Salta
Salta is the capital of the province of Salta, up in the mountains in northern Argentina. Salta is typically visited as a launching point for the nature and small towns in the region, but has its own charms and sights worth seeing too. Wikivoyage
Population 594,772 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña Museum · 870 m -
Museo de Bellas Artes Museum · 370 m - Museo Casa de Leguizamón Museum · 840 m
- Cabildo de Salta Museum · 980 m
- Museo de Güemes Museum · 690 m
- Museo Casa Arias Rengel Museum · 860 m
- Museo de la Ciudad Casa de Hernández Museum · 940 m
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Museum · 950 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- REMISERIA BALCARCE 610 m
- Salta 880 m
- Remis Car 1.8 km
- José de San Martín 2.1 km
- Terminal de Ómnibus de Salta 2.3 km
- Control Linea 1C 2.4 km
More train stations: Batalla de Salta 5.1 km
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