The city of Salta is very well connected with flights from Buenos Aires and other cities of northern Argentina.
The plane is one of the most common ways to get to Salta. It is connected to Buenos Aires by daily flights (in season, more than one) and also with other destinations in the country: Córdoba, Jujuy and Tucumán, although in this case the frequencies are not daily and usually vary according to the season. The airport “El Aybal” is located 9 kilometers from the city, by National Route Nº 51. There is a public bus service to the center.
Salta means “the very beautiful” in indigenous language. And that is the most appropriate description for the city and the province, which share the name.
The province of Salta is located in the extreme northwest of the Argentine Republic. The Tropic of Capricorn crosses the north and all of it lies on the longitudinal axis of the American continent. It limits with three Latin American countries: Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay.
Because of its particular location, forming a ring between the Andes Mountains to the west and the Argentine-Paraguayan chaco to the east, it has a huge climatic and geographical variety. For this reason, the landscapes and tourist circuits that can be enjoyed in each of its regions are very diverse and incomparable: from the impious and frozen Puna, passing through soft and cozy valleys to the splendor of the jungle with its fierce tropical climate .
In addition to the landscapes Salta also has a historical heritage and a cultural heritage that invite a deeper knowledge. The traveler who arrives here will have the opportunity to come into contact with ancestral customs that remain alive and fertile in the village. The bravery of the Incas, their special relationship with death, their way of cultivating the land, their musical rhythms and a particular intonation that dyes Spanish spoken on this earth, are legacies present and alive, not museum pieces.
Salta was also a key piece in Argentine history. From the conquest, when it was a nexus between Alto Peru and Buenos Aires, passing through the gauchos of Güemes and its protagonism during the war of independence, until the present present of workers struggles in the mining exploitations.
The old mansions and estates of the colonial era await today the traveler, transformed into inns and peñas, to offer you all the warmth of its wide walls and the charm of its patios and gardens.
Salta is a land of mountains and valleys, wineries and vineyards, churches and museums. In addition, it keeps deep memories of the indigenous America, the music and the way to relate with the land of the native towns. Visit the Inca routes and know these customs.
Here we present all the options of visits and walks.
We offer you a virtual tour through the streets, squares and churches of Salta, the most important city of the Argentine northwest circuit. Worth it!
Due to its particular location, in the Lerma valley, it has a temperate climate, with pleasant temperatures and plenty of sun all year round.
One of its most outstanding features is its Hispanic, colonial architecture. In its growth it has not lost its profile of low city, of houses of a single plant, or at most two, narrow streets, many of them paved, and the horizon always cut by the hills.
A brief Salta tour
It is imperative to begin to know the city through the Plaza 9 de Julio, the place where Hernando de Lerma founded it, in 1582. Inside it, a roundabout that was once the place of the classic date of boyfriends, today is the site Chosen by Salta students to meet. The Recovas that are in the streets that surround it are a hallmark of the city.
On one side of the square is the Cathedral, where you can find the images of the Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle and where the remains of General Guemes, hero of Independence.
On the opposite side of the Cathedral is the Historic Town Hall, now home to the Historical Museum of the North.
Taking Calle Caseros you can reach the Church of San Francisco, with its brick walls and its characteristic tower. A little further, along the same road, is the Convent of San Bernardo.
To complete the tour of the historical center, visit at least one of the colonial mansions: Uriburu, Arias Rengel, Leguizamón or Hernández. Many of them are nowadays museums.
Another point that can not be missed, not only for what it offers for sale but also for its architectural quality is the Craft Market.
At night the city is populated with movement and music. The area of the Train Station is one of the favorite places for Salta and tourists to share a drink in one of the many bars, or dine in their restaurants or just walk by the pedestrian, look and let yourself be seen.
And to be able to say that one was really in Salta one has to go to at least one of the numerous folk songs. The best known are Boliche Valderrama, Casona del Molino and La Vieja Estación.
A little further from the center, at the foot of Cerro San Bernardo, is the Monument to Güemes.
And, finally, no one can leave Salta without having seen the beautiful view from Cerro San Bernardo, better still if it leaves when the night begins, to have show of the lights of the city from above.
