Hotel Colonial Salta

... walked back to the hotel and slept like babies. It was already clear that we were going to enjoy Salta, it has similar white-coloured colonial style buildings to Arequipa in Peru or Sucre in Bolivia, but it's much bigger than both and ...

We took the shorter length bus from cafayate to salta and found there were no direct buses from salta to mendoza. Should have gone to Tucuman... so we spent 2days, 1 night in salta and enjoyed it. I had my best meal of the trip at Viejo Jack, basically a ...

... , change then explore. We are very near to the centre square of Plaza de. Julio wwhich is surrounded by beautiful colonial buildings including the Town Hall, The Cathedral, The MAAM  - more later- and San Francisco Church which has the ...

... , also called 'La linda' (the beautiful), holds different attractions. First of all there is the wonderful architecture from its long colonial history. The most important square in the city is Plaza de 9 de Julio. Around the square we can admire  ...

... were mad. No wild generalisations there I thought.  How I look forward to Buenos Aires!  Salta is a pretty city though encompassing many old colonial buildings and squares.  It's easily navigated by foot so long as you are not an absolute ...

... virtually see into our room! We then did a mini walking tour of the city and tried not to take too many pics. The colonial architecture makes it rather picturesque. After more empanadas and coffee before we knew it it was time for tea so we headed out to ...

Salta is full of colonial architecture so much of our few days there were spent wandering around the city and admiring the various plazas, churches and other random buildings .  During our walks we soon discovered that traffic in Salta is pretty ...

... Sheraton breakfast but also the midday checkout! We then headed to our new home - Casa La Teresita Hotel Boutique - a quaint stylishly furnished colonial building with parquet floors and well kept courtyard gardens which housed a swimming pool. After ...

... great empanadas. We have trout-avoid the one with sauce and go for a la parilla. Monday we walk around Salta. It's a lovely colonial town centered around a recently renovated central square teeming with street and cafe life. We do some shopping ...

... up here - quite different from what we have seen so far. A dilapidated taxi ride to our hotel provided the first Salta entertainment. Our hotel is on a nice street and is very old and quirky. We have nice view of a flowered courtyard from our room. ...

... and have a look. Mum sat in a pew for about half an hour, it was a pretty amazing place. We looked at heaps of other colonial buildings, mum and dad liked the architecture here. Mum wanted to go and check out the markets, so me and dad went home for a ...

... ;s older buildings and churches are still standing.  The main plaza and many of the blocks surrounding it contain a colonial feel, with an emphasis on southern Spanish architectural and design.  There are two beautiful looking churches, which ...

... was my flight from Salta to B.A. on the 17th. As I walked around the colourful, floodlit square with its stately colonial buildings, tall swaying palms, absolutely gorgeous pink cathedral and buzzing terraces, I knew it: I could easily spend six nights ...

... , one of the most beautiful cities I´ve seen. It´s a medium-sized city on the edge of the Andes, retaining a lot of colonial architecture. Last night, after more than briefly succumbing to the first TV I´ve had on my trip, I went out for dinner ...

... et l`influence inca commence à se faire sentir! De plus, c`est la ville, parait-il, qui a le mieux gardé sont aspect colonial, et ça se voit! Frédéric revenait justement de la Bolivie et de Salta; il m`a dit qu`à Salta il faisait un ...

... ) and it had a really nice feel to it. The sun shone for us, the people were nice, there was a nice square surrounded by old colonial buildings and there was plenty to do. On our first day we took a rickety old cable car to the top of a mountain that ...

... headed up to the Cerro Los Bernado to get views over Salta along with another girl from the hotel, Charlie. It was a pretty dissapointing Mirador as Salta as a whole is not particularly beautiful- it is actually  more so on the ground ...

... end it probably wasn´t much better than the bus! Salta is a gorgeous city, with huge baroque style churches and ornate colonial buildings.  All around the central plaza are great cafes and places to eat while taking in the architecture.  We ...

... pass. After a drive through mountains which seemed to have a brushed green velvet coating, we took lunch in another pretty colonial town Cachi where the usual empanadas (Latin American version of Cornish pasties) were served and the usual pasta. It does ...