Basilica Menor San Francisco
3 expert reviews
“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 the Niño Jesús de Aracoeli”
– Lonely Planet
"Every salteño's soul belongs to the landmark St. Francis Church and Convent, with its white pillars and bright terra-cotta-and-gold facade. The first sanctuary was built in 1625; the..." Full review
"The belfry, the tallest in the Americas, holds the Campana de la Patria, a bronze bell made from the cannons...a small museum exhibits a variety of 17th and 18th-century religious images." Full review