Discover Concordia: Culture on the Uruguay River

Concordia lies on the Uruguay River. When planning your trip, you can explore a variety of attractions: museums and historic buildings, the 70-hectare Parque Rivadavia, as well as thermal baths and water sports in the region’s waters. The city cannot be reduced to a single attraction.

Museums and history

The Museo de Antropología y Ciencias Naturales was founded with educational and cultural goals. Its purpose is to preserve, safeguard and promote the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Concordia and the region. The museum is housed in the former facilities of Concordia’s main railway station. Construction of the building, which is considered historically significant, began in 1871. In this way, the museum’s mission and the history of the building come together.

Since 1984, the Palacio Arruabarrena has served as the home of the Museo Regional Municipal. Castillo de San Carlos dates from 1888. These historic sites add further tangible points of connection to Concordia’s history alongside its museums.

The Museo de Artes Visuales offers a different focus: it presents exhibitions by artists from Concordia and the region, as well as, occasionally, artists from Argentina and abroad. It also hosts presentations involving theater, music and dance. The cultural offering thus ranges from preserving heritage to visual arts and cross-disciplinary performances.

The Carnaval de Concordia also has a permanent municipal structure. A permanent carnival committee is responsible for organizing, promoting, publicizing, marketing and administering the city’s carnival. This is a different cultural focus from the work of the museums: here the emphasis is on organizing and promoting Carnival, while the museums focus on collections, cultural heritage and artistic presentations.

Parks and thermal baths

Parque Rivadavia, also known as Parque San Carlos, covers 70 hectares and lies on the banks of the Salto Chico natural area. The park is home to the Jardín Botánico Caá Porá, which was established to protect native, exotic and herbaceous plant species. It was the first botanical garden of its kind in the province. Parque San Carlos has diverse native vegetation, consisting mainly of gallery forest, and can be explored via trails. This area therefore highlights both the protection of various plant species and the park’s landscape.

Termas de Concordia is 15 minutes from the city, surrounded by a natural area with pine and eucalyptus forests. The complex has six pools with temperatures ranging from 35 to 44 °C, as well as a thermal lake. This offers a different way to enjoy the water from walking through gallery forest or taking part in water sports in the region’s waterways.

The region’s waterways

The Salto Grande Dam connects Concordia and Salto and is 18 km from Concordia’s city center. The reservoir covers 783 km². Windsurfing, water skiing, canoeing, sailing, kayaking, rowing, motorboating and boat trips are available in the waters around Concordia and on Lake Salto Grande. The activities listed range from paddling and sailing to motorized boating and boat trips. When planning your trip, you can distinguish these regional water-based activities from the museums and trails in Parque San Carlos.

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