Córdoba Things to Do

This is the most popular park of the city, with a zoo, a flower garden and an artificial lake and it is not so far from the Bus Station, so you can drop by just before you leave the city.

What is lovely is that it is on a little hill, and so you can have a pretty little view of Cordoba city.

But what is even more lovely to enjoy the view with, is that there are 'choripan' stalls (with lots and lots of choices for toppings and sauces).

So, come up here in the evening, when the sun is setting or when it has already set (to see the twinkling lights of the city), order a 'choripan' with the toppings and sauce of your choice and a 'gaseoso' (soda drink) and enjoy the breeze and the view.

Moon Travel Planner map, an interesting website
Just to give you an idea of the location:
Cordoba City, second largest city in Argentina next to BsAs
I visited the center (Cathedral) Alta Gracia (Jesuit Route)
The National Quebrada del Condorito (valley) is still on my wish list

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Like in every city or even village in Argentina there is a Plaza or street named after the Liberator San Martin
This is not different in Corbado, the central plaza is since 1577 scenary of important events.
Official celebrations, military taptoes, even executions of prisoners and why not, bull fights

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A mess of architecture styles due to the long period of the building time (more than 2 centuries). Finally an heritage of the Jesuits and a memory of their influencing period even after the final decision of pope Clemens XIV to stop all activities of this monastic, religious order

Cordoba is a city with a famous University and so about 160.000 students are living here coming from all over Argentina
I had no better idea than tasting the evening athmosphere together with my guide Werner
He took me to a so called brown cafe, good music, no fantasies, pictures of Che on the wall.
Cooled beers, Brahma, available at a social price of 4 Peso, 1 euro. But one bottle is 990cl.
Do you think this is a problem for somebody like me coming from Belgica.
We had a good conversation with some students, charing a table outside the Cafe and of course dealing view points on political questions

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Plaza San Martin is definitely the biggest plaza in Cordoba but you will find smaller plazoletas around the city - like the Plazoleta Jeronimo Luis de Cabrera (the founder of Cordoba) behind the Cathedral.

Another one infront of the Iglesia San Francisco (on the corner of San Jeronimo and Rivadavia) is particularly nice.

This underground temple (dating from the early 18th century) was only rediscovered in 1989, which makes ot particularly fascinating for me (it makes you wonder what you are walking over everyday on your way to work!).

I tried to visit it at 3.30 pm on my last day in Cordoba, only to find that it is only open from 9am to 2.30pm - so sadly I missed it.

I wish I had visited yesterday when I was waiting for the churches to open their doors.

Next time...........

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Another pleasant university to wander around is the National University Of Cordoba (conveniently next door to the National College of Monserat).

There are guided tours at regular intervals through the course of the day, but you can also feel free to have a look around the courtyard at your leisure.

It is worth noting that you can look around the colleges at any time - a useful way to fill in the middle of the day, when the churches are closed (and go to the Jesuit's Crypt of Antique Novitiate while you are at it!)