
Farm in La Pampa (31 K) |
Estancias
The Argentine estancias are agriculture establishments, their "cascos"
main or principal house, are often XIXth century mansions, they have been
adapted to receive guests and they are almost always assisted by their
owners. They are usually big extensions of land, with livestock and sown
fields and with a rich history
and tradition.
The " cascos " can be houses of French or English style, luxuriously furnished
and with all comforts of excellent hotels or of attractive colonial style,
elegant and comfortable.
The farms allow the visitors to participate in all the typical tasks of
an Argentine estancia. They can be located in the Pampa,
in Patagonia, in the coast in the Northeast or in the Northwest, on the
Andes or in the immensity of the plains or plateaux.

Farm (26 K) |
The accomodation
in farms allows enjoying an exquisite gastronomy based on the excellent
meat and the famous Argentine wine. It is necessary to know that these
farms are the production centres of the best meat (asado)
in the world.
Apart from the meat, the kitchen of the estancias uses ingredients cultivated
in the establishment.
These elegant houses, with traces of colonial life together with Creole
atmosphere, are the best offer for a tourist.
Farm tourism is included by many tours and operators
that organise trips to Argentina, offer its clients the possibility of
lodging in this type of establishments, of enjoying a singular modality,
or simply, of getting to know a different place, typical of Argentina.

Farm in La Pampa (21 K) |
It is necessary
to know and to keep in mind some characteristic particularities when lodging
in an estancia. Contrary to a hotel, in the estancia, the visitor receives
a more personalised service so that one is made to feel as the owner's
special guest, more than as a hotel guest.
One of the objectives of this type of tourism is the possibility to come
closer to a privileged uncontaminated nature, to live the customs and
traditions of the Argentine campsite and to participate of a wide sport
and recreational offer, to breathe its air, to see the sky and the stars
without interference of any artificial light.
The farms grant the visitor the possibility of sharing the daily tasks
of the gaucho, to see him
work on his horse, an actor
in this huge scenario.
The farms are an inseparable part of the history of the country and today
they still keep a vigorous presence in the national economy. They constitute
a unique opportunity to get to know and enjoy the landscape of the Northwest,
the Pampa, Tierra
del Fuego, the south end or the Argentine Mesopotamia; and to discover
the comfortable mansions, the uses and typical customs of the field, the
pure, generous and prodigal nature of a simple, frank people and enjoying
an extremely friendly treatment.
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