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Cervecería Santa Fe
The brewery which produces Santa Fe lager as well as brewing Budweiser and Heineken under license. Free tours run at 5pm Tuesday to Saturday; youll need to wear sturdy footwear and long pants for safety reasons. Numbers are limited: you can reserve online.
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Reserva Natural Laguna Nimez
Prime avian habitat alongside the lakeshore north of town, with a self-guided trail and staffed Casa Verde information hut with binocular rental. It’s a great place to spot flamingos – but watching birds from El Calafate’s shoreline on Lago Argentino can be just as good.
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Museo de Vino Santiago Graffigna
Museo de Vino Santiago Graffigna is a wine museum well worth a visit. It also has a wine bar where you can taste many of San Juan’s best wines. Take bus 12A from in front of the tourist office on Sarmiento (AR$3, 15 minutes) and ask the driver to tell you when to get off.
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Wineries
Just outside of town are three of the most important Patagonian wineries – NQN , Fin del Mundo and Schroeder . Access to the vineyards is almost impossible without your own vehicle, but Turismo Arauquen can get you out there, often in combination with a paleontological tour.
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Museo Salesiano
This Salesian museum features incredible ceiling paintings and a neat fish-vertebrae cane (check out the cardinal’s office). It’s housed in the Centro Histórico Cultural Salesiano, the former Vicariato de la Patagonia, a massive 1890 brick structure on the corner of Colón.
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Torre Tanque
This interesting medieval-style water-storage tower, atop Stella Maris hill, was finished in 1943 and is still functioning. It offers spectacular views over Mar del Plata and further out to sea. Free guided tours (in Spanish) are available at 2:30pm, 3:30pm and 4:30pm.
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Fabril Alto Verde
The Fabril Alto Verde is a big, state-of-the-art winery that sells 90% of its wine for export; tours here are in English or Spanish and come accompanied by a rather dreary promotional video. The award-winning organic brands Buenas Hondas and Touchstone are produced here.
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Cerro El Centinela
For great views over Tandil and a relaxing afternoon hike, head 6km west of town to this hilltop park. Theres a bakery, a restaurant with outdoor tables, and a chairlift that can whisk you further up the ridgeline (only open on weekends outside warm months.) Take a taxi.
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Puente Viejo
The puente viejo (old bridge), spanning the Río Areco, dates from 1857 and follows the original cart road to northern Argentina. Once a toll crossing, it’s now a pedestrian bridge leading to San Antonio de Areco’s main attraction, the Museo Gauchesco Ricardo Güiraldes.
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National Parks
Parque Nacional Campos del Tuyú was declared a national park in late 2007, and is the only national park in the Buenos Aires province. At the time of research, it was not yet open to visitors, though there are plans to make it accessible. Call National Parks to check.
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Cueva del Milodón
The 30m-high cave pays homage to its former inhabitant with a life-size plastic replica of the animal. It’s not exactly tasteful, but still worth a stop, whether to appreciate the grand setting and ruminate over its wild past or to take an easy walk up to a lookout point.
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Cathedral
Rosario’s cathedral is a slender construction with a high single nave and dome decorated with stained-glass panels depicting the life of the Virgin. It’s one of several attractive buildings around the Plaza 25 de Mayo, which is effectively the center of old Rosario.
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Castillo San Carlos
In riverside Parque Rivadavia, northeast of town, this ruined mansion was built in 1888 by a French industrialist who mysteriously abandoned the property years later. Writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry briefly lived here; there’s a monument to his The Little Prince nearby.
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Catena Zapata
Catena Zapata is one of Argentina’s most esteemed wineries. Tours are fairly mundane but are conducted in English, German or Spanish. Tasting – if you put down the cash – can be educational indeed. Get there by taxi (cheaper if you catch a bus to Luján de Cuyo and grab one from the
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Suter
Halfway between Fincas Andinas and San Rafael, Suter is a rather unromantic, modern affair, but a worthwhile stop for some discounted wine. You can set up a half-day tour, visiting the vineyards with an agronomist, tasting specialty wines and eating a big lunch in the vineyard.
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Museo Regional de Concordia
This small museum has an underwhelming display of historic costumes and antique furniture; most intriguing is a scale model of the Castillo San Carlos in its heyday. The main interest is the fabulous building, which blends French neo-renaissance architecture with art nouveau touche
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Train Museum
The Roca train station houses a free train museum . Even travelers arriving by bus or air should try to witness the arrival or departure of La Trochita , Argentina’s famous narrow-gauge steam train. In summer, several tour agencies sell tickets for roundtrip rides on the antique tr
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Parque Nacional Pali Aike
The park has several hiking trails, including a 1.7km path through the rugged lava beds of the Escorial del Diablo to the impressive Crater Morada del Diablo ; wear sturdy shoes or your feet could be shredded. There are hundreds of craters, some as high as a four-story building.
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Museo del Patrimonio
If you like quirky museums, check out the small Museo del Patrimonio on the 2nd floor of Palacio de Las Aguas Corrientes; it’s full of pipe fittings, tiles and odd toilets. Guided visits offer a backstage glimpse of the building’s inner workings. Bring photo ID and enter via Riobam
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Centro de Interpretación Molinos
This restored historic house has a good English and Spanish display on the region’s culture and history, and tourist information. Its also a space for artisans – especially weavers – to work and sell their crafts, one of a number of inspiring sustainable projects around the area.
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