Salta is GREEN, and nestled an a beutiful Andean valley with views that one would die for in much of the vacation world. The spanish architecture, dating from the 1500s is but a sidelight of this charming place. There are many resturaunts and hotels of great value and of almost unlimited variety.

Can´t wait to get back home and tell our friends about our experience in Viñas de Cafayate, a small, colonial style hotel, built in the middle of a state which produces excellent wines such as Torrontes (the typical wine in Cafayate) or Cabernet Sauvignon.
Taste the main dishes of their restaurant: delicious mixture of gourmet and regional flavours.
A gem in the Calchaqui Valley. Congratulations!

Salta has quite a few nice colonial mansions and churches and is a good base for exploring the region.
The city centre is small enough to explore on foot. To Plaza 9 de Julio is the real centre of town, and here you find the Cathedral dating back to the 1850-ies and the Cabildo. East of the centre is the Cerro San Bernardo which can be reached by ...

Salta city is located at 1.187 metres above sea level. The province of Salta is situated in the northwest of Argentina. It is surrounded by three countries: Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay; and six Argentinean provinces.

Its provincial hospitality along with its rich cultural inheritance, find expression in its folk music and moving religious ...

We had the vacation of our lives in "Salta the Beautiful. I went for Spanish language immersion. But calling this language immersion is like comparing a Catholic sprinkling to a Baptist dunking and calling them both Baptisms. We hired a local guide who spoke little English, but had a car and knew the sites. We rented a house and used the ...

Great colonial architecture and design . . . probably the best in Argentina. Catedral San Francisco probably the most recognizable landmark in town for it's gaudy red and gold exterior. However, don't miss La Virgin del Milagro in the main Cathedral as it's the foundation for most of Salta's folklore. Be sure to visit in ...

i love this place! i went 2 years ago. on the way to salta i started a conversation with a man sitting next to me on the bus. he said it would be the best place in all of argentina. i asked why? he said the people, the scenery, everything he said. i got off the bus and i still tell everyone that if they are to go to argentina they must make it to ...