Salta

Where should I stay?

Where should I eat?

• José Balcarce · Centro / Balcarce · Contemporary Andean: Long-running restaurant serving refined Andean dishes with local ingredients like llama, quinoa and native potatoes.
• La Casona del Molino · Barrio Hernando de Lerma · Salteño / peña: Colonial house where locals eat empanadas, locro and tamales while impromptu folk musicians play at the tables.
• Doña Salta · Centro · Salteño regional: Traditional spot opposite the San Francisco church for regional classics like humita, locro and baked empanadas salteñas.
• Mercado San Miguel · Centro · Market / regional: Busy municipal market with cheap food stalls serving empanadas, tamales and set lunches alongside produce and spices.
• La Criollita · Centro · Empanadas / regional: Small, long-standing family eatery known for its simple, inexpensive empanadas salteñas and locro.
• Patio de la Empanada · Parque San Martín · Empanadas: Courtyard ringed by informal stalls where you can compare empanadas and humitas from several cooks.

What should I do?

• Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña (MAAM) · Centro / Plaza 9 de Julio: Museum displaying the remarkably preserved Inca children found on the summit of Volcán Llullaillaco, with context on Inca mountain rituals.
• Teleférico San Bernardo · Parque San Martín / Cerro San Bernardo: Cable car up Cerro San Bernardo for panoramic views over the city and the Lerma Valley; you can also walk down the stepped trail.
• Catedral Basílica de Salta · Centro / Plaza 9 de Julio: Pink-and-cream 19th-century cathedral on the main square, housing the revered images of the Señor and Virgen del Milagro.
• Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco · Centro: Ornate terracotta-and-gold church with a tall bell tower, the most photographed building in Salta's center.
• Tren a las Nubes · San Antonio de los Cobres / Puna: High-altitude excursion (bus plus train) to the La Polvorilla viaduct at about 4,200 m on the Puna plateau.
• Quebrada de las Conchas · Valles Calchaquíes / road to Cafayate: Red-rock canyon on the road to Cafayate with formations like the Garganta del Diablo and the Anfiteatro, usually visited on a day trip.
• A night at a peña folklórica · Calle Balcarce: Evening of live Andean and gaucho folk music with empanadas and wine at one of the peñas clustered around Calle Balcarce.