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It is the essential tour for anyone visiting the city whatever the reason of the trip may be. Diverse aspects of this amazing city with its strong contrasts are discovered along the way. The architectural legacy of colonial times, its modern buildings and the significant business activity combined with the traditional culture from Córdoba city provide the visitor with a vast range of options. Leaving from our hotel, in modern vehicles, with the aid of a professional guide, we get to San Martín Square, from where we start a walk to the historical and cultural center. The Cathedral, the ‘Cabildo’, the ‘Oratorio del Obispo Mercadillo’ the Santa Catalina Convent, the ‘Cripta Jesuítica del Noviciado Viejo’, the Religious Art Museum ‘Juan de Tejada’, the Montserrat School, the ‘Rectorado de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba’, the ‘Compañía de Jesús’ and the church, among other traditional places, are visited. The tour continues towards the Neo Gothic Church of Padres Capuchinos, Nueva Córdoba neighborhood, Sarmiento Park, Caraffa Museum, the University Area, along the city center up to Córdoba Shopping center, where we can go round for a while if it is open. Later, Cerro de las Rosas neighborhood, Chateau Carrera football stadium and Complejo Ferial Córdoba are visited. Way back to hotel.

This is a very leisurely hike, on almost flat terrain, ideal for those who enjoy a quiet walk. We begin by picking up passengers from their hotels and traveling 18 km to the trailhead. Our dirt route follows the course of the Río de las Vueltas River toward Lago del Desierto, until we reach the Río Eléctrico Bridge. At this point, the hike begins, following the right bank of the Río Eléctrico valley for much of the route and eventually detouring toward the reddish walls of Cerro Eléctrico. It's a two-hour hike to reach Piedra del Fraile, where Father Agostini established a base for his explorations in the area. There is currently a private campsite (Piedra del Fraile), where there is a shelter where we can eat or have a snack. A few meters away, there is a small viewpoint overlooking the north face of Fitz Roy. The return journey follows the same path until we reach the Río Eléctrico Bridge, where we take ground transportation back to El Chaltén.

By national route 237 with direction to the east we arrive to the Limay River, where the typical landscape of the patagónic steppe is observed. At this point there is the detour that takes National Route 231 to Villa La Angostura, a route that involves skirting the Huemul Arm of Lake Nahuel Huapi, where the traveler will be surrounded by cypress forests, which will gradually give way to the forest damp. The Villa is located on the north coast of Lake Nahuel Huapi and has different attractions: The ports in Bahía Mansa and Bahía Brava, the historic presidential residence El Messidor, and the La Asunción Chapel. Return to San Carlos de Bariloche. Only in Winter Season (June to August): you will enter Cerro Bayo, where you will have the possibility of taking a lift to get to know the slopes of skiers and paradores on the mountain. At this point we can choose between spending all day at the Ski Center (where we can do some activity such as skiing or snowboarding) or go down to lunch in the city of Villa la Angostura. Route: around 170 km Does not include Lunch or chairlift in Cerro Bayo