauty of the Andes, or even the Pampas 100 km to the south. Prior to the rise of Buenos Aires, Cordoba was Argentina's center of arts and learning, a place of scholars and priests, churches and universities. Although in terms of national importance the city has fallen behind the capital, Cordoba still retains an independent spirit and distinctive grace. Its name comes from the surrounding province, which embraces an unusually scenic section of the Andes, the Sierras de Cordoba. The Primero, or Suquia River forms Cordoba's main natural landmark. The physical center is the Plaza San Martin, the site of the city's cathedral, named after Argentina's great liberator. South of the Plaza there is the Calle Obispo Trejos, an easily walkable avenue filled with some of the city's most illustrious colonial buildings, including the Church Compañía de Jesus, built in 1645 and known for its unique roof. |
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