Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The walk to
Parque Independencia
from the southwestern edge of downtown offers
good views of the city, particularly at night, while the central
Plaza de Independencia
,
surrounded by the typical municipal buildings and a church, is where the townspeople
stroll in the evenings.
Calvario
, a hill ostensibly resembling the site of Christ's crucifixion, attracts visitors at
Easter, when a passion play is held.
At the north edge of town the Piedra Movediza (a 300-ton 'rocking stone') teetered
precariously atop
Cerro La Movediza
for many years before finally falling in 1912. A
'replica' nonmoving stone was built in 2007. Take bus 503 (blue).
For more good views, head 4.5km west of town to
Cerro El Centinela
(
www.cerrocentinela.com.ar
)
, a hilltop park named for its sentinel-like rock formation. Up
top you'll find two restaurants and a
chairlift
(AR$45; 11:30am-5pm Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm
Sat & Sun)
that can whisk you further up the ridgeline. It's only open weekends outside
warm months; a taxi here will cost you around AR$30.
Museo Tradicionalista Fuerte Independencia
MUSEUM
( 443-5573;
www.museodelfuerte.org.ar
;
4 de Abril 845; admission AR$20; 2:30-6:30pm Tue-
Sun Mar-Nov, 4-8pm Tue-Sun Dec-Feb)
This historical museum exhibits a large and varied
collection on Tandil's history. Photographs (captioned in Spanish) commemorate major
events, and the place is filled with relics - from carriages to ladies' gloves - donated by
local families.
Museo de Bellas Artes
MUSEUM
( 443-2067; Chacabuco 357; admission AR$5; 8:30am-12:30pm & 4:30-8:30pm Mon-Fri,
4-8pm Sat & Sun)
This downtown museum has temporary exhibits of Argentine and inter-
national artists.
Reserva Natural Sierra del Tigre
PARK
(admission AR$30; 9am-7pm in summer, till 5:30pm in winter, closed if raining)
This park is
6km south of Tandil, at the end of Calle Suiz, off Av Don Bosco. The rocky hills are fun
to climb, and in spring the reserve is filled with fragrant wildflowers. The peaks offer
views of the town to one side and the patchwork pampean farms stretching out from the
other. A somewhat incongruous collection of animals - llamas and donkeys among them
- have free run of the park, while their natural predator, the puma, is sadly caged. Taxis
here cost around AR$40 one way; arrange pickup for a return ride.
