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gateau, in particular, comes highly recommended. Daily
8am-midnight.
El Ciervo Rojo
Av Julio Roca 210
T
03546 461345,
W
confiteriaciervorojo.com. Dating back almost 50 years,
this appealing restaurant serves up an array of German
and Central European dishes (mains AR$40-80) including
schnitzel, goulash, spätzle, sausages and sauerkraut.
There's live German music on Sat nights. Daily 9am-11pm/
midnight.
Viejo Munich
Av San Martín 362
T
03546 463122,
W
cervezaartesanal.com. The trout, goulash and venison
mains aren't too bad, but the beer - nine different varieties,
all brewed on-site - is the real star of the show. Free brewery
tours Mon, Tues, Fri & Sat 10.45am & 11.45am. Fri-Tues
noon-late, Thurs 8pm-late.
of
Ongamira
,
hiking
to the summit of
Cerro Uriturco (4hr or so to the top
- register at the base of the mountain
and start your return by 3.30pm; AR$50;
W
cerrouriturco.com.ar), strolling through
the multicoloured rock formations of
Los Terrones
(daily 9am-dusk; AR$20;
W
losterrones.com) or
paragliding
in
the Sierras.
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION
By bus
The bus station is near the centre at Corrientes &
Rivadavia. There are regular buses to and from Córdoba
(hourly; 1hr 30min).
Tourist information
Pick up a map and area informa-
tion at the tourist o
ce in the old railway station on
Av Pueyrredón s/n (daily 8am-8pm;
T
03548 481903,
W
capilladelmonte.gov.ar).
CAPILLA DEL MONTE
CAPILLA DEL MONTE
attracts more
alternative lifestyle-types in summer
than you can shake an incense stick at.
Situated 102km north of Córdoba city,
the idyllic mountain town lies at the base
of
Cerro Uriturco
, which, at 1979m, is the
Sierra Chica's highest peak and is claimed
by many locals to possess an inexplicable
magnetic pull.
Set at the confluence of two (often dry)
rivers on the northern edge of the Punilla
Valley, Capilla del Monte's former glory
can be glimpsed in its slowly decaying
nineteenth-century mansions. Artisans
and New Age healers are the town's
more conspicuous residents, and their
businesses can be easily visited using
the maps and listings provided by the
tourist office.
ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
Calabalumba
General Paz s/n
T
03548 489601. The
closest campsite to town is the riverside
Calabalumba
,
which has tent
pitches
and ca
bins sle
eping up to six.
Camping/person
AR$20
, cabins
AR$200
Ì
El Duende Azul
Chubut 75, at Aristóbulo del
Valle
T
03548 15 569667,
W
cordobaserrana.com.ar
/elduendeazul.htm. A guesthouse in tune with the town's
hippy vibe where you can frolic in the big garden or hang
out in the common area overrun by pixie and elf figurines.
The simple but pretty rooms are en suite
and the l
lovely
owners arrange various detox programmes.
AR$250
Maracaibo
Buenos Aires 182
T
03548 482741. This
unpretentious restaurant is a good all-rounder, serving
fish, pasta and chicken mains, as well as lots of vegetarian
options; the vegetable and corn lasagne is filling and
tasty. Mains from around AR$30-40. Fri-Wed 11am-4pm
& 7pm-midnight.
Los Tres Gómez
25 de Mayo 452
T
03548 482647,
W
hostelencapilladelmonte.com. Hostelling International-
a
liated joint with a lurid colour scheme in the communal
areas - the dorms and private rooms, by contrast, are plain
and a little
bare. Th
ere's a kit
chen, gar
den and a restaurant-
bar. Dorms
AR$70
, doubles
AR$200
WHAT TO SEE AND DO
Capilla del Monte makes a good base for
outdoor adventure sports, including
horseriding
in the surrounding
countryside,
rock climbing
the strange
sandstone formations around the hamlet
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE
Capilla del Monte hosts an international
UFO convention
every November, organized
by local “research” group Centro de Informes OVNI, Juan Cabus 297 (
T
03548 482485,
W
ciouritorco.org - OVNI is Spanish for UFO).
Mystical tourism
is gaining in popularity,
with local tour operators jumping on the extraterrestrial bandwagon by offering guided tours
to sites of supposed UFO landings as well as night excursions to observe celestial happenings
on remote mountaintops. You'll be in good hands with Viajes Ángel (
T
03548 15 634 532),
Diagonal Buenos Aires 183, which does a (fairly) convincing range of otherworldly tours.
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