Cities & Regions in Argentina

Plan your visit to Buenos Aires — Argentina's capital of tango, beef, and European-style architecture spread across diverse barrios.

La Plata is Argentina's planned provincial capital, 60 km south of Buenos Aires, known for its grid layout, cathedral, and natural history museum.

Tigre is a riverside delta town 30 km north of Buenos Aires, reached by train and offering boat trips through the Paraná Delta waterways.

Cafayate is a small wine town in Argentina's Calchaquí Valleys, producing high-altitude Torrontés and Malbec surrounded by red-rock canyon scenery.

Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina is home to the UNESCO-listed Quebrada de Humahuaca, the seven-colour hill at Purmamarca, and the Puna altiplano.

Salta is a well-preserved colonial city in northwest Argentina, nicknamed La Linda, and the gateway to the Andean quebradas and salt flats of the NOA region.

Tucumán is Argentina's smallest province by area but one of its most historically significant — the birthplace of Argentine independence, declared here in 1816.

Mendoza is Argentina's wine capital, producing most of the country's Malbec under the shadow of the Andes, with two main wine routes and access to Aconcagua.

San Juan is an Argentine wine city and the base for visiting Ischigualasto Valley of the Moon, a UNESCO World Heritage site of Triassic fossil formations.

San Rafael is a Mendoza Province wine town and outdoor activity hub, offering rafting on the Atuel River, wineries, and the El Nihuil reservoir system.

Bariloche is Patagonia's most popular destination — a lakeside city in the Andes known for skiing at Cerro Catedral, trekking, and its artisan chocolate shops.

El Calafate is the gateway to Perito Moreno Glacier and Los Glaciares National Park in southern Patagonia, where active glaciers reach Lago Argentino.

El Chaltén is Argentina's trekking capital, at the base of Fitz Roy in Los Glaciares National Park. Free park entry, trails from the village door.

Puerto Madryn is the gateway to Peninsula Valdés — a UNESCO reserve where southern right whales, orcas, elephant seals, and penguins gather year-round.

San Martín de los Andes is a small Patagonian mountain town on Lago Lácar in Neuquén Province, offering skiing at Chapelco and the Siete Lagos scenic road.

Ushuaia is the world's southernmost city, at the tip of Tierra del Fuego — gateway to the Beagle Channel, penguin colonies, and Tierra del Fuego National Park.

Corrientes is a riverside city on the upper Paraná in northeast Argentina, known for its carnival, Iberá wetlands access, and Guaraní-influenced culture.

Iguazu Falls spans 275 waterfalls on the Argentina-Brazil border. Accessed from Puerto Iguazú, the Argentine side has walkways running through the falls.

Posadas is the capital of Misiones Province in northeast Argentina, the main base for visiting the Jesuit ruins of San Ignacio Miní on the way to Iguazu Falls.

Córdoba is Argentina's second city — a university town with colonial churches, a lively nightlife scene, and the Sierras Grandes mountain range on its doorstep.

Mar del Plata is Argentina's main beach resort city, 400 km south of Buenos Aires on the Atlantic coast, drawing millions of domestic tourists each summer.

Rosario sits on the Paraná River as Argentina's third city — birthplace of Che Guevara and Lionel Messi, with a strong arts scene and long riverside park.

Santa Fe sits on the Paraná River as capital of its province — where Argentina's constitution was signed in 1853, with a colonial centre and river delta access.