Salta is rich in culture, landscapes, and tourism development, and thus attractive to all its visitors. The beauty of its territory has been honored since ancient times. Actually, it is said the name Salta comes from SAGTA, which in the Aymara language means "very beautiful one,” Even today Salta is known as “Salta, la linda” (The pretty one).

PEDESTRIAN CIRCUIT
An urban expedition.
Salta’s history center is unique in Argentina; for its urban weave, its spatial and functional relations in the public and private space, and its proportion between the constructed space and the free space (yards). In brief, for its quality of life.

CITY SURROUNDINGS
Near the city, extraordinary calm.
A circuit nearby Salta downtown covers San Lorenzo, Vaqueros, La Caldera and Campo Quijano. Just 10 minutes away, going through 10 to 25 kilometers of asphalt roads, you can leave the city behind and go deep into nature, calm, rural activities or ranches that offer top-quality services.

CALCHAQUÍ VALLEYS
A journey to enjoy.
The “Vuelta a los Valles” (trip round the Calchaquí Valleys) is an unforgettable trip through a region that is consequence of a stormy pre-Incan and colonial history, with a dramatic geography shaped by the wind and the sun. Behind the amazing rock formations of its ravines and multicolor hills, there are villages with houses made of adobe and straw that take the traveler back to remote times.

THE PUNA
Salt mine, land and sky.
In the overwhelming immensity of this high plateau, located more than 4,000 meters above sea level, there are peaks with eternal snow, black volcanoes, vast seas of salt, lagoons full of flamingos and vicunas that blend into the desert scenery and which are impossible to appreciate at a glance.

HISTORIC AND GAUCHO SOUTH
History, traditions and landscapes.
If you leave the city and head for the southeast, there is a circuit with real history relevance that include places such as Finca La Cruz, Fuerte de Cobos and Posta de Yatasto, sceneries of national independence struggle, which took place in the North between 1810 and 1821. A land of gauchos and deeply rooted traditions, rich in culture and geography, with mounts of dense vegetation and thermal waters.

GREEN NORTH
Subtropical flora and fauna in a lush green.
In the shade of its dense vegetation, live aboriginal communities that preserve their original culture. On the other side of the mountain, there is a drastic change on the scenery, and there appear ancient villages hanging from steep canyons. Mystic and virgin land, the North is an irresistible attraction for the traveler.

ANDEAN NORTH
Magical villages hanging from the mountains.
Surrounded by a majestic landscape, its steep clobbed streets make you believe time has stood still. The northern mountains of the province hide magic villages.