The most impressive building on the estancia (ranch) is the Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Señora de la Merced. Directly south of the church, the colonial Jesuit workshops of El Obraje (1643) are now a public school.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
22.03 MILES
Córdoba’s beautiful Manzana Jesuítica (Jesuit Block), like its counterpart in Buenos Aires, is also known as the Manzana de las Luces (Block of…
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Museo Superior de Bellas Artes Evita
21.66 MILES
The Palacio Ferrerya – Nueva Córdoba’s landmark building – was built in 1914 and designed by Ernest Sanson in the Louis XVI style. The building itself is…
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21.79 MILES
This cultural center and performance space was built in 1901 as a combined chapel, monastery and women’s prison. In mid-2007 it was re-inaugurated to…
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Museo Casa de Ernesto Che Guevara
0.73 MILES
In the 1930s, the family of young Ernesto (Che) Guevara moved here because a doctor recommended the dry climate for his asthma. Though Che lived in…
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22.23 MILES
A chilling testament to the excesses of Argentina’s military dictatorship, this museum occupies a space formerly used as a clandestine center for…
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Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús
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Designed by the Flemish Padre Philippe Lemaire, this church dates from 1645 but was not completed until 1671, with the successful execution of Lemaire’s…
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Museo Histórico de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
22.06 MILES
In 1613 Fray Fernando de Trejo y Sanabria founded the Seminario Convictorio de San Javier, which, after being elevated to university status in 1622,…
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Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Dr Genaro Pérez
22.25 MILES
This art gallery is prized for its collection of paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries. Works, including those by Emilio Caraffa, Lucio Fontana, Lino…
Nearby Córdoba & the Central Sierras attractions
1. Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Señora de la Merced
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From 1643 to 1762, Jesuit fathers built the Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Señora de la Merced, the most impressive building on the estancia (ranch).
2. Museo Histórico Nacional del Virrey Liniers
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Beside the Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Señora de la Merced is this museum, named after the building's former resident Virrey Liniers, one of the last…
3. Museo Casa de Ernesto Che Guevara
0.73 MILES
In the 1930s, the family of young Ernesto (Che) Guevara moved here because a doctor recommended the dry climate for his asthma. Though Che lived in…
4. Museo Iberoamericano de Artesanías
21.58 MILES
The Museo Iberoamericano de Artesanías houses displays of beautiful crafts from throughout South America.
5. Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Emilio Caraffa
21.65 MILES
One of the city’s best contemporary-art museums stands ostentatiously on the eastern side of Plaza España. Architect Juan Kronfuss designed the…
6. Museo Superior de Bellas Artes Evita
21.66 MILES
The Palacio Ferrerya – Nueva Córdoba’s landmark building – was built in 1914 and designed by Ernest Sanson in the Louis XVI style. The building itself is…
7. Parroquia Sagrado Corazón de Jesús de los Capuchinos
21.76 MILES
It's worth stopping by to check out this marvelous neo-Gothic church built between 1928 and 1934 – its glaring oddity is its missing steeple (omitted on…
21.79 MILES
This cultural center and performance space was built in 1901 as a combined chapel, monastery and women’s prison. In mid-2007 it was re-inaugurated to…