Tell me about Cordoba

The Cordoba area is very beautiful. It is important to get out into the countryside around Cordoba city to enjoy the full beauty of it. A lot of the scenery reminds me of bits of Scotland. The Fodor's guide has good information on what to see.
Driving in the city is a bit of a nightmare, but a car and driver or a rental will greatly add to your experience if you are moving around outside the city.
The city itself is a good walking city, but you may not be up to that.

Walking and horseback riding are fine. I just can't do up at 5am on the road at 6 and still going at midnight. Long days in a car or something like the tren al las nubes are probably too intense. I also have to allow for the possibility of a bad day so I hate to have a limited time somewhere like the falls and then miss doing the things because I'm not well.

I thought Cordoba looked interesting, but the stakes are lower. If I miss something it's not a big deal.

Cordoba is an excellent choice. It has different scenery from the NW or the pampas. I am sure you would enjoy a stay at one of the estancias nearby.

Cordoba is a vibrant city with a lot of history. The cathedral and Jesuit center around the central plaza highlight the rich colonial history. The Museo de la Memoria, also downtown, is a very sobering and important place to visit. It's where the military dictatorship held and tortured Argentines.

There's also a lot of music and nightlife. The nearby Sierras are lovely and there are a lot of small, interesting villages such as Alta Gracia (home of Che) to visit.

Another nice feature of Cordoba: The downtown peonatal is much nicer and less touristy than Florida street in Buenos Aires....

Thanks for the replies. I think Cordoba sounds just right for this trip.

I have promised not to kid drdawggy about his spelling mistakes in Spanish, as it would not be fair, not being his mother language.

So, I'll only explain that when he says above "peonatal", he means "peatonal", which is what we call a street reserved only for pedestrians.

Thanks for showing me mercy AV.

However you spell or misspell it...the pedestrian mall in Cordoba is way more fun than the pedestrian mall in Buenos Aires.

Es muy peligroso escribir en espanol aqui! Si hay faltas, recibamos notas malas de nuestro maestro!

alt164 for the "ñ"!

Si, es como asi teach2travel!

Hablando del diablo: " alt164 for the "ñ"!"

"Si, es como asi"????????????

drdawggy, no sería "Hablando del rey de Roma"?

Córdoba is nice, as everyone said. I don't know how much walking you can do, but the area around Cuesta Blanca is beautiful, and there's a national park not too far away (Quebrada de los Condoritos) which is pretty amazing, and very high likelihood to see condors. We didn't see any snakes, but they do have poisonous ones there, so be aware. Also there are a couple of weeks when the tábanos (horseflies? not sure) are maddening.