MUSEUMS

Finca (Ranch) del General Güemes en La Cruz
Dated from the early 18th century, it was the property of the stepfather of General Martín Miguel de Güemes, Don José Francisco de Tineo, who donated it to Napoleón Güemes in 1843. Towards 1879 it belonged to Adela Güemes, who sold it eight years later. Some traditions, sustain that Güemes installed there his General Quarters during the Independence War, but the truth is that it never belonged to him, although it bears his name.

The house has two floors, with balconies and large wooden galleries. Its thick adobe walls covered with stucco support the weight of the roof and supply the necessary isolation to endure the heat variations in the area. The location flood its architecture with the highly prized surrounding scenery. Now it hosts the "Museo de la Vida Rural Salteña", or " the Salta Country Life Museum". It is 24 kms southeast of Salta.

Casa - Museo Presidente José E. Uriburu (Colonial Museum)
Also called "Museo de Usos y Costumbres de los Siglos XVIII y XIX" or Museum of the 18th and 19th Centuries Uses and Traditions", it was built by order of General Félix Arias Rengel, to be the home of one of his daughters. Over the years, the house has had many important proprietors in successon.

In 1802, Don Juan Antonio Alvarez de Arenales, Counsellor and Marshall of Perú and also the Overseer Governor of Salta lived there. Around the middle of the 19th century, the family Uriburu purchased it and it turned to be the birthplace for two presidents of the country, Dr. José Evaristo Uriburu and Teniente General José Félix Uriburu.

It is one of the oldest houses of Salta, located in the historical centre of the city. The narrow and irregular form of the terrain forced the creation of a non-conventional distribution with respect to other colonial houses, since the rooms open only to two sides of the courtyard patios.

The first patio is entered across a big carriage portal. The Reception Halls are located on the first floor, and the second storey is kept for the main bedrooms. The facade presents a mixed treatment. The front patio's facade is simply arranged by two Tuscan columns that frame the gate, toppled by an ogee arch. A wooden structured balcony, with iron grates and covered by the projection of a tiled roof project itself away from the façade. Windows have straight wooden lintels.
It is located on N°417 Caseros Street.

San Francisco Museum of Sacred Art
The Church, the Convent, the Museum, the Library and the Archives, all form the Cultural Complex of San Francisco.

Cathedral Museum
Inaugurated in 1992 during the commemoration of the fourth Centennial of the arrival of the "Señor y la Virgen del Milagro".

ANGASTACO

"Prof. Néstor A. Grau" - Archaeological Museum.
Municipal Civic Center.
Poeta Manuel J. Castilla Street
Telephone: 03868-49112
Previous appointment required.

CACHI

"Pío Pablo Díaz" - Archaeological Museum
Almost four thousand archaeological pieces belonging to collections of various eras of the history of the Departamento de Cachí Department and the Valley of Calchaquí are held on display here.
Phone: 03868-491080
Visiting hours are from Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM; Saturdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and Sundays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Ruinas de Puerta de La Paya - Site Museum This six hectares archaeological site is located at 9 kms from the town of Cachí.
16 kms away from Cachí, on the right side of the Ruta Nacional Nº 40 National Route.
Phone: 03868-491080
Visitors welcome from Mondays to Sundays, all day long.

CAFAYATE

Wine and Grapevine Museum
Belongs to the Peñalba Coll Argañaraz family winery "Bodega Encantada". Created in 1981.
Ruta Nacional Nº 40. Avenida Güemes.
Phone: 03868-421125
Visiting hours are Mondays to Saturdays from 8:30 Am to 12:30 PM and from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM

"Rodolfo Bravo" - Regional and Archaeological Museum
Presents a single hall in which research works, excavation results, classification and restorations accomplished during 66 years of work by Rodolfo Bravo are exhibited.
Colón 191
Phone: 03868-421054
Visiting hours are Mondays to Saturdays from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Colonial - Museum
Colón 191
Phone: 03868-421054
Visitors only by previous appointment.

"La Banda" - Museum
The interest to collect objects for this Museum
developed in 1977, when the restoration of the old winery "La Banda" was initiated.
Ruta Nacional N° 40, north of Cafayate.
Phone: 03868-421503
Visiting hours are Mondays to Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM and from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

Sacred Arts Museum
Dependent to the Prelature of Cafayate. Bestows religious objects depicting the temple's history. The same architect who constructed the Cathedral built around the same time this house.
Camila Quintana del Niño Street.
Phone: 03868-421227
Opening by previous appointment only.