Two Fantastic Places in Cordoba

If you are exploring what to find in Cordoba Argentina, here we let you two fantastic ideas to do in Cordoba.

The city of Unquillo, Sierras Chicas, Cordoba, is characterized by its peace and the excellent welcome to their guests.

Unquillo is 24 kms far from Cordoba and “Unquillo” means “small leech”. The beauty of this ancient town is for its location between hills and the characteristic hollows and irregular layout of its streets. Spas like “La Cabana” and “The Quebrachitos” are popular in the zone.

Sites to Visit in Unquillo

Chapel of Villa Leonor Quebrachitos: Year after year this place is visited by hundreds of tourists who seek the riches of religious tourism in the country and its surroundings.

House of Culture: Among its facilities are carried out and Cultural Workshops also organize cultural events.

Museum Lino E. Spilimbergo: This seat of art within its walls saved the life and work of painter Lino E. Spilimbergo, converted into a museum since 1970. Here you will see permanent exhibitions.

Villa Adelina Forchieri Casona: Built by Don Romulo Forchieri in 1928, is a municipal property. In the upstairs rooms are used for organizing cultural and social events.
On the ground floor is a student hostel with seventy seats.

Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto: In the Cerro San Miguel, protects the image of the patron saint, Our Lady of Lourdes. It has a mountain view of the valley.

Buffo chapel

Is located in the center of Unquillo and from 7 km, you will find the town of Cabana. The constructor of the same was an Italian who came to Argentina in 1910: Guido Buffo.

History of the Chapel:

Allende married with Eleanor and had a daughter named Eleanor. After the death of his wife (1931),  Guido began construction of this beautiful church, with frescoes and a Foucault pendulum made ​​by him. It took nearly a decade to lift it, and from then until his death in 1960, he devoted himself to painting frescoes, transcribe paragraphs of his books and turn it into an ode to creation and the memory of his family. During that time he worked on scaffolding every day. He left nothing to chance: every detail applied his scientific knowledge

The chapel forms of barnacles reproduce the structure of the mountains, which apparently contains curious acoustic phenomena. The stars of the dome allows light to penetrate inside always with the same intensity. By means of a photometer can confirm that the lighting is uneven from sunrise to sunset. The bell had placed a prism, sticking just the sun, marking the hours on a wall

Pic: panoramio.com

Two Fantastic Places in Cordoba