San
Martín de los Andes:
The beauty of its landscapes, the peace and tranquility that its
great green extensions offer, make the visit to this place, which
let you enjoy the charm of the snow in winter and the adventure
tourism in summer in an imposing contact with nature, impossible
to miss.
It is the main tourist centre of the province. Its origins go back
to 1883, when a fort was set up in the Vega Maipú. Today
it is an active community with 18.000 inhabitants.
The city, situated between the Lácar eastern lakeside and
the fertile Vega Maipú valley, is picturesque, of Alpine
style, and with buildings with abundant wood and wide pavement streets
resulting of an ordered outlining.
In winter the city gets covered by snow. This is an ideal frame
for the practice of ski in the neighbouring winter centre of Chapelco.
In summer, the activities are mostly carried out in contact with
nature, within the Lanín National Park, where you will find
several possibilities: sporting fishing of salmonids , trekking,
rafting, mountaineering, fotographic safaris, excursions in 4 x
4, etc.
With an important lodging capacity and a varied number of gastronomic
establishments, San Martín de Los Andes offers a suggestive
proposal of tourist services.
Cozy restaurants specialized in deer, trouts, fondue, and international
dishes; and picturesque tea houses and cafeterias, make up part
of its gastronomic offer.
This village has different accomodation possibilities for the tourism,
ranging from camp grounds with an adequate infrastructure, up to
cabins and hotels of varied categories.
As long as activities and sports are concerned, San Martin de los
Andes has fihing and trekking guides, tourism agencies with varied
proposals in lacustrine and terrestrial excursions, and night places
for having fun, such as the casino, which is located right in the
centre of the city. |