Salta

Saltais a city located in theLerma Valley, at 1,152 metres (3780 feet) above sea level in the northwest part ofArgentina. It is also the name for the capital city ofSalta Province. It is situated in theLerma Valley, 1,152 metres (3780 feet) above sea level, at the foothills of theAndesmountains.NicknamedSalta la Linda("Salta the beautiful"), it has become a major tourist destination due to its old, colonial architecture, tourism friendliness, excellent weather and natural scenery of the valleys westward. Attractions in the city proper include the 18th centuryCabildo, the neo-classical styleCathedral, and the9 de julio central square along with San Bernardo hill and its surroundings.Salta is also the starting point of the "Train to the Clouds" (Tren a las nubes), and on the way to red-soiledCafayate, as well as to other nearby tourist destinations.