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always some corner to hide away in and read your book, or, if the mood suits, to share a
drink with some fello w traveler. The decor is some what plain ex cept for the occasional
splash of wall color, and the bathrooms are very basic. Perfect for those on a long trip and
short budget.
Fructuoso Rivera 70, 5000 Córdoba.
&
351/425-6023.
8 units, including 2 doubles. Dorms $10 (£6.80) a
bed; private room $21 (£14). Rates include breakfast. No credit cards. No parking.
Amenities:
Bar; dining
area; TV room; courtyard; Wi-Fi.
WHERE TO STAY OUTSIDE THE CITY
Very Expensive
Estancia El Colibri
Estancia El Colibri is a 170-hectar e pocket of pastoral
bliss a 45-minute driv e fr om Cór doba airpor t. C risscrossed with riv ers, woods, and
meadows, the luxur y property is traversed by a lavender path that leads to a plush villa
and gorgeous pool. The decor is elegant and comfortable, with flower-bedecked walls and
red velvet seating. Four-poster beds take pride of place in ample-siz e rooms with period
furniture and silver-framed mirrors. Bathrooms are startling white, with immaculate fit-
tings. The friendly owners ensure guests are more than occupied with polo demonstra-
tions, gaucho outings, and feastlike picnics beneath the tr ees. There are excellent wine
tasting sessions in the well-stocked and atmospheric cellar, or you can just join the hum-
mingbirds on the patio and enjoy this laid-back, rural paradise.
Camino a Santa Catalina Km 7, Santa Catalina, Córdoba.
&
352/546-5888.
www.estanciaelcolibri.com.
9 units . From $595-$715 (£404-£486) double; fr om $775-$930 (£527-£632) suit e. R ates include full
board. AE, DC, MC, V. Free park ing.
Amenities:
Restaurant; bar ; heated outdoor pool; fitness c enter;
sauna; business center; room service; laundry service; dry cleaning; Wi-Fi.
In room:
A/C, TV, minibar, hair
dryer, safe.
WHERE TO DINE
In addition to the r estaurants listed below, the most elegant
parrilla
in town is
Alcorta,
Figueroa Alcor ta 330 (
&
351/424-7452;
www.alcortacarnes.com.ar), ser ving the best
cuts of beef in the city , with entrees from $10 (£6.80). The best Italian restaurant is
La
Mamma,
at Santa Rosa and La Cañada (
&
351/421-2212
), with homemade pastas, veal
scaloppini, and an incredible lasagna (main dishes cost on average $17/£12).
La Nieta e'
la Pancha,
on Belgrano 783 (
&
351/468-1920
), offers typical food such as
locro, humi-
tas,
and homemade pastas and empanadas, and here you can also try the ubiquitous
mate
tea so loved by locals. Meals cost around $10 (£6.80).
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Expensive
Faustino
AR GENTINE This w ell-appointed
parrilla
-style r estaurant has two
branches; in Parque Sarmiento and Paseo del B uen Pastor. Its air-conditioned interiors
are modern and attractiv e, and the menu offers the traditional-style
asado
with nev er-
ending dishes of delicious beef . The bathrooms are immaculate—down to the ice cubes
in the urinals.
Av. del Dant e s/n.
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351/460-1853.
Main courses $23 (£16). AE, MC, V. Daily 11am-4pm and 8pm-
1am.
San Honorato
INTERNATIONAL Named after the patr on saint of br ead bakers,
Saint Honorato, this cool M editerranean-style restaurant used to be a baker y. Needless
to say, all the br ead is homemade and fr esh. The specialty is homemade ravioli with
salmon filling. The restaurant is an old-fashioned to wn house with lots of atmospher e,
