Mercado Central

Salta


This large, lively market is very interesting, as well as one of the cheapest places to eat in town. You can supplement inexpensive pizza, empanadas and humitas (stuffed corn dough) with fresh fruit and vegetables.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Salta attractions

1. Museo Histórico del Norte

0.27 MILES

Set on the plaza in the lovely cabildo (town hall), this collection ranges from pre-Columbian ceramics through to colonial-era religious art (admire the…

2. Centro Cultural América

0.3 MILES

A former church built in French academia style between 1721 and 1732, in 1913 it became Salta’s most important social club until the government took it…

5. Catedral Basilica de Salta

0.35 MILES

Salta’s pink cathedral was consecrated in 1878 and harbors the ashes of (among other notables) General Martín Miguel de Güemes, a salteño (resident of…

6. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo

0.37 MILES

Displays the work of contemporary artists from Salta and further afield. The space is well lit and usually exhibits high-quality canvases, multimedia…

7. Iglesia San Francisco

0.39 MILES

This magenta-and-yellow church is Salta’s most striking. The exuberant facade is topped by a slender tower; inside are several venerated images, including…

8. Convento de San Bernardo

0.64 MILES

Only Carmelite nuns may enter this 16th-century convent, the oldest building in Salta (though it was rebuilt into its current form in the 1840s after…