Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bodega Casa Vieja
(
666-2605;
www.lacasavieja.inf
o; office 15 de Abril & Saracho, Tarija)
Home to the
best
patero
(foot-trodden) wine, this atmospheric winery has a lovely restaurant (lunch
B$25). It's in the village of Concepción, about 30km from Tarija.
WINERY
Campos de Solana/Casa Real
(
664-8481;
www.casa-real.com
; office 15 de Abril E-259, Tarija)
Modern winery with
big vaults of wine, in the Santa Ana area, 17km southwest of Tarija.
WINERY
Kohlberg
(
663-6366;
www.bodegaskohlberg.com
;
office 15 de Abril E-275, Tarija)
The area's
oldest winery and also the most popular.
WINERY
Getting There & Away
For a guided visit to the valley's wineries, contact Viva Tours (
Click here
) or VTB Tours
(
Click here
)
or the winery offices in Tarija. If you prefer to visit under your own steam,
El Valle lies off the route toward Bermejo; take the right fork at the
tranca
(police post)
east of Tarija. Taxis and
micro V
leave when full (B$5, 30 minutes) from the corner of
Corrado and Trigo.
Padcaya & Chaguaya
Visiting Padcaya, south of Tarija, brings full meaning to the old saying that 'it's better to
travel than to arrive', with the route twisting its way through 45km of lovely mountainous
desert and green river valleys. The town itself has a few old colonial buildings and is loc-
ated in an area rich in fossils, meaning you are more likely to bump into a paleontologist
than another tourist.
Chaguaya, 68km south of Tarija, is home to the pilgrimage shrine Santuario de la Vir-
gen de Chaguaya. The
Fiesta de la Virgen de Chaguaya
begins on August 15; celebra-
