Mendoza Favorites

Favorite thing: The stuff in the Tourist Informantion are very friendly, smiling all the time but the don’t speak English! Helloooo! TOURISTS people! Don’t this ring the bell? :)

Anyway, I used my spanish and they provided me with some basic map of the city (poor quality) and they showed me on it some suggestions about sights, eating etc You can find there many leaflets about tours around for mountens, hiking, wine tours, climbing etc

The office is open daily from 9 in the morning till 9 in the night.

address: Av. San Martín y Garibaldi.
Its in the city center at a kiosk built in the middle of pavement

Tel: (+54) 0261 4201333

Favorite thing: For all the varieties of wine that are grown and produced in Mendoza, one stands head and shoulders above the others as THE wine of the region - Malbec - first introduced from France in the 1860s. A deep black grape, Malbec hasn't been grown much anywhere but Argentina for the last 50 years. It's a difficult grape that in many places is highly susceptible to mildew, frost and rot. In Mendoza however, with its low humidity, flood irrigation methods and 300 days of sunshine a year, it has found an ideal home. Argentianian Malbec drinks young and ages well - you'l find lots of great opportunity to decide which one is your favourite during your stay in Mendoza.

Another one to try is Torrontes, a fruity, flowery white that you won't find easily elsewhere. The grape came originally from north-east Spain, but like Malbec, it isn't grown much outside Argentina these days. Perhaps more of a challenge than Malbec- this is a wine you'll probably either love or hate - but served well chilled as a pre-dinner drink with some spicy sausage, it's a good drop. It also goes well with a curry - though that will be hard to find in Mendoza!

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Fondest memory: Objets carved from stone in a myriad of colours - amazing pinks, blues, green, gold and more can be found in shops all over Argentina. That they are skilfully done is without a doubt, whether you would actually want a two foot high pink tango dancer or a whacking great toucan in a variety of colours is another matter, even if you could afford it - they're incredibly expensive (a tiny pink pig bought for a gift was US$100) - or could fit it in the hand baggage. The beauty of the stone itself is indisputable however, and seeing it in its raw state in the mountains of the Sierra de Uspallata was amazing. The colours are stunning - great outcrops of green and blue, pink and gold, palest cream and solid black. One mountain looked just as if it had been washed by a rainbow, its craggy slopes showing band after band of different colours - just so beautiful!

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Favorite thing: Parque General San Martin is the main green area in the city and was designed at the end of the XIX century by french architect & gardener Charles Thays. The Cerro de la Gloria is in the Park and it is a monument that commemorates the Independence of Argentina, Chile & Peru at the beginning of the XIX century.

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Favorite thing: Although the city of Mendoza is situated in the middle of an arid region (we called it "the dessert"), it is full of trees. Spring and Autunm time is delicious to visit the city, walk on the pedestrian streets and have "alfajores" and "empanadas" with "vino tinto".

Favorite thing: There are lot's of coffee's stores (cafes) where you can sit and enjoy the music at the pedestrian street.
Really nice! I've enjoyed it very much!

Hay muchisimos cafes en la peatonal donde uno se puede sentar y disfrutar de la musica de la calle.
Muy lindo, de verdad que lo disfrute mucho!

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Favorite thing: Mendoza Tourist Information is very helpful in any way.
Either is you want to know something about the outdoor possibilities, about high mountain climbing, about tours in the Andes (up to Cristo Retendor), about farmstay (ecoturismo) or about bodega tours.

They have all different leaflets, brochures, catalogues, in english and spanish.

Bilingual staff.

Open daily from 9 am to 9 pm.


Fondest memory: You can't miss it, it is on Garibaldi street, just where it meets with Av. San Martin.
Little house, built on the pavement.

Favorite thing: Provincia of Mendoza is full of wineries, mostly around Mendoza city itself, Valle del Uco (south of Mendoza), Maipu (east of Mendoza) and San Rafael in the south.

Fondest memory: In the central region around Mendoza, you can find the famous ones like Weinert, Lagarde, Etchart, Chandon, etc.
This region is located around latitud 33, at around 1050 m above sea level - one of Chandon's famous wines is called Latitud 33°.

In total, this region produces wine on around 23.000 hectars, the most popular grapes being Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.