Córdoba (city, Argentina)

The oldest chapel in Córdoba, built in 1607.

The city hall, a large modern building but a bit run-down.

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

Large courthouse in neo-classical style.

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.

School of the Jesuits, in a Baroque building.

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

A lighthouse 1000 km from the sea, near Plaza España.

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

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

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.

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

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

Art and historic documents.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Described as the best museum for religious art in Argentina.

Theater and music museum.

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

Changing exhibitions.

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

Cultural center.

Anatomical museum.

Best museum for meteorology in Argentina.

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

A technical museum for kids with many things to try out.

Varied exhibitions, often very interesting

Varied exhibitions.

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

A small park north of the Suquía river.

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

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

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.

Two small parks with a hill and good views of the city.

Botanical gardens.

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.

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.

An old, very pleasant square built in 1785.

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

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

Green, beautiful square surrounded by buildings worth seeing.

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

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.

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

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

Argentina's main space center, with a museum.

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.

The biggest and most traditional, in Italian opera-house style, featuring opera and classical music, but also more modern pieces.

The second traditional theater, with a wide variety of shows, including opera, music, and humor.

A theater and discothèque.

With cinema exhibitions.

Showing more "serious" films.

A new cultural complex with many institutes, a varied program and many courses.

The cultural center of the University.

Shows of modern music, theater, cinema and multimedia arts, and literature

German culture center.

"Underground" culture center, with exhibitions, music and theater.

First governmental institute for the culture of the native people. Officially recognized courses in native languages and folklore.

Known also as "Olympic" stadium (although there never were Olympic Games in Argentina). It doesn't belong to a specific club, so all important football matches and many other sports and entertainment events are held here. With a capacity of 55,000 spectators (all-seater) it's one of the largest stadiums in Argentina.

Instituto's stadium, is the second largest. Capacity: 30,000.

Belgrano's stadium near Av. Colón in the Alberdi neighborhood, is the third largest with 28,000 spectators.

Capacity: 16,500.

The largest indoor stadium of Argentina with a capacity of about 12,000.

Another large indoor stadium, where Atenas' basketball team plays regularly. Pinzón 1950.

The largest public swimming pool, in Sarmiento Park, but is only open between late December and early March and often very crowded.

Large events and congresses, some festivals.

Concerts and congresses.

Often concerts, but also congresses.

Frequent music and theater events.

An old warehouse, many rock concerts and theater events.

Beautifully located outdoor amphitheater, but it is little used.

Event venue.