Mercado Artesanal de Salta
Mercado Artesanal
A craft market in an 18th-century colonial mansion, selling alpaca wool textiles, red capes, pottery and silver.
The craft market is on the western stretch of San Martín Avenue. It occupies a colonial-era manor house with an arcaded courtyard and holds dozens of stalls. The market gathers handicrafts from Salta and the northwestern provinces of Argentina, made by indigenous peoples and gauchos: alpaca and llama wool textiles, Güemes-style red-and-black capes, woven baskets, wood carvings, pottery, leather goods and silver jewelry. Prices are more reasonable than at the souvenir shops in the old town, and bargaining is acceptable. It is about 3 km from the central square and can be reached by taxi or bus.
Opening hours
About 09:00–21:00
Nearby sights
- Museum of High Altitude Archaeology (MAAM)
- Cabildo of Salta
- Plaza 9 de Julio
- Salta Cathedral
- Pajcha Museum of American Ethnic Art
- Calle Balcarce Peñas
- Church of San Francisco, Salta
- Convent of San Bernardo