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…
Must-see attractions in Córdoba
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Córdoba
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
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…
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Museo Histórico de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Córdoba
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
Córdoba
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…
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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…
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Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Emilio Caraffa
Córdoba
One of the city’s best contemporary-art museums stands ostentatiously on the eastern side of Plaza España. Architect Juan Kronfuss designed the…
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Museo Histórico Provincial Marqués de Sobremonte
Córdoba
It’s worth dropping into one of the most important historical museums in the country, if only to see the colonial house it occupies: an 18th-century home…
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Parroquia Sagrado Corazón de Jesús de los Capuchinos
Córdoba
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…
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Córdoba
The construction of Córdoba’s cathedral began in 1577 and dragged on for more than two centuries under several architects, including Jesuits and…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
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Iglesia de Santa Teresa y Convento de Carmelitas Descalzas de San José
Córdoba
Occupying nearly half a city block, the Iglesia de Santa Teresa y Convento de Carmelitas Descalzas de San José was completed in 1628 and has functioned…
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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…
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Museo Iberoamericano de Artesanías
Córdoba
The Museo Iberoamericano de Artesanías houses displays of beautiful crafts from throughout South America.
