Must-see attractions in Córdoba

  • Facade of the Jesuit church Companhia de Jesus, Manzana Jesuitica complex on Cordoba, Argentina.

    Manzana Jesuítica

    Córdoba

    Córdoba’s beautiful Manzana Jesuítica (Jesuit Block), like its counterpart in Buenos Aires, is also known as the Manzana de las Luces (Block of…

  • Museo Superior de Bellas Artes Evita

    Córdoba

    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…

  • Paseo del Buen Pastor

    Córdoba

    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…

  • Museo de la Memoria

    Córdoba

    A chilling testament to the excesses of Argentina’s military dictatorship, this museum occupies a space formerly used as a clandestine center for…

  • Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús

    Córdoba

    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…

  • Iglesia Catedral

    Córdoba

    The construction of Córdoba’s cathedral began in 1577 and dragged on for more than two centuries under several architects, including Jesuits and…

  • Plaza San Martín

    Córdoba

    Córdoba’s lovely and lively central plaza dates from 1577. Its western side is dominated by the white arcade of the restored cabildo (town council)…

  • Museo de la Ciudad

    Córdoba

    The restored cabildo (town council) building, completed in 1785, contains three interior patios, as well as basement cells. All are open to the public as…

  • Cabildo

    Córdoba

    There have been cabildos (town councils) here since 1588, but the current building dates from 1749 and has housed prison cells, shops and the mayor's…

  • Cripta Jesuítica

    Córdoba

    Built at the beginning of the 18th century by the Jesuits, the Cripta Jesuítica was originally designed as a novitiate and later converted to a crypt and…

  • Colegio Nacional de Monserrat

    Córdoba

    The Colegio Nacional de Monserrat dates from 1782, though the college itself was founded in 1687 and transferred first to the Franciscan order and then to…

  • Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Merced

    Córdoba

    The tiled domes of this modest church are one of the defining features of the Córdoba skyline. Check out the baroque pulpit dating from 1776 and the…