Capilla Del Monte

Capilla del Monte offers different ways to shape a holiday: the covered main street La Techada, hiking trails in the Reserva Natural Villa Cielo, trekking to the summit of Cerro Las Gemelas, and cultural activities. You can decide whether to focus your days more on nature, a self-guided tour or cultural discoveries. The activities also differ in format: there are circular trails, a summit ascent, and walking tours on foot, by vehicle, with an artistic focus, and with a gastronomic and historical focus.

La Techada: main street and covered urban space

La Techada is the main street of Capilla del Monte. It is 100 metres long and 12 metres wide, and is considered the first covered street built in Latin America. It is home to bars, restaurants and shops selling regional goods. Its dimensions also give you a concrete sense of the extent of this street space.

Forest trails and starry skies in the Reserva Natural Villa Cielo

The Reserva Natural Villa Cielo has an easy hike with two loop trails: El Quebrachal and El Espinal. Both pass through the native Serrano-Chaco forest, with its native flora and fauna. If you are interested in nature and forests, you can consider the reserve as a focus of your trip.

The same reserve is also home to a natural star observatory. There, you can experience the sky on your own, accompanied by explanations from astronomy monitor Jonatan Mira.

Self-guided trekking and cultural activities

The ascent to the summit of Cerro Las Gemelas is designed as a self-guided trekking tour and does not require a guide. This makes it different in format both from the easy hike with two loop trails and from the cultural walking tours in Capilla del Monte.

The Casonas con Historia visitor offering includes four tours: a walking tour, one by vehicle, an artistic tour, and a Gastronomía con historia tour. When planning your trip, you can therefore consider which of these formats best matches your interest in history, art or gastronomy.

Another cultural landmark is the Cine Teatro Enrique Muiño. Its film programme often includes films for children. This is a specific addition to the tours if you are considering cultural activities for your trip and are also looking for films for younger visitors. “Often” describes the programme’s focus, not a specific screening date.

Getting there and finding your way

Capilla del Monte can be reached from the city of Córdoba via Ruta Nacional 38; the distance is 101 km. This gives you a concrete geographic reference for planning your trip if you are travelling from Córdoba.

More destinations

You can also discover these places as destinations in their own right: Copacabana, Valle Hermoso, La Falda, Miramar, Villa General Belgrano, Coronel Moldes, Colonia Caroya and Las Rabonas.

For the broader travel overview: Córdoba.