BARILOCHE ALL YEAR

On the shores of Nahuel Huapi Lake, in the heart of the National Park of the same name, and in the Cordillera de los Andes, the city of San Carlos de Bariloche reaches out to people around the world and opens the doors of Patagonia Argentina. Here you can found our Bariloche Tours and to have more information.

Bariloche is located west of the province of Río Negro. It is a place where time seems to have stopped for visitors to enjoy this exceptional beauty of its surroundings, a natural Andean scenario that provides the warm, seductive and changing face their eternal shelter.

It is distinguished by its architectural features and because it is surrounded by hills, forests, Eternal Snow Mountains, lakes and rivers. It offers visitors the most varied possibilities of tourism, both conventional and adventure, and enjoyed in any season.

In its streets clean air is still breathing and Lake Nahuel Huapi confronts us with the immensity from anywhere in the city of Bariloche. Walk the trails of the forest remains a wonderful experience to be alone with yourself and in harmony with nature, away from the stress and pollution of the big cities.

The town of San Carlos de Bariloche started out as a region of mountain, where most of its inhabitants are descendants of foreign pioneers: Swiss, German, Austrian and Italian. They came from Europe to settle in these lands, and moved their customs and way of giving even rise to regional products that characterize today Bariloche life.

At first, this was an area dedicated to holding until it began to be visited by tourists attracted by its scenery and skiing, and all the people changed the course of economic development.

Bariloche is the gateway to the Patagonian lakes. It has a tourist experience than eight decades, a wide variety of services holds an important infrastructure of hotels of all categories, and an annual movement of more than 650,000 tourists visiting the amazing city of Bariloche.
There are few places in the world where the seasons are as marked as in Bariloche. The snow changes the landscape abruptly in winter; the magic of colors in the spring; long, hot days in the summer; spectacular hues in autumn, and always, the warmth of its people.

If you decide to visit Bariloche, please remember to leave behind the hustle and anxiety from the city’s own in big cities. And above all, know that they expect a series of experiences that will make the famous town of San Carlos de Bariloche never leave the attic of his memories.

Villa Llao Llao

A 24 kilometers from San Carlos de Bariloche a splendid set of villas is aligned along the shore of Lake Moreno. It is a beautiful town that was born in the 1940s beside the Hotel Llao Llao and its facilities.

The city has a small but thriving shopping area, lake port, an important hotel offer and spectacular nature that combines the Patagonian splendor; along with a beautiful chapel.
The Llao Llao Hotel Resort, which is the reason for being of the town, was opened in 1938. It is located on a promontory between Moreno and Nahuel Huapi lakes, which offers an exceptional view. It was reopened in 1993. It has 164 rooms and suites, tea room with winter garden, heated swimming pool and golf course with 9 holes.

When the tourist sits in the parking lot of the hotel, comes face to face with a full view of Lake Moreno and villas comprising the villa. Mount Tronador, between snowy hills López and Chapel is also observed.

LLAO LLAO MUNICIPAL PARK

The Llao Llao Municipal Park in Bariloche is a protected area comprising a wild recreational forest conservation. This space is located between kilometers 26 and 31, in what is the Small Circuit.

It has an area of ​​1200 hectares. In conformation Llao Llao Peninsula and the island Rabbits are appreciated, with its high and mixed forest, including coihues, Andean cypresses, bushes, canes, enrredaderas, mosses and ferns, which are home to various species of birds, reptiles and small mammals.

In coastal areas, the mass of vegetation is composed of myrtles, pataguas, chilcos, pañiles and marsh grasses and ferns as nalcas; together they are found both borduras streams within the forest, and in the mouths of the rivers.
PORT SCARF

It is opposite the Hotel Llao Llao in Bariloche. It is the main lake port and departure point for excursions on Lake Nahuel Huapi and crossing to Chile. Is attractive watch the start and finish of the beautiful catamarans that ply the lake.

VICTORIA ISLAND AND MYRTLE FOREST in BARILOCHE

This island has an area of ​​3,700 hectares and a length of 20 km. It is the largest lake. It is reached from Puerto San Carlos or Puerto Pañuelo, in Llao Llao. From San Carlos a journey of 11 km (about thirty minutes by boat) is required, and from Puerto Pañuelo, located at km 225 of the Ezequiel Bustillo Avenue, one hour forty navigation.

In both cases up to Puerto Anchorena in Victoria Island. Once there it is possible to do a tour that runs through the former conifer nursery. You can climb through a chairlift that will take you to the summit of Cerro Bella Vista at 900 meters, between a narrow alley of cohiues ancient and native cypresses, returning the hill by blue walks in a series of spectacular natural vantage .

With a gastronomic complex class this island represents an important natural reserve that also has cave paintings older than 500 years.

Once the tour ended, the traveler embarks again to go to Puerto Quetrihué, on the peninsula of the same name, where you can visit the world famous Myrtle Forest. It is a tree, only training of its kind in the world, with ancient trees. The bark of this tree becomes thin sheets tan with white spots. This species similar to spring white flowers blossom and violet fruits of pleasant taste. The Arrayanes Forest has been declared untouchable area and Natural monument.

VILLA LA ANGOSTURA IN BARILOCHE

Villa La Angostura comes true pleasure to walk among the fallen leaves and snow between amancay and mutisias with eternal custody of coihues and ñires, and the sweet sound of the diucas and mandolins.

Villa La Angostura and its corners discover the pleasures of life and the clear transparency of sharing happiness. They offer visitors such a harmonious and extraordinary vision, which can make the rest of life.

The villa is 870 meters above sea level, on the northeast shore of Lake Nahuel Huapi. Framed by important snowy peaks and surrounded by thick forests. It is the ideal place in any season.

Officially founded in 1932, in a mountainous and lake setting, La Angostura incorporated to its peaceful urban design, golf course, country, ski center at Cerro Bayo and an excellent hotel infrastructure facing lakes Nahuel Huapi and Correntoso .

This last particular condition and allows the practice of water sports, especially fishing, boating of all kinds (windsurfing, sailing and cruises), and of course, also trekking and horseback riding, mountain biking, paragliding and hang gliding .

Sport fishing has become renowned for the parts that are caught in the mouth of the Correntoso River (which runs between the Correntoso and Nahuel Huapi lakes, is considered the shortest river in the world), and the Ragintuco and La Estacada streams. The northern sector of Lake Nahuel Huapi gathers fans boat fishing.

Hiking in Bariloche
One of the initial strolls in the village is to admire the architecture of the area, which is reflected in the Asunción Chapel and the Messidor Castle.

A kilometer and a half from the small city Assumption Chapel, built in the 1940s by Alejandro Bustillo, is part of the four religious buildings designed for Nahuel Huapi (Llao Llao, Villa San Carlos Cathedral and National Park is located Bariloche).

It is a building with stones and logs larch tile roof, located in a natural araucaria forest.
Imposing work of Alejandro Bustillo is the Messidor residence, which is a replica of a French chateau with mountain air and is located a few meters from the chapel. In 1964 he switched to the Neuquen province to become official residence of the provincial government and sporadic residence of personalities.

From Villa La Angostura and traveling paths of great natural beauty, you get to San Martin de los Andes, a distance of 110 kilometers along the route of the Seven Lakes, also on the border with Chile, finding only 23 kilometers the customs El Rincón and Argentina 42 kilometers Pajarito the Chilean customs.

THE BOLSON

The extensive roads of Patagonia Argentina offer a thousand landscapes that give each step the surprise of new images, new colors and new ways that will surprise the traveler’s imagination. This will surely happen at some autumn in El Bolson and especially to cross the canyon of Fogel.

As a preamble to a picturesque and vibrant community, the path is modern and comfortable, between rainbow colors scattered on the surrounding slopes. Only the meekness of a quiet and friendly town like El Bolson be Fit for the euphoria that produces such lavish and generous beauty.

El Bolson is named after the geographical conformation closed by mountains and ancient glaciers that surround it, leaving her under the shelter of the mountains. The village is nestled at the foot of the hill and Piltriquitrón Quemquemtreu on the banks of the river, surrounded by snowy peaks, old growth forests, waters of rivers and lakes free of contamination.

Its first settlers were of Chilean origin. In 1902 the valley was awarded to Argentina, and in 1933 the city, located 128 kilometers from Bariloche and 20 kilometers from Lago Puelo is based.

To get there, take the National Route 258, heading south, the Gutierrez, Mascardi and Guillermo lakes borders, and after passing through the Pampa del Toro, the Canyon of the fly and the Foyel, you reach the town of El Bolson, in a trip that can last a whole day.

Most of its buildings are of stone, with roofs of cypress shingles. The place has good hotels and camping, along with good bus services to Bariloche and Chile through Paso Cardenal Samore.

It is a charming town nestled in the fertile Valle Nuevo, surrounded by the Nevado west Piltriquitrón cord and east of the town, where you can ski in winter.

Later you through farms and fields of hops covered by crops, wheat, corn, cherries, raspberries, currants, cherries and apples, you will reach the Lago Puelo to enjoy its unique blue-turquoise hue.

El Bolson, geographically, historically and ecologically, is linked to the valleys of Lago Puelo, El Hoyo, Epuyén, Cholila and El Maitén El Manso. These are all areas where it has taken hold the concept of ecotourism.

In 1984 El Bolsón was declared Non-Nuclear Zone. That way you try to preserve for future generations a region free of radioactive contamination. This defense of the environment is reflected as a constant concern in the Municipal Charter, which declared Ecological Municipality.

Its heterogeneous community is formed by generations of immigrants from all provinces of the country, and a major European power that was drawn by the magnetism of its exuberant landscape and the quiet life of a mountain village.

El Bolson in Bariloche is a place that can be enjoyed year round. In the winter the snowy landscape is complemented by skiing on the hill Perito Moreno, which is located 25 kilometers and has the appropriate services.

The rest of the year various outdoor activities are performed in close contact with nature. Spring and autumn, with a profuse and wonderful multitude of colors, invites you to enjoy a stunning polychrome of red, ocher and yellow.

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