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One city block and five estancias, all on the UNESCO list. This trip visits every one. The site is called the Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba, inscribed in 2000: the Manzana Jesuítica in the city, plus Caroya, Jesús María, Santa Catalina, Alta Gracia and La Candelaria in the province.
The Block is the classroom. Its university, founded in 1613, is why Córdoba is called La Docta, the learned city. The estancias are the working side: cattle, sheep and mules at Santa Catalina, looms and bells at Alta Gracia, winemaking at Jesús María.
You start with a night at Estancia La Paz, General Roca’s former residence, where you can ride, take a carriage or row out on the lake. After that, Córdoba is your base. This is a tour extension: combine it with one of our full package tours.
Land at Córdoba airport and transfer to Estancia La Paz, General Roca's former residence. The area is yours to discover on horseback, in an old-fashioned carriage or in a rowboat on the lake. Take your pick. Lunch is next, then a visit to Candonga Chapel. The rest of the day is free to explore on your own, and dinner is back at the estancia. The Jesuit sites start tomorrow.
Three estancias in a day. First is Santa Catalina, a working ranch for cattle, sheep and mules, with a church in the Baroque-colonial style. Next comes Estancia Jesús María, an estate that specializes in winemaking, and the National Jesuit Museum, where you can follow the Jesuits' influence across the centuries. Then on to Estancia Caroya, in the town of Colonia Caroya. The Jesuits bought it in 1616. Later it was a holiday house for the Colegio Nacional de Monserrat, and later still an arms factory. Lunch is here. Afterward, travel to Córdoba and spend the evening at leisure.
Start at the Jesuit Block, the Manzana Jesuítica, in the city. The university here was founded in 1613, and you visit the main facilities: the educational buildings and the churches, which date from the 17th and 18th centuries. Break for lunch. In the afternoon, go to Estancia Alta Gracia, grounds the Jesuits once ran for looms and bell-making. See the church and the tajamar, the oldest dam in the province. Then return to the hotel for dinner.
The morning goes to Estancia La Candelaria, the fifth and last of the Jesuit estancias on the UNESCO list. It was a cattle estate, a grand one once, and the legacy of that farming is what you come to see. Lunch follows, and then you return to Córdoba. The rest of the day is free. Nothing is scheduled, and after three days of chapels, churches and ranches, you may want exactly that.
That is the Jesuit Block and all five estancias behind you. Transfer to the airport for your flight home, or on to the next stop in South America. If this extension is attached to one of our full package tours, that flight is where the next piece of the trip begins.
Prices vary according to several factors including: season, number of people traveling, shared vs private excursions, when you book and rooming arrangements. These are from prices based on low season.
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*Budget generally includes excursions in group, Superior & Deluxe private excursions, & Basic is a best mix (varies by itinerary & excurion)
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*Budget generally includes excursions in group, Superior & Deluxe private excursions, & Basic is a best mix (varies by itinerary & excurion)
Note: ALL itineraries are 100% customizable to create your perfect trip!
*Budget generally includes excursions in group, Superior & Deluxe private excursions, & Basic is a best mix (varies by itinerary & excurion)
Note: ALL itineraries are 100% customizable to create your perfect trip!
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