10. Museo de la Ciudad
Stop at the excellent City Museum to get a lesson on the evolution and social history of Cordoba. Use your knowledge to impress locals in bars later that night.
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9. Monasterio de Santa Teresa
Cordoba has a ton of architectural vestiges left over from the Spanish colonial era. The Monasterio de Santa Teresa is clearly one of the most impressive. The cream and pink Carmelite convent is home to a museum of religious art and a courtyard that wafts with orange blossom and pomegranate.
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8. Emilio Caraffa Provincial Fine Arts Museum
A Neoclassical masterpiece built in 1916, the Emilio Caraffa Provincial Fine Arts Museum is one of the most important such institutions in all of Argentina. Prominent local artists and international masters like Picasso and Goya all receive ample wall space here.
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7. Casa Che Guevara in Alta Gracia
While technically not in Cordoba, the 45 minute trip to Alta Gracia is worth it. This is where one Ernesto Guevara lived as a youth, well before he became the most famous revolutionary in the world. The Casa Che Guevara is now a popular museum and de facto pilgrimage site in the town of 43,000 people. Alta Gracia is not without other attractions as well. Several landmarks in town in fact are part of Cordoba province’s Jesuit Block and Estancias UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription.
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6. Parque Sarmiento
This incredible public park is the largest in Cordoba and lush home of the Emilio Caraffa Provincial Fine Arts Museum and Evita Fine Arts Museum.
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5. Patio Olmos
I rarely recommend a shopping mall as a must-see attraction but when it’s as architecturally relevant and historic as Patio Olmos, shop ’til you drop. Just take the time to enjoy the views between stores.
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4. Paseo del Buen Pastor
The recreational and commercial heart of Cordoba contains several amazing cultural monuments and buzzes with activity day and night. Come to eat, drink, shop, stroll and enjoy the pulse of the city.
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3. Evita Fine Arts Museum
Dedicated to former Argentine First Lady María Eva Duarte de Perón, the former Ferreyra Palace, a Beaux Arts masterpiece, is the home of Cordoba’s “fine” Fine Arts Museum.
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2. Iglesia Catedral
Cordoba’s main cathedral is a grand colonial landmark that contains countless precious interior details.
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1. Jesuit Block and Estancias
The UNESCO World Heritage Jesuit Block and Estancias of Cordoba refer to a peerless ensemble of university, church and ranch estate landmarks built up over the course of 150 years, from the 17th century on. Access to all the sites on the official UNESCO inscription are relatively simple to access and visit.
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