One of the bright resort cities of Argentina is a sunny-festive name - Salta and hides under the crown of exotic trees unforgettable in its picturesqueness and beauty of the place. Its history is seen in the walls of old buildings that have long become objects for standard tourist review. The city was founded back in 1582, and at first it was just a resting place on the long road of the trade caravans following from Lima to Buenos Aires.
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How to get
Salta Airport, which is 5 km south of the city center, arrives flights from Buenos Aires, Puerto Madrina and the Bolivian Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The bus service connects the city with many major cities of Argentina, including Buenos Aires and Cordoba.
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Transport
For comfortable travel around Salta and its picturesque surroundings, it is better to rent a car. The most democratic rental center "Herz" is located in the town of Jujuy (Jujuy). For 250 pesos ($ 60 per day) you can take quite a decent unit, while $ 500 is blocked on the bank card as collateral.
Climate Salta
Partly cloudy, light rain +25 ° С in the afternoon +17 ° С at night ° С water |
Clearly +26 ° С in the afternoon +17 ° С at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, heavy rain, thunderstorms +26 ° С in the afternoon +17 ° С at night ° С water |
| Salta weather forecast for 10 days | ||
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | + 26 | + 25 | + 24 | + 21 | + 20 | + 18 | + 18 | + 21 | + 22 | + 25 | + 26 | + 27 |
| night | + 16 | + 16 | + 15 | + 12 | + 7 | + 4 | + 3 | + 5 | + 7 | + 11 | + 14 | + 16 |
Tango
Having tasted the aromatic wine from local producers and biting it with a spicy famous beef, the soul will certainly demand spectacles .And the best of them on this earth is the Argentine tango .In the evenings tango shows are available in the specialized restaurants of the capital .The ticket price from 140 pesos to 350 pesos per person is .You can get to the performances of the real masters of this dance art, but in any case, the burning rhythms, passionate plastic of the dancers will not leave anyone indifferent .In many institutions, everyone who wants to learn salsa, to book a table in such a cafe costs about 100 pesos .
Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing
The main square of Salta Rlaza 9 de Julio in brotherly divided the Cathedral and the City Council (Cabildo) building, where the Museum of the History of the North (Museo Histórico do Norte) found a shelter from 9.00 to 17.00. As for the cathedral, of course, most of the attention of city visitors is attracted by the miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary and the statue of Christ, which are in one of its halls. The healing power of the statues has been verified by many believers.
The Franciscan monastery on Calle Caseros is an energetically "sonorous building," whose peace and tranquility can be disputed only with the Bernadine monastery, drowning in peach and apple orchards. In addition, while walking along the central streets of Salta, there is always the opportunity to witness a gaucho performance.
Built in the traditional colonial style, the house of Uribur is open to all curious people from 9.00 to 18.00, after which a walk along the lane of La Florida will complement a pleasant voyage.
San Antonio de los Cobres
First of all, when arriving in Salta, tourists run to buy tickets for the legendary "Train in the Clouds", which makes a 14-hour trip to San Antonio de los Cobres on Saturdays - a town lost in the mountains at an altitude of 4000 meters .The route passes through the bridges hanging in the air over the gaping impenetrable darkness of the precipice .The ticket costs 150 dollars and includes a breakfast and an afternoon snack .Lunch will have to be ordered for $ 13 right there .On the way, the train stops only 3 times so that in Viaduct-la-Polovorila and San Antonio tourists can purchase souvenirs and make a couple of enthusiastic photos .Those who experience the attacks of mountain sickness, should be careful when choosing this extreme excursion, but the amount of impressions upon its completion will be much greater than the unpleasant .
Los Cardons
Located near Cafayate, a place near Salta, Parque Nacional Los Cardones attracts tourists with giant cactus plantations, and sometimes even Guanacos are found here. Talampaya National Park in the province of La Rioja and the Valley of the Moon (Valle de la Luna or Ischigualasto) are the best places for a colorful photo shoot and a pleasant relaxing breath in the bosom of a fragrant, scorched hot Argentine sun of nature.
- Eat a branded urban dish - traditional empanadas, for example, in the restaurants of La Casona and El Corredor de las Empanadas during cafecito - an evening traditional dinner, which no Argentinian can afford to miss.
- See in the rays of the setting sun the Transfiguration of the Semicolor Mountain (Cerro de Siete Colores), which is in the small town of Purmamarca. This is a unique place from the point of view of geology, thanks to the rich content of minerals, whose earths burn then red, then green, then ocher-orange.
- Buy from Indian merchants in one of the numerous markets hand-knitted sweater from alpaca wool for only $ 8, and at the same time listen to a local musical band accompanying the buying and selling process.