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1. Plaza San Martin
- Cordoba's lively focal point is the downtown Plaza San Martin, crisscrossed by busy paths and planted with handsome trees and shrubs, including... read more
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2. Manzana Jesuítica
- In the late 16th century, shortly after the foundation of Cordoba, a whole square (manzana, literally apple), was granted to the Jesuits, who were... read more
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3. Paseo del Buen Pastor
Nueva Cordoba has been the most desirable area of the city to be since it was laid out at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the province's...
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4. Estancia de Jesús María
Close to the laid-back town of Jesús María, 19km (31 miles) north of Córdoba City, this is one of the best conserved and most visited Jesuit estancias....
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5. Estnacia de Santa Catalina
This was the biggest and most important of all the estancias. Now in private hands, it is largely closed to the public but still worth visiting...
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6. Museo Superior de Bella Artes Evita
The Palacio Ferreyra is typical of the many luxurious French-style villas and palaces built in Nueva Cordoba (the new town) in the early 20th century....
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7. Museo Histórico Provincial Marqués de Sobre Monte
Cordoba's history museum is appropriately housed in the only remaining colonial residence in the city. A short stride east from the Plaza San Martin,...
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8. Villa General Belgrano
- This is a place located in Calamuchita's Valley, province of Córdoba. The village was founded by German's after Second World War, so there you... read more
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9. Shopping Patio Olmos
- Nice place, its a shopping build inside an old school, and is close to many atrative places downtown. You can find a lot of good shops for anythng... read more
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10. Villa Tulumba an open air Museum
- Villa del Valle de Tulumba anyway, back here in South America, good news, I have found open air Museum it's a tiny sleepy village lost in time... read more
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The Best of NileGuide
- When it comes to things to do, as in so many Latin American cities the first port of call should always be the central square - in Cordoba's case it is called Plaza San Martin, after the country's much revered liberator. One side of this tree-lined plaza is taken up by the impressive cathedral and the elegant Cabildo - which would have been the colonial HQ under the Spanish. A hop to the south brings you to our second pick, the Manzana Jesuitica, a whole block of the city that in colonial times was handed over to the all-powerful Jesuits - they built their fabulous temple on part of the site. Go inside to revel in the severe beauty of the church's nave, in particular its unusual boat-shaped ceiling. The city's influential university also has its main building here. The third pick lies in the new part of the city - or at least it was new in the early twentieth century. The Paseo del Buen Pastor is a complex of buildings where among other things you can see dancing fountains. Pick number six is a little further away from the city center - a fabulous Art Nouveau villa has been given a new lease of life as a spectacular art museum named after Evita: the Museo de Bellas Artes - check out the new exhibition as well as the fascinating permanent collection of local landscapes, portraits and sculptures. The Jesuits who made Cordoba big in the eighteenth century also built wonderful church and estancia complexes in the surrounding countryside. No visit to Cordoba is complete without an excursion to see the Jesuit estancias of Jesus Maria and Santa Catalina, both of which lie to the north of the city and are our number four and fives picks respectively.
