San Rafael (Mendoza)

Reservoir near San Rafael

San Rafael is a wine-growing city in southern Mendoza and the second largest city of this Argentinian province.

Get in

By air

The San Rafael Airport (also known as Suboficial Ayudante Santiago Germano Airport) (AFA  ^IATA) is 6 km west of San Rafael. Commercial flights from Buenos Aires (Aeroparque/Newbery Airfield) are offered by Aerolineas Argentinas.

See

• 1 Embalse Valle Grande (Valle Grande Dam). Great picnic and swimming place. (updated Apr 2017)

Do

• River rafting on Río Atuel. (updated Apr 2017)
• Winetasting in one of the Bodegas. (updated Apr 2017)

Sleep

• 1 Hotel Tower Inn & Suites, Hipolito Yrigoyen 774, ☏ +542604427190, reservas@towersanrafael.com. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00. Most famous hotel in San Rafael with good online ratings. 90US$. (updated Apr 2017)