San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo is a town near Salta, Argentina. The town is very green and home to a lot of nature, and is an easy day trip from Salta.

Get in

You can take the 7E bus from Salta. It costs $7 (November 2017), and the fare must be paid by transit card. If you don't have a Salta transit card, just get on the bus and find another passenger who will let you give them the cash and use their card.

Do

• Finca Lesser. Horse riding, the scenery, the views. It's spectacular!! 
• 1 Quebrada de San Lorenzo (at the end of Juan Carlos Davalos). Take a hike through beautiful mountainside forests. The 7E bus from Salta takes you all the way to the trailhead, which has tourist information, bathrooms, a few restaurants, and a couple of shops. From there, keep going west to find the trail. Follow the yellow arrows and ignore the "propiedad privada" signs. The trail ends at a clearing with a wacky metal statue and beautiful views of San Lorenzo and Salta. Free. (updated Nov 2017)

Eat

• La Monumental (Monumental Hogar), FMV, Av. San Martín 976, S2200, ☏ +54 387 42-4781. 4PM-12:30PM. 
• 1 Andres Restaurant, Juan Carlos Davalos 1401, ☏ +54 387 492-1600. Daily 12:00–16:00, Th–Sa 20:00–00:00. 
• 2 El Duende, Av. Juan Carlos Davalos 2309. 

Sleep

• Casa Hernandez, José Hernández 406. A lovely B&B run by a lovely Dutch couple. They have four rooms and a delicious breakfast including bread baked in the kitchen. They are incredibly helpful and so enthusiastic about San Lorenzo and Salta. 

Go next

• The obvious direction to go is back to Salta, from which you can access plenty of other small towns and natural attractions.