Sights and landmarks in Córdoba

Sights and landmarks in Córdoba

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   Archaeology and Anthropology museum

   Museo de Antropología de la Universidad de Córdoba (UNC)

   Ground floor: Archaeology - people from 10,000 years ago - before the Spanish came. Upstairs: More recent anthropology.

   Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00·free

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   Banco de la Provincia de Córdoba

   Monumental bank building in neo-classic style, hosts a bank museum with coin collections.

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   Cabildo

   White colonial building with arcades, featuring a large exhibition space and tourist information.

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   Capilla doméstica

   Chapel in the "Manzana de los Jesuitas". Not permanently open, it is necessary to ask for permission to visit it. The most beautiful of them all.

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   Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Chateau Carreras

   A little 19th-century castle with a beautiful patio in the west of the city, which exhibits modern art.

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   Córdoba Cathedral

   The Cathedral together with the Cabildo which sits beside it forms the western side of San Martin Plaza. Built between the 16th and late 18th centuries in Latin American baroque style with interesting interior partly built by Native American craftsmen.

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   Córdoba Observatory

   In the late 19th century, this was one of the world's most important astronomic observatories.

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   Dinosaur/fossil museum

   Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales Dr Arturo Umberto Illía

   Bright, well-presented museum showing life in the province from hundreds of millions of years ago.

   Tue-Sun 10:00-20:00·free on Wednesdays, and always free for students, retirees and children, otherwise AR$50, June 2019

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   Ex Rectorado de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

   Very fine Baroque colonial building from the 18th century with a museum and a beautiful cloister. Nowadays part of the university's faculty for law studies. The cloister is open to the public and tours of the building are available.

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    Iglesia Compañía de Jesús

    The probably biggest attraction of the Manzana de los Jesuitas quarters, this is the oldest standing church of Argentina, built in 1671.

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    Iglesia Sagrado Corazón

    also called Iglesia de los Capuchinos

    A very attractive church in neo-Gothic style, well worth visiting.

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    Isla de los Patos

    An island in the Río Suquía with a little park, ideal for families. Pretty crowded on weekends, when a small Peruvian market with some Andean food is held here.

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    La Perla

    Espacio para la Memoria "La Perla" - Ex Centro Clandestino

    Memorial to the victims of the military dictatorship (1976-1983), housed in a former prison. You can get here by buses going via Malagueño to Villa Carlos Paz.

    Tue-Sat afternoon

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    Monasterio de Santa Teresa

    An interesting pink Baroque building near the Cathedral, which hosts the Museum of Religious Art.

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    Monument to Myriam Stefford

    A huge obelisk in the outskirts, on RP5 near the toll station of Los Cedros.

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    Museo Histórico Marqués de Sobremonte

    Museum about the history of the city and Argentina, with a focus on the colonial time. The building is an attraction in itself.

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    Museo Histórico de la Universidad

    At the "Ex Rectorado" (now Facultad de Derecho), will show the university's history.

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    Museo Iberoamericano de Artesanías

    Folk art of Latin American Indians and typical "latinoamericanism" pieces.

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    Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Dr. Genaro Pérez

    The second largest art museum in town with a permanent and changing exhibitions. Somewhat more "underground" than the Caraffa, interesting.

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    Museo Obispo Fray José Antonio de San Alberto

    This building is a convent for Carmelite nuns first and a museum second thus can only be visited by guided tour. It was built as a private house and then given to the church as a residence for male novitiates and is now a convent and orphanage. The emphasis of the museum is the life of the building over the centuries. The small crypt and refectory are interesting and then you can head downstairs to try your hand at printing on what used to be the only printing press in Cordoba given to the Jesuits by special dispensation. A visit to this museum is mandatory for the children of the Jesuit school in Cordoba.

    Tours Tue-Fri 10:00, 11:30, 13:00·AR$5,000

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    Museo Paleontológico de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

    This museum has a large and eclectic collection. It has an impressive collection of fossils including the fossil of the greatest pre-historic spider of the world but also has a zoology section a mineralogy section and considerable space devoted to Charles Darwin and the voyage of The Beagle including an original edition of the Origin of the Species given to the National Academy of Sciences by the author.

    Free

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    Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Emilio E. Caraffa

    Focuses on Argentine and Latin American contemporary art - paintings, sculptures and other art forms. Spacious and pleasant. Changing exhibitions.

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    Museo de Bellas Artes Evita

    Hosting the permanent art exhibition of the provincial government, and sometimes also displays temporary exhibition. The museum gives a good overview of Argentine painting from the early 19th century to modern work. Palacio Ferreyra, where the museum is, is a neo-baroque palace and one of the oldest grand buildings in town.

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    Museo de la Industria

    Many cars and motorbikes of local production, and an interesting rotating house (casa giratoria).

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    Observatorio Bosque Alegre

    Estación Astrofísica de Bosque Alegre

    The follower of Córdoba Observatory, the most important observatory of Argentina these days.

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    Parque General Paz

    Small park near the Río Suquía, near the interesting Industry Museum

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    Parque Sarmiento

    The most popular park of the city, with a zoo, a flower garden and an artificial lake.

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    Parque de la Vida

    At the La Cañada river, south-western Córdoba, a large, pleasant park with interesting scenery and sports facilities. Unsafe at night.

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    Parque el Condorito

    Quebrada del Condorito

    Very traditional to walk to Balcón Norte (8 km from main road or 6 km from visitors’ centre). Relatively flat, 2-2½ hr one way. Spectacular views most of the way. Supposedly you can see condors at Balcón Norte and various other species flying around en route. Take food, water.

    free

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    Paseo de las Artes

    Square with well-known art and crafts market and old-style buildings.

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    Paseo del Buen Pastor

    This was once a women's prison butted up against an early twentieth century church. The area has been completely redeveloped and the only original building is the church itself which has been carefully restored and has a certain grandeur. The rest of the area has an art gallery, cafes, bars and a large outdoor area. It is very popular with students and is now the centre of the Nueva Córdoba area.

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    Plaza Colón

    Green, beautiful square surrounded by buildings worth seeing.

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    Plaza España

    Modern square in a rationalistic design. It's in the middle of a busy roundabout.

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    Plaza San Martín

    The heart of the city, surrounded by historic buildings. In the middle stands a monument to general San Martín ("the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru"). Street musicians play here at night.

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    Plaza de la Intendencia

    A nice public square between the city hall and the main courthouse.

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    Reserva Natural Urbana General San Martín

    Parque San Martín

    Córdoba's largest park with a fair complex, a soccer stadium and a nature reserve which protects the original Espinal woodlands covering most of Córdoba province before the 20th century.

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    Museo de la Memoria

    Provincial Memory Archive

    The military dictatorship of the 1970s and 80s had a much feared division in Cordoba dedicated to abducting, torturing and murdering citizens that they took a dislike to. Much of this activity took place in a small police building immediately behind the Cabildo. It is now a museum with photos of the disappeared and statements of the survivors and the families of the disappeared. It is an horrific place inducing anger and fear in equal measure.

    Free

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    Art Galleries in the Paseo de las Artes

    Changing exhibitions.

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    Capilla Jesuítica del Barrio Quinta Santa Ana

    The oldest chapel in Córdoba, built in 1607.

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    Centro Espacial Teófilo Tabanera

    Argentina's main space center, with a museum.

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