The climate in the city and surrounding areas is pleasant year round. Even in winter there are frequent warm, sunny days, although you must be prepared for cold nights and some chilly, cloudy periods, which never last more than a week or so. During the summer, the rainy season (November to March), it is hot and humid with frequent rain showers and thunderstorms at the afternoon. The rain causes some spot flooding due to an unsatisfactory drainage system. The best time to visit Córdoba is March to May and August to November, when it's not too hot nor too cool and there is little rain.

Córdoba was founded in 1573 by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera. For the first two centuries of its history it was the largest and most important town in the region that today is Argentina, until in 1776 Buenos Aires was declared capital of the Virreinato del Río de la Plata. Córdoba's university was founded as early as 1613 by the Jesuits. The Catholic Church had much influence on social life until 1900, and Córdoba sometimes was called "the Rome of Argentina" being a stronghold for conservativism.

In the 1950s the city was industrialized by the Perón and Frondizi governments. In the following decades Córdoba transformed into Argentina's second technology hub behind Buenos Aires, leading above-all in motor industry (IKA - now Renault -, Volkswagen and Fiat), aviation (the famous Fábrica Militar de Aviones, Argentina's main aircraft producer, is here) and, later, in high-tech sectors like software and electronics. Also, the second half of the 20th century was marked by explosive population growth due to migration from northern Argentina. In 1980, the metropolitan area, and in the 1991 census the city itself passed the million inhabitants.

Córdoba has played a major role in some of the revolutionary movements in 20th century Argentina. In 1918 a student revolution, the Reforma Universitaria, led to a modernization of what is now the National University, which until this time had been very conservative and elitist. This revolution spread to all cities of Argentina and most of Latin America, leading to more autonomy and openness in the regional educational institutions. In 1955, the conservative Revolución Libertadora led to the resignation of President Juan Perón. In 1969 and 1971, two left-wing riots known as Cordobazo and Viborazo were among the main reasons for the end of the military dictatorship which had governed Argentina since 1966. While in the 2001/02 crisis the city was fairly quiet, an infamous police riot in 2013 led to two nights of violence which spread to other regions of Argentina.

Beginning with the early 1970s, and more strongly after democratization took place in 1983, the formerly very conservative city began to open and evolve into a cosmopolitan regional metropolis. A unique urban popular culture characterized by comedy, theater and the cuarteto music began to appear. At the same time, Córdoba diversified its economy, evolving from an industrial-governmental provincial town to an important hub for commerce, culture, education and services. Today the city is a "service metropolis" with many advertising agencies, call centers also serving foreign customer and an IT-hub employing more than 10,000 software professionals.

Tourist information at airport, bus terminal, and in the Cabildo building (listed in See below). Some other provinces, like Tierra del Fuego, Salta and La Rioja have tourist information offices in the city, they are called "casas de provincia".

• -31.31-64.2083331 Ingeniero Taravella International Airport (Pajas Blancas) (10 km (6 mi) north of the city center). As of March 2023 Córdoba is served by flights from many Argentine and major South American cities, Panama City (the best connection from North America) and Madrid (the best connection from Europe). If you fly through Buenos Aires you will likely need to transfer from Ezeiza International Airport to Aeroparque Jorge Newbery serving domestic flights on your own with your luggage, and the shuttle bus service is relatively expensive, more than half the price of a taxi.  

From the Córdoba airport there is a regular bus to city center (25, about US$0.60, drivers will often refuse to take passengers with too much luggage), a minibus service and taxis (significantly more expensive than in most other cities, around AR$13000/US$15 for a ride to the centre area). From the Taravella airport there are also direct buses stopping on the way between Córdoba's bus terminal and the attractive suburb of Río Ceballos, but this bus stop is a 5-minute walk away at the E-55 highway and is poorly marked, better ask a local for the exact location. Additionally, the major car rental agencies have offices at the airport.

Until the 1980s Córdoba was an important railway center with many connections. Today, Trenes Argentinos has only one long-distance line left with passenger services, the railway from Buenos Aires, via Villa María and Rosario, two times a week. The train is very cheap in comparison to buses and has a pullman section and sleepers, but the journey is about 5 hours longer because of the deteriorated rails. Fortunately, in 2015 the worst part of the railroad was renovated. Also, in the holiday season you must reserve well in advance as the demand is high. Reservations are only possible at the train stations and you must show your passport or ID card when buying the tickets. There is also a local train from Villa María, three times a week.

The main train station, -31.420453-64.1751772 Estación Mitre , is near the omnibus terminal, on Bv. Juan Domingo Perón 101. Most of the city bus lines pass within 400 m of the station, so it's easy to get to your accommodation and attractions. Another station in the neighborhood of Barrio Ferreyra (about 12 km south-east of the city centre). Another train station is -31.398237-64.1801633 Alta Córdoba about 1 km north of the Suquía River in Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera street. From there, there are 2-3 local trains per day to Cosquín via La Calera and the San Roque dam (very beautiful journey, but slow).

The city is connected with most larger towns by good asphalted routes. A motorway (Ruta Nacional 9) links Cordoba to Rosario and from there, to the Buenos Aires - Santa Fe motorway. Another motorway links Córdoba with Carlos Paz (RN20) - with connections from San Juan and Chile, another dual-carriageway goes to Alta Gracia (RN 5). As of 2015, there are dual-carriageway highways being built to Santa Fe (RN19), Río Cuarto in the south of the province on the way to Patagonia (RN36), and Villa del Totoral (RN9) on the way from Tucumán and the North-West.

Buses are now the most popular public transport. The main bus station, -31.422793-64.1756214 Terminal de Ómnibus de Córdoba (TOC), is in the east of the city center, between Boulevard Illía and Boulevard Perón streets (Direction: Boulevard Perón 380), near the Río Suquía and the Mitre train station. There are direct connections to all large cities, provincial capitals and main tourist destinations of Argentina, with the exception of Ushuaia (you will have to change in Río Gallegos) and Viedma (changes possible in Bahía Blanca and San Antonio Oeste). There may be buses from international destinations too. Very frequent buses to Buenos Aires (11 hours), Salta (12 hours) and Rosario (5½ hour). Also, the local buses to the suburbs stop here.

The bus station has two separate terminal buildings, T1 or Terminal Vieja and T2 or Terminal Nueva, connected via a tunnel. It is the older building T1 where most of the long-distance buses arrive, and the newer T2 is dedicated mostly to local connections and some lines to Patagonia. Take into account that the whole station is about 700 m long, so it's good to arrive early if you don't know the gate from where your bus starts.

From the bus terminal, there are many possibilities to reach the main hotels and attractions, as it is 500-800 m away from the microcentro.

• First, you can reach the microcentro area perfectly walking, for example taking the street of Boulevard Perón to the north and then Rosario de Santa Fe to the west which takes you to San Martín Square, the Cathedral and the pedestrian malls.
• Second, several local urban bus lines take you to the microcentro and other areas. There are three urban bus stops around the terminal (poorly marked): in Bv. Illia near T1 between Tránsito Cáceres de Allende and Paraná streets, and in Bv. Perón; where there are two stops, one at T1 and one at T2. You must buy a bus card first (see Get around section); you can do this in some of the kiosks at the terminals with the Red Bus sign.
• Third, there are two taxi stations in T1 and a smaller one in T2. In T2, the station where you can take a taxi to the city center is located at the main floor, the one that leads to the eastern neighborhoods is in the lower floor.

Another smaller bus station is at Mercado Sur, about 400 m south of Plaza San Martín in Bv. Illia street. Only local and regional buses, e.g. to Carlos Paz and Villa General Belgrano, stop here. There are some other minor short- and mid-distance bus stops marked with a red sign (Parada de Transporte Interurbano) but you will have to ask at the main terminal (or locals) which buses stop there as there are no indications.

Since the abolition of the tramway in the 1960s, public transport is limited to buses. They are cheap by international standards, but often very crowded. As of March 2023, there doesn't seem to exist a centralized online route planner or schedule service that's working. Google Maps doesn't have this information either.

Yellow taxis and green remises, similar to taxis but with a different fare system, are a comfortable way of getting around, with prices starting from around $3000ARS (2024) for a 15-block ride. Under the rules, yellow taxis may be hailed for pick up on the street but green remises are dedicated to pickup up from a particular location after receiving a telephone request. But these rules are loose and you may often successfully hail a green remis on the street. Taxi drivers are very sensitive about their cars. When exiting please close the door slowly, and remember to try and keep your feet planted to the ground. Also, there are no seatbelts in most taxis. Generally speaking, taxis and remises are safe; but it may be even safer to call a taxi or remis by phone in some situations, e.g. when travelling to the airport.

Traffic in the downtown area has been getting increasingly messy, and the quickest way to move around this area (if you are healthy enough for it) is definitely by bike.

Córdoba has a fairly extensive, though underused, cycleway network (Red de Ciclovías) built in the 1980s and 1990s. Unfortunately, the cycleways are poorly maintained and have large gaps, some of them also pass through run-down neighborhoods with a high crime rate and are not recommended for tourists. The most picturesque cycleway runs parallel to the Suquía River and is a good option to cross the city from east to west. The inner city cycling infrastructure covers only a few main avenues in the Nueva Córdoba and Centro area, linking the University campus (Ciudad Universitaria) with the Patio Olmos, the bus terminal and the Government building (Centro Cìvico).

Due to bicycle theft, it's a good idea to park the bicycle at a guarded carpark, particularly in the city center. By law, all public parking garages (playa de estacionamiento) must accept bicycles, but some will refuse to do so or charge you the same price as for a motorcycle. Maipú Parking in Av. Maipú is a good option with a low price in the city centre. If you want to go shopping with your bike outside the central district, be aware that only large supermarkets and shopping malls offer (relatively) safe bicycle parking facilities.

There is no public bike-rental system in the city, although there are plans to establish one. There are only a few bicycle rental agencies in Córdoba, two of them are Córdoba Rent a Bike in San Martín 5 and Baluch Backpacker's Hostel in San Martín 338.

• -31.4167-64.18481 Córdoba Cathedral, Independencia / 27 de Abril. Built between the 16th and late 18th centuries in Latin American baroque style with interesting interior partly built by Native American craftsmen. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41775-64.186982 Capilla doméstica, Caseros 141. Chapel in the "Manzana de los Jesuitas". Not permanently open, it is necessary to ask for permission to visit it. The most beautiful of them all. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.42434-64.185793 Iglesia Sagrado Corazón (also called Iglesia de los Capuchinos), Obispo Oro / Buenos Aires (Nueva Córdoba). A very attractive church in neo-Gothic style, well worth visiting. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41612-64.185944 Iglesia de Santa Catalina de Siena, Plaza Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera. Has a beautiful dome. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41692-64.185535 Monasterio de Santa Teresa, Obispo Trejo / 27 de Abril. An interesting pink Baroque building near the Cathedral, which hosts the Museum of Religious Art. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41914-64.183646 Iglesia de San Francisco, Entre Ríos / Buenos Aires. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41797-64.18667 Iglesia Compañía de Jesús, Obispo Trejo / Caseros. The probably biggest attraction of the Manzana de los Jesuitas quarters, this is the oldest standing church of Argentina, built in 1671. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.40993-64.196958 Iglesia María Auxiliadora, Av Colón / Rodríguez Peña (on Plaza Colón). Beautiful neo-Gothic church in Barrio Alberdi. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.412-64.204229 Capilla Jesuítica del Barrio Quinta Santa Ana, El Recodo / Bulevar Quinta Santana. The oldest chapel in Córdoba, built in 1607. (updated Jul 2019)

• -31.41619-64.1911910 Palacio Municipal, Av. Alvear and Caseros. The city hall, a large modern building but a bit run-down. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4163-64.184311 Cabildo, Plaza San Martín. White colonial building with arcades, featuring a large exhibition space and tourist information. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4164-64.192412 Palacio de Justicia, Caseros 551. Large courthouse in neo-classical style. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41845-64.1866213 Ex Rectorado de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Obispo Trejo / Caseros. Very fine Baroque colonial building from the 18th century with a museum and a beautiful patio. Nowadays part of the university's faculty for law studies. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41882-64.1868714 Colegio de Montserrat, Obispo Trejo / Duarte Quirós. School of the Jesuits, in a Baroque building. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41676-64.1835915 Monument of San Martín, Plaza San Martín. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.42096-64.1887816 Monument to Vélez Sársfield, Plaza Vélez Sarsfield (Av. V. Sarsfield / Av. H. Yrigoyen). (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.5666-64.332917 Monument to Myriam Stefford, Av. Armada Argentina. A huge obelisk in the outskirts, on RP5 near the toll station of Los Cedros. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4289-64.181818 Faro del Bicentenario. A lighthouse 1000 km from the sea, near Plaza España. (updated Mar 2023)

Córdoba has a large variety of museums of different types.

History and archaeology

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• -31.422652-64.18774519 Archaeology and Anthropology museum (Museo de Antropología de la Universidad de Córdoba (UNC)), H. Irigoyen 174 (near Paseo del Buen Pastor), ☏ +54 351-4331058. M-F 09:00-17:00. Ground floor: Archaeology - people from 10,000 years ago - before the Spanish came. Upstairs: More recent anthropology. free. (updated Jul 2019)

• -31.42744-64.1811620 Dinosaur/fossil museum (Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales Dr Arturo Umberto Illía), Av. Poeta Lugones 395 (Parque Sarmiento, near Plaza España), ☏ +54 351 434 4070, [email protected]. Tu-Su 10:00-20:00. Bright, well-presented museum showing life in the province from hundreds of millions of years ago. free on Wednesdays, and always free for students, retirees and children, otherwise AR$50, June 2019. (updated Jul 2019)

• -31.4181-64.187621 Museo Paleontológico de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Velez Sarsfield 249. An impressive collection of fossils including the fossil of the greatest pre-historic spider of the world. Also has a zoology and mineralogy section. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.417-64.181222 Museo Histórico Marqués de Sobremonte, Rosario de Santa Fe 218. Museum about the history of the city and Argentina, with a focus on the colonial time. The building is an attraction in itself. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4183-64.1871223 Museo Histórico de la Universidad, Obispo Trejo 242. At the "Ex Rectorado" (now Facultad de Derecho), will show the university's history. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41843-64.1792524 Museo Obispo Salguero, Obispo Salguero 84. Art and historic documents. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41749-64.1863125 Museo Obispo Fray José Antonio de San Alberto, Obispo Trejo 194 (Manzana de los Jesuitas). Historical religious items. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41771-64.1829626 Banco de la Provincia de Córdoba, San Jerónimo / Buenos Aires. Monumental bank building in neo-classic style, hosts a bank museum with coin collections. (updated Mar 2023)

Arts

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• -31.42713-64.184927 Museo de Bellas Artes Evita, Av. Yrigoyen / Derqui (Palacio Ferreyra). Hosting the permanent art exhibition of the provincial government, and sometimes also displays temporary exhibition. The museum gives a good overview of Argentine painting from the early 19th century to modern work. Palacio Ferreyra, where the museum is, is a neo-baroque palace and one of the oldest grand buildings in town. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.42837-64.183628 Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Emilio E. Caraffa, Av. Poeta Lugones 411 (Plaza España). Focuses on Argentine and Latin American contemporary art - paintings, sculptures and other art forms. Spacious and pleasant. Changing exhibitions. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41478-64.186729 Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Dr. Genaro Pérez, Av. General Paz 33. The second largest art museum in town with a permanent and changing exhibitions. Somewhat more "underground" than the Caraffa, interesting. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41734-64.184730 Museo de Arte Religioso Juan de Tejeda, Independencia 122. Described as the best museum for religious art in Argentina. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41911-64.1880531 Museo del Teatro y la Música Cristóbal de Aguilar, Velez Sarsfield 317 (inside of the Teatro El Libertador). Theater and music museum. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.37333-64.2551332 Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Chateau Carreras, Av. Ramón C. Carcano (Parque San Martín). A little 19th century castle with a beautiful patio in the west of the city, which exhibits modern art. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.42374-64.1921733 Art Galleries in the Paseo de las Artes, Belgrano/La Cañada/Pasaje Revol. Changing exhibitions. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.42345-64.1920234 Museo Iberoamericano de Artesanías, Belgrano / A. Rodríguez. Folk art of Latin American Indians and typical "latinoamericanism" pieces. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41161-64.1676635 Museo Cultural General Paz, Pringles/Catamarca. Cultural center. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4299-64.176942 Parque Sarmiento (Nueva Córdoba). The most popular park of the city, with a zoo, a flower garden and an artificial lake. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4056-64.184743 Parque Las Heras, Bv. Las Heras / Av. Gral. Paz. A small park north of the Suquía river. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4441-64.226444 Parque de la Vida. At the La Cañada river, south-western Córdoba, a large, pleasant park with interesting scenery and sports facilities. Unsafe at night. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4098-64.17145 Parque General Paz. Small park near the Río Suquía, near the interesting Industry Museum (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.359-64.26646 Reserva Natural Urbana General San Martín (Parque San Martín), Av. Ramón C. Cárcano (at the Río Suquía, 10 km. west of the city center). Córdoba's largest park with a fair complex, a soccer stadium and a nature reserve which protects the original Espinal woodlands covering most of Córdoba province before the 20th century. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.3832-64.226147 Parque de las Naciones and Parque Autóctono, Av. Sagrada Familia (Barrio Cerro de las Rosas). Two small parks with a hill and good views of the city. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.3873-64.2548 Jardín Botánico (near Río Suquía 8 km (5 mi) west of the center.). Botanical gardens. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.402-64.204349 Isla de los Patos, Av. Costanera / Hualfín (Bo. Alberdi). An island in the Río Suquía with a little park, ideal for families. Pretty crowded on weekends, when a small Peruvian market with some Andean food is held here. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41666-64.1835450 Plaza San Martín, San Martín / Rosario de Santa Fe. The heart of the city, surrounded by historic buildings. In the middle stands a monument to general San Martín ("the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru"). Street musicians play here at night. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41552-64.1920651 Paseo de Sobremonte, La Cañada / 27 de Abril. An old, very pleasant square built in 1785. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41714-64.191252 Plaza de la Intendencia (Av. Marcelo T. de Alvear between Caseros and Duarte Quirós). A nice public square between the city hall and the main courthouse. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.42847-64.184953 Plaza España, Chacabuco / Av. Yrigoyen. Modern square in a rationalistic design. It's in the middle of a busy roundabout. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4092-64.195654 Plaza Colón, Av. Colón / Mariano Moreno (Barrio Alberdi). Green, beautiful square surrounded by buildings worth seeing. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.42374-64.1925355 Paseo de las Artes, Belgrano / Fructuoso Rivera (Barrio Güemes). Square with well-known art and crafts market and old-style buildings. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.42407-64.1865356 Paseo del Buen Pastor. A remodeled old prison with a green square, now the center of Nueva Córdoba area. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.42-64.198857 Córdoba Observatory, Francisco N de Laprida 854 (in Barrio Observatorio). In the late 19th century, this was one of the world's most important astronomic observatories. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.6057-64.568858 Observatorio Bosque Alegre (Estación Astrofísica de Bosque Alegre) (25 km (15 mi) south-west of the city). The follower of Córdoba Observatory, the most important observatory of Argentina these days. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.5236-64.463959 Centro Espacial Teófilo Tabanera, Ruta C-45, Falda del Cañete (15 km (9 mi) south-west of the city). Argentina's main space center, with a museum. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4329-64.342660 La Perla (Espacio para la Memoria "La Perla" - Ex Centro Clandestino) (RN20 shortly before Malagueño), ☏ +54 351 498 3256, [email protected]. Tu-Sa afternoon. Memorial to the victims of the military dictatorship (1976-1983), housed in a former prison. You can get here by buses going via Malagueño to Villa Carlos Paz. (updated Mar 2023)

There are over 50 theaters and culture centers and some "arte bars", where you can see theater, art exhibitions and different music acts. Every 2 years there is the Festival de Teatro del Mercosur, Argentina's most important theater festival, with many groups of South America.

Most important theaters include:

• -31.4193-64.18781 Teatro del Libertador, Av. Vélez Sársfield / Duarte Quirós. The biggest and most traditional, in Italian opera-house style, featuring opera and classical music, but also more modern pieces. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41755-64.183672 Teatro Real, San Jerónimo 66 (facing Plaza San Martín). The second traditional theater, with a wide variety of shows, including opera, music, and humor. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4052-64.17763 Espacio Cirulaxia, Pasaje Pérez 12. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4142-64.1784 documentA / Escénicas, Lima 364. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4119-64.18675 Teatro María Castaña, Tucumán 260. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4245-64.1966 Teatro La Cochera, Fructuoso Rivera 541. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4173-64.18067 Studio Theater, Rosario de Santa Fe and Maipú. A theater and discothèque. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4162-64.187958 Teatro Córdoba, 27 de Abril / Belgrano. With cinema exhibitions. (updated Mar 2023)

Modern theater is also shown in Cineclub Municipal Hugo del Carril. In addition there may occasionally be theater shows in the Ciudad de las Artes cultural center, the university's main event venue Pabellón Argentina and at the Quality Espacio event venue, see listings in the appropriate sections below.

The Festival de Teatro del Mercosur takes place every two years, including theater performances from all over South America.

Multiplex cinemas are in the shopping centers of Patio Olmos, Nuevo Centro and Córdoba Shopping, but there are some traditional cinemas in the city center like:

• -31.4134-64.185599 Gran Rex, General Paz and Colón. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41248-64.1879110 Cinerama, Colón (between Tucumán and Sucre). (updated Mar 2023)

There are also cineclubes, cinemas, with some of them being very active cultural centers.

• -31.4209-64.186711 Cineclub Municipal Hugo del Carril, Bv. San Juan and Obispo Trejo. Showing more "serious" films. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4162-64.18812 Teatro Córdoba Cine para ver, 27 de Abril / Belgrano. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.42667-64.1859413 British Culture Association Argentina (Asociación Argentina de Cultura Británica), Avenida Hipólito Yrigoyen 496. (updated Mar 2023)

Some "arte bars" show movies, too.

In the many cultural centers there are not only a wide variety of shows and exhibitions, but you can also assist at many courses:

• -31.4353-64.174414 Ciudad de las Artes, Av. Ricchieri (Parque Sarmiento; Bo. Villa Revol). A new cultural complex with many institutes, a varied program and many courses. (updated Mar 2023)

• Paseo de las Artes (see above)

• -31.43939-64.1892115 Pabellón Argentina, Av. Haya de la Torre (Ciudad Universitaria). The cultural center of the University. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4183-64.184316 Centro Cultural España Córdoba, Entre Ríos 40. Shows of modern music, theater, cinema and multimedia arts, and literature (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41479-64.1897117 Goethe-Institut, Ayacucho 46. German culture center. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.3942-64.167918 Casa Grote, Padre Grote, Bo. General Bustos. "Underground" culture center, with exhibitions, music and theater. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4044-64.184219 990 Arte Club, Bv. Los Andes y Las Heras. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4057-64.211520 Instituto de Culturas Aborigenes (Instituto de Cultura Indígena), Enfermera Clermont 130. First governmental institute for the culture of the native people. Officially recognized courses in native languages and folklore. (updated Mar 2023)

There are also cultural activities at the CPCs (municipal district centers).

There are many sport clubs where you can do a wide variety of sports, being the most popular association football, basketball, and field hockey. The clubs will mostly charge a monthly fee. There are also paid soccer fields (mostly of reduced size for 5 or 7 players per team), and you can do inline skating, mountain-bike and play soccer in an informal way in the parks, like the Parque Sarmiento, and the many plazas in the barrios outside the city centre.

The Universidad Nacional de Córdoba offers courses (for a small fee) in a variety of sports, including climbing and sailing. Secretaría de Educación Física, Av. Valparaíso S/N.

Association football (soccer) is the most popular sport, like in most of Argentina. The best-known soccer teams of Córdoba are Belgrano, Talleres and Instituto. Belgrano plays in First Division, Instituto in Second Division (B Nacional) and Talleres in third division. Córdoba has also a very good basketball team, Atenas, which holds the record of championships in Argentina and is known as one of the best outside the USA.

• -31.3688-64.246121 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Av. R.C. Cárcano (Parque San Martín). Known also as "Olympic" stadium (although there never were Olympic Games in Argentina). It doesn't belong to a specific club, so all important football matches and many other sports and entertainment events are held here. With a capacity of 55,000 spectators (all-seater) it's one of the largest stadiums in Argentina. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.3838-64.180222 Estadio Monumental Alta Cordoba (Estadio Presidente Perón), Jujuy / Quevedo (Bo. Alta Córdoba). Instituto's stadium, is the second largest. Capacity: 30,000. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4036-64.206223 Estadio Gigante de Alberdi (Estadio Julio César Villalba), Arturo Orgaz / La Rioja. Belgrano's stadium near Av. Colón in the Alberdi neighborhood, is the third largest with 28,000 spectators. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4492-64.175424 Estadio "Francisco Cabasés" (La Boutique de Barrio Jardín) (Estadio Boutique), Av. Riccheri 3200 / Av. Talleres (Bo. Jardín). Capacity: 16,500. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.3649-64.221125 Orfeo Superdomo, Av. Rodríguez del Busto and Cardeñosa. The largest indoor stadium of Argentina with a capacity of about 12,000. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.3917-64.193726 Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti, Martín Alonso Pinzón 1050. Another large indoor stadium, where Atenas' basketball team plays regularly. Pinzón 1950. (updated Mar 2023)

• Parque Sarmiento listed in See above is during the weekend a place for many locals to do sports: e.g. football playing, jogging and biking.

Although some locals do so, it is not recommended to swim in the polluted Río Suquía, except for the extreme north-west of the city. Houses in the northwest of the city are guaranteed to have swimming pools, all the way to Unquillo.

If you don't want to make a trip to the outskirts, you can swim in the many piscinas (swimming pools) in the city itself, and even in the city center, but most of them are rather poor, and you will have to pass a medical examination.

• -31.42754-64.1783627 Natatorio Municipal (Pileta Municipal). The largest public swimming pool, in Sarmiento Park, but is only open between late December and early March and often very crowded. (updated Mar 2023)

You can swim at the following spots in the surroundings:

• La Calera, 18 km (11 mi) north-west from the center, where the Suquía is clean and there are many pleasant spots, with rocks and little cascades, like -31.3595-64.381828 Diquecito and -31.3487-64.429 Casa Bamba.

• Río Ceballos, a very attractive suburb, 30 km (18 mi) north-west from the center in the hills, can be reached by a very good highway. There is the -31.1479-64.346430 La Quebrada artificial lake, with a dam, and in the surroundings there are many little rivers and cascades.

• -31.7229-64.41131 Anizacate, -31.7294-64.437432 Los Aromos, -31.72481-64.4332933 La Bolsa and -31.731-64.450934 La Serranita near Alta Gracia, 30 km (18 mi) south-west, with river beaches and much tranquility.

• Villa Carlos Paz, at River San Antonio. The more central beaches like -31.4301-64.509435 Fantasio are very crowded in summer, and the -31.3603-64.458836 Lake San Roque has only small beaches and is pretty polluted. So better go to the beaches south of the central area like -31.4565-64.51137 Playas de Oro and nearby beaches at -31.4654-64.538238 Mayu Sumaj and -31.4779-64.562939 Icho Cruz. At -31.4774-64.575340 Cuesta Blanca 10 km (6 mi) south of Carlos Paz, there is an isolated, very attractive beach after a 40-min walk, the -31.4767-64.595641 Playa de los Hippies.

There are many buses (every 20-30 min) to all mentioned spots.

The official web site of Córdoba is Cordoba.gov.ar, a good internet portal with the best event information is Vos, run by the most popular local newspaper La Voz del Interior.

Events like congresses, conventions, big concerts and exhibitions are hold at the following centers:

• -31.3715-64.258742 Predio Feriar, Av. Ramón Cárcano (Parque San Martín). Large events and congresses, some festivals. (updated Mar 2023)

• Orfeo Superdomo, see above, has music and sports events including boxing.

• -31.3449-64.207743 Pajas Blancas Center, M. P. de Cabrera 7500. Concerts and congresses. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.3931-64.159644 Forja (Bo. Talleres Este (5 km {3 mi} east of center)). Often concerts, but also congresses. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4059-64.197545 Plaza de la Música, Av. Costanera R. Mestre (Bo. Alberdi). Frequent music and theater events. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.41148-64.1675646 Centro Cultural Gral. Paz, Catamarca / Pringles. An old warehouse, many rock concerts and theater events. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.431-64.173347 Teatro Griego (Parque Sarmiento). Beautifully located outdoor amphitheater, but it is little used. (updated Mar 2023)

• -31.4448-64.195448 Quality Espacio, Cruz Roja Argentina 200. Event venue. (updated Mar 2023)

Some events also take place in the soccer stadiums mentioned above.

Some important and interesting yearly events are the Feria Internacional de Artesanías (arts and crafts fair) in autumn and the Book fair in September. Since 2005, Córdoba hosts Sexpoerótica, the most important adult convention of Argentina and now one of the largest of Latin America, with more than 70,000 visitors in 2014, in autumn.

The Noche de los Museos is an irregular event (2-3 times per year) when you can visit many museums of the city without having to pay, until 01:00 or 02:00.

Córdoba has the reputation of being a conservative city, but the LGBT presence and tolerance towards them has increased greatly over recent decades. The first dedicated gay club of Argentina, Piaf, has been opened here in the 1980s, and there are now strong organizations lobbying for LGBT issues. There are also some travel agencies specialized in LGBT visitors. If you are in trouble or simply need information about the gay scene in Córdoba, there is a phone service for LGBT tourists (0800-268-0532) operated by the local web portal Lugares Gay CBA^{[dead link]}, a good source of information about the local options.

Although local LGBT people tend to be less extroverted than in Buenos Aires, as a LGBT visitor you can show your affections openly, at least in the cosmopolitan central districts (Centro, Nueva Córdoba, the eastern parts of Güemes and Alberdi, and General Paz). In the poorer neighborhoods and the outskirts of the city, however, you should be more careful (including the western part of Güemes quarter around Zen club), as there have been incidents of discrimination against LGBT people and tolerance generally is lower.

Local arts and crafts are sold at the Paseo de las Artes (Saturday and Sunday after 17:00), where you also can buy some local food like salamis, honey, and alfajores (a local sweet with dulce de leche) in the very pleasant Güemes district (see above). The area is now the most popular shopping area at weekends.

There is also a smaller arts and crafts market at Plaza San Martín, and some others at other city squares. In summer some craftsmen move to the Sierras, where there is an attractive market at the dam Dique San Roque 10 km (6 mi) north of Carlos Paz, 15 km (9 mi) west of La Calera and 25 km (15 mi) from Córdoba itself, via route E-55.

There's a concentration of antiquity shops along Belgrano 700-900 at the level of Paseo de las Artes, and in Pasaje Revol there's a small antiquity market. There are also many second hand shops in the Mercado Norte area.

An interesting experience is to visit the flea market in Villa El Libertador neighborhood (about 8 km south-west of the city center) on Sunday mornings, the center of the Bolivian community, where you can find also cheap Andean food.