Capilla del Monte

This attractive and magical village lost in the middle of the sierras, constitutes a progressive though quite city that acts as the northern entrance to Punilla´s Valley.

The city presents a compact building style and possesses the only roofed street of South America which holds a complete commercial center.

Besides it offers a vanguard tourist infrastructure with first class hotels, high hierarchy cuisine, casino and entertainment for all tastes and possibilities.

Capilla de Monte possesses a great variety of species of autochthonous flora and fauna spread up over amazing landscapes that display colorful and astounding sierras, multiform rocks and stones, crystal water streams, rivers and lakes, particular characteristics for those who want to spend some time in contact with nature. Visitors can enjoy the magic of thick coconut woods, carob, quebracho and hackberry trees, espinillos and piquillines.

The most important attraction of Capilla del Monte is Mount Uritorco, which stands out as the protector of the city, due its healing and relaxing properties that it gathered for being the landing scenario of UFOS, visitors from the outer world. This fact causes an energy reservation on the mount.

All this characteristics make of Capilla del Monte an extraordinary village to visit with friends and family.

Cordoba 's City

This city was founded by the Spanish noble Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera at the Suquia riverside on July the 6 th of 1573. It was first named Cordoba de la Nueva Andalucía and the renamed as it is known today, with the same name of the province.

It is Cordoba 's province capital city and the second important one after Buenos Aires as regards of population. It displays a mixture between modern buildings and very preserved constructions from the Colonial epoch built during the XVII and XVIII centuries.

In 1614, the Jesuits founded the National University, the second important one in Latin America, where many famous culture figures and politicians studied. For this fact, Cordoba was known as La Docta, (the erudite).

For being the capital of the province its commercial life is quite agitated. Visitors can walk around rustic pedestrian walkways and commercial shop centers, shopping malls, cafeterias, regional restaurants, etc. The most important pedestrian circuit links San Martin square, the Cathedral, the Historical Town Council, the Light Block, Jesus Church, Trejo´s House, Monserrat National School and Fray José Antonio's museum.

Even though it has the characteristics of a cosmopolitan city with a very busy night life with several theatres and spectacle rooms as well as casino and sophisticated discos, it also offers lots of green spaces, such as Sarmiento´s Park which was designed at the end of the last century by the French architect Carlos Thays.

However the industrial activity is growing and is cause of wealth, people still practicing cattle breeding and agriculture.

La Cumbre

This city stands out for its therapeutic weather, considered to be one of the best in the world. It is surrounded by natural beauties such as the Sierra, located just a kilometer away from the center of the village, which has the image of Christ Redemptor at the top of the hill of about 7 meters of height. Visitors as well as inhabitants can reach this monument through a path through the sierra at the bottom of which they will find San Roque´s Chapel.

Next to La Cumbre lays Cruz Chica city, where the Manuel Mujica Lainez Home Museum is located. La Cumbre is also near by Cruz Grande city. Both cities have wooded parks with beautiful residences embedded on a sierra valley.

La Cumbre ´s architecture displays big stony houses of English style.

For being a tourist center it possesses beach resorts, such as El Chorrillo Municipal Beach Resort, that consist of a complex with 2 swimming pools over the river course at the end of which it can be found El Chorrito water spring.

La Falda

This is a privileged city due its wonderful microclimate. It is a tourist center situated on El Cuadrado hillside and displays sierra landscapes, considered to be the most appreciated in Córdoba.

La Falda is surrounded by Valle Hermoso on the south and by Huerta Grande on the north and it constitutes one of the wealthiest centers in the Punilla Valley with a quite important commercial life reflected over the Edén Avenue.

The city displays rich history through its constructions, such as the magnificent Santísimo Sacramento Church, which can be seen from different points of the city.

Its tourist infrastructure is also developed on natural beach resorts and adventure tourism. La Falda Dyke gives the opportunity of practicing sport fishing and water sports.

The city offers a great alternative for summer holidays, where visitors can find peace and calm, day and night entertainments, restaurants for all levels and different categories hotels, camping places, etc. In brief it holds all the possibilities for relax and amusement.

Mina Clavero

This city presents streams, slopes and falls surrounded by thick vegetation which gives the place an amazing beauty making it one of the main tourist centers of Cordoba.

It is located on the western hillside of the Achala central mountain range of Cordoba 's Sierras and is linked to Cordoba´s City through a spectacular route inside of high peaks that crosses out The Pampa of Achala zone.

Its main natural attractions are: Panaholma River which has semi thermal waters with healing qualities, and Mina Clavero River which has cold waters where are situated the majority of beach resorts.

In the border of Villa Cura Brochero, both rivers join giving birth, Los Sauces River, which has wide and warm sand coasts and finished its course into La Viña Dam. This River is the most important one of The Traslasierra Valley.

The main cultural and commercial activity is dedicated to the production of handcrafted ceramics, pottery; textiles made mostly with sheep wool, works in carob wood, palm, cane, horn and leather, as well as handcrafted gastronomic products such as sweets, fruits and the traditional "alfajores".

As long as the lodging is concern Mina Clavero holds great quality hotels, residential areas, summer houses and camping places.

The night life of the village is very intense; visitors will enjoy discos, bars, casino restaurants and cafeterias.

Mina Clavero presents 320 sunny days per year with a low percentage of humidity, which make it a great place to find peace and amuse.

Villa Carlos Paz

It is located in the Southern side of The Punilla Valley, next to San Roques Lake, just 35 kilometers away from the west of Cordoba Capital, to which is linked by a modern highway that joins both cities within a few minutes. This fact makes Villa Carlos Paz a city with an strategically position, suitable for the organization of trips all around the Punilla Valley.

Villa Carlos Paz is considered to be the most important tourist center of Cordoba.

As San Roques Lake bath its coast it is a very suitable place for water sports, swimming, sport fishing, etc. The tourist department usually organized catamarans tours that take visitors across the lake.

Other important attractions are the beach resorts situated on the coasts of San Antonio River.

Visitors will note that the commercial activity is concentrated at downtown, with modern shop centers, varied regional textiles, ceramics, handcrafted objects, sweets and marmalades.

The night life is reflected in its discos, theatres, cinemas, cafeterias, restaurants and casino.

Going to the West tourists can visit The Giants; to the Southeast they can reach The Traslasierra zone through the path of Altas Cumbres ( High Peaks ); and to the South they will find the zone of great dykes, dams and The Calamuchita Valley.

With a very important lodging infrastructure this relevant city is a great place to visit and to stay.

Villa General Belgrano

This small town is located on Calamuchita Valley, surrounded by mountains and amazing natural landscapes.

It possesses a Mediterranean microclimate that offers nearly 300 sunny days per year.

Its architecture has the bases of an Alpine village style, typical of Central Europe, with red tiled roof, colored gardens and wood ornaments.

The most important natural beach resort is the one situated in the Reartes Rivers, just a few kilometers away from city.

The development of the city began after the arrival of the German marines of the Graf Spee battleship, many of whom settled down in the city and gave it its current architectonic style and customs. For maintaining these traditions alive, Villa General Belgrano celebrates 3 different festivities during the year: The National Beer festival on October, honoring the German Oktoberfest, which is the most well known celebration in the city and takes place since 1964; and on July they celebrate the Viennese paste in the Holy week and the Alpine Chocolate Festival.

The lodging infrastructure of high quality, offers visitors hotels, camp grounds, restaurants, places to rent, beer saloons, cafeterias, etc.

As long as comfort is concern, Villa General Belgrano cover all the needs.

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