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A number of cafe-bar-restaurants with sidewalk seating are scattered along Av Belgrano,
in the three blocks downhill from the Jesuit museum.
La Yola Hostel
HOSTEL $
( 03547-15-467063; Belgrano 152; dm/d AR$80/160; )
Alta Gracia's coziest little hostel
has OK dorms, spacious doubles and an unbeatable main-street location.
279 Boutique B&B
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$$
( 03547-424177;
www.279altagracia.com
;
Giorello 279; r AR$450; )
Alta Gracia's best
accommodations by far only offer two rooms, but that just adds to the charm. Run by an
ex-New York photographer, it's a stylish, intimate place with just the right blend of old
features rescued from the original house and slick modern styling.
Breakfast is fantastic, the location's great and attention to detail is superb. More like
this, please.
El Bistro del Alquimista
FUSION $$$
(Castellanos 351; meals AR$100-120; Mon-Sat 9pm-midnight; )
This is the way the gour-
met scene in Argentina
should
be heading: an open kitchen with chefs doubling as wait-
staff and well-presented, innovative dishes served up in a casual atmosphere with super-
attentive service. The four-pass menu changes daily and the wines all come from
boutique winemakers.
Getting There & Away
Minibuses depart regularly for Córdoba (AR$14, one hour) a block uphill from the
estan-
cia
. The
bus terminal
(Tacuarí at Perón)
near the river also has departures for Córdoba
and Buenos Aires (AR$550, 13 hours). Buses to Villa General Belgrano stop every hour
on RP5, about 20 blocks along Av San Martín from the town center.
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Villa General Belgrano
03546 / POP 7800 / ELEV 720M
More a cultural oddity than a full-blown tourist attraction, the village of Villa General
Belgrano flaunts its origins as a settlement of unrepatriated survivors from the German
battleship
Graf Spee,
which sank near Montevideo during WWII.
