Villa Vicuna Cafayate

... degustation dun blanc, dun rose, dun rouge et dun blanc tres sucre et tres particulier<br>on en visite une autre puis cest la pause, retour a lauberge pour mager une pasteque et on ressort pour manger une fameuse galce du coin: glace au vin, decidement cest la journee viticole!! elle est vraimt super bonne, il existe galce au vin blanc et au vin rouge...<br>puis ns sommes reparties pour 2 autres bodegas, la chaleur est encore une fois accablante... se retrouver ds une bodegas est dc ...

... around the little dusty village. We found a cute little steak house for dinner with tables on the street and enjoyed a beautiful meal.<br><br>Back to Salta for one night although the plans we had made were to be changed but at this stage we did not know that. The joys of travelling with no hard or fast plans it allows you to change things at the last minute.<br>

... the dusty road of the Ruta 53Km we drew up to an electric fence and ventured into a picturesque wine valley.  Purchased by the Hess family eight years ago for a $1m dollars, he has built up this winery and now added his private collection of James Turrell (a big contemporary art collector he had purchased many of Turrell's earlier work)   Now for those who do not know Turrell he uses light to create sculpture.  I had seen some of his ...

... Spanish left me ...a strange phenomenon that bemuses me all the time.<br><br>But there was no rest for the wicked. Wine and cheese must be tasted!! So off we went on our biclettes and cycled through some of the most stunning and peaceful scenery we have had on our travels. All went without incident until my hubbie thought he was too much of a wine conasaour and whilst swivelling his glass for flavour, managed to tip the whole of the contents of my head ...

... get there. We had made a packed lunch tho and we enjoyed the scenery on the way so it was a pleasant ride . <br><br>Cachi is a small town and there is not much to do. We went up to the cemetery which is at the top of a hill so you get a good view of the town and then we mainly had some food, a few beers and cards with the rest of the gang. <br><br>The next morning we had to get up early to get the car back to Salta before 11.30am. This time Luke allowed me to drive ...

... out my knee sometime in the last 3 days and it´s been killing me. I have no idea what I did but it really friggin hurts and I decided that climbing mountains all day would help. stupid. There is so much to do in Cafayate and everything is right up our alley. Wine, nature, great people, and MICROBREWS! I can´t wait to post pictures so you people can begin to understand how beautiful this part of the world is. It´s almost over and that sucks. D.

... ourselves to each oth**. I was so suprised by the ability of just about ev**y passang** to introduce themselves in Spanish and then in English and was taken aback when our tour guide became irate that we w**e working without being paid.<br><br>Our first stop was in Alemanía, a small collection of buildings in the mountains. It once had been a thriving stop along the train route transporting min**als and crops but now is a retreat for hippies and artisans. A rath** desolate ...

... to understand were quite interesting- the different colors in the rocks were made due to oxidization of the mineral content of the rocks. Yellows, greens, reds and orange hues seemed to POP from these oddly formed stones. The formations were sculpted by the winds and rains in this region. On our way back to town we were treated with the most amazing lightning storm that I have ...

... quelques empanadas tout comme les 2 autres. Nous décidons ensuite de louer des vélos pour l'aprés-midi et d'aller nous balader du côté de la Quebrada. Celle-ci s'étend sur environ 100 km le long de la route qui relie Cafayate à Salta. Le responsable des bicyclettes nous explique qu'on peut voir de très beaux paysages de la Quebrada si nous roulons une dizaine de kilomètres en direction de Salta. Aprés avoir reçuu les informations détaillées sur la route ...

... the Cab was a bit light for our taste buds, we like really heavy full reds, so we decided to order something of the chargeable menu instead because we wanted to find a nice bottle for our picnic.<br><br>We decided against the Malbecs (this area is better for whites) and plumped for a 'Torrentes' instead, which is a local variety, white and very fruity. We were able ...