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. Iglesia y Convento VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
San Francisco
Salta’s most iconic church, Practical Information
built between the mid-18th Road Map B1. 995 miles
and mid-19th centuries, is a (1600 km) NW of Buenos Aires.
grandiose exercise in * 464,000. n Buenos Aires
exuberant Italianate Neo- 93, (0800) 222-2752, (0387)
Classicism. It houses images 431-0950. _ Culture Festival
of Señora de las Nieves (Our (Apr). Casa de Gobierno: Mitre
Lady of the Snow) and San 23, Plaza 9 de Julio, (0387) 431-
Pedro de Alcántara, attrib- 7327. Museo Casa Uriburu:
uted to Spanish sculp tor Caseros 417, (0387) 421-8174.
and architect Alonso Cano. Open 9:30am–6pm Tue–Fri,
9am–1:30pm Sat. El Solar del
Convento: Caseros 444, (0387)
421-5124.
∑ turismosalta.gov.ar
Transport
k @
Convento de San
Bernardo
Key
Suggested route

D E A N F U N E S
C A S E R O S C Ó R D O B A

Z U V I R ĺ A

Museo Casa Uriburu
One of the finest neo-colonial edifices
in Salta, this late 18th-century house
boasts period furnishings formerly
used by the powerful Uriburu family.
B U E N O S A I R E S
G E N E R A L A L V A R A D O convent, is now a restau rant serving
El Solar del Convento, once a Jesuit
regional specialties (see p294).

. Plaza 9 de Julio
Bordered by elegant
A L B E R D I
recovas (arcades),
this plaza is Salta’s social
hub and a great spot
for people-watching
over coffee.

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