Estancia Jesuítica de Alta Gracia
Museo Nacional Estancia Jesuítica de Alta Gracia y Casa del Virrey Liniers
A UNESCO World Heritage Jesuit estancia, where a Baroque church, a residence museum and a reservoir with a bell tower form the core of the small town.
The Alta Gracia estancia was built in 1643. It was one of the farming estates the Jesuits operated to support the University of Córdoba, and it was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2000. The surviving complex includes a Baroque church, a residence built around a courtyard (later the home of Viceroy Liniers, now a national museum), the Tahamar dam reservoir and a bell tower. The museum displays estancia life, the labor of enslaved people and religious art. It is closed on Mondays, and admission is inexpensive. It is about 40 kilometers from Córdoba, roughly 1 hour by bus, and can be combined in a single day trip with the Che Guevara House.
Opening hours
Closed Mondays; approx. 09:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Che Guevara House Museum
- Quebrada del Condorito National Park
- Barrio Güemes & Paseo de las Artes
- Villa General Belgrano
- Emilio Caraffa Provincial Fine Arts Museum
- Evita Fine Arts Museum (Palacio Ferreyra)
- Paseo del Buen Pastor
- Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón (Capuchinos)