Chacras de Coria sits 15 kilometres south of central Mendoza, a 25-minute taxi ride away. It is known for its network of stone acequias, residential estates, and historic boutique wineries operating right inside the village grid. Chacras de Coria is worth visiting if you want relaxed cellar-door tastings, long courtyard lunches, and quiet cycling beneath sycamores. Look elsewhere if you require late-night dance clubs, dense walkable museum districts, or dramatic alpine trekking right outside your door.
Last updated 3 Oct 2026
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Wine & Vineyards
Taste old-vine Malbec and Cabernet Franc at Clos de Chacras and Pulmary, where century-old concrete vats sit behind modest brick gates.
Wine & Vineyards
Taste old-vine Malbec and Cabernet Franc at Clos de Chacras and Pulmary, where century-old concrete vats sit behind modest brick gates.
Century Tank Malbec Tasting
Bodega Clos de Chacras
Book the 10:30 AM cellar tour online. For 25 USD you walk the 1921 brick tanks and taste four single-vineyard Malbecs before the midday lunch rush.
Editor TipSwiss-Italian settlers founded these family-scale bodegas in the early twentieth century, adapting European winemaking traditions to the intense sun of Luján de Cuyo. Use the spittoon on the first two pours. Pedalling along gravel roads under high sun requires a steady hand.
Charcoal-Grilled Bife de Chorizo
Parrilla Dávalos
Show up right when doors open at half past eight for a garden table. Order the bife de chorizo, grilled provolone, and a side of chimichurri.
Editor TipIn Mendoza, the neighbourhood parrilla serves as communal living room, where native quebracho charcoal imparts deep, slow smokiness to prime beef. Evenings turn crisp once the sun drops behind the peaks; bring an extra wool layer for outdoor garden seating.
Clay-Oven Beef Empanadas
Cantina La Estación
Walk in around 20:30 for a patio table under the grape arbor. Order knife-cut beef empanadas, grilled provolone, and a pitcher of local house red.
Editor TipMendoza empanadas earn their local reputation through hand-sliced beef braised with cumin, abundant sweet onion, green olives, and a blistered crust from wood-fired brick ovens. Argentines eat late, so arriving at opening guarantees unhurried service before neighbourhood families fill the room at 22:00.
Feasting from the Clay Oven
Cava de Cano
Settle into this converted 1930s cellar for a fixed multi-course spread of clay-oven ribs, cured ham, and endless Malbec. Reserve by WhatsApp.
Editor TipMendocino hospitality revolves around the slow embers of the horno de barro, turning local beef, hard cheeses, and valley herbs into an unhurried communal feast. Pace yourself on the warm sourdough and pickled eggplants; the slow-roasted beef arrives late.
Cycling
Rent a town cruiser on Calle Italia to pedal the leafy residential lanes and connect to the dedicated wine paths running south into Vistalba.
Cycling
Rent a town cruiser on Calle Italia to pedal the leafy residential lanes and connect to the dedicated wine paths running south into Vistalba.
Village Bike Hire and Cortado
Bacchus Biking
Collect a sturdy cruiser for roughly 15 USD, test your brakes on Calle Italia, and take twenty minutes for an espresso and warm medialuna on the square.
Editor TipCentury-old irrigation canals called acequias border these leafy lanes, using indigenous Huarpe ditch technology to channel high Andean snowmelt through the desert. Take the pannier bags. Carrying three bottles of wine in a backpack will punish your shoulders by noon.
Sunday Markets
Browse Plaza Gerónimo Espejo on Sunday mornings for hand-turned leatherwork, antique mate gourds, silver bombillas, and warm fried pastries.
Sunday Markets
Browse Plaza Gerónimo Espejo on Sunday mornings for hand-turned leatherwork, antique mate gourds, silver bombillas, and warm fried pastries.
Browsing Sunday Antiques and Silver
Plaza General Espejo
The Sunday market sets up around the plaza by 9:00 AM. Grab a table at the perimeter kiosk for a cortado and media luna, then spend an hour examining mate gourds and leatherwork.
Editor TipFor decades, locals from across Luján de Cuyo have gathered here each Sunday to trade vintage siphons, estate silver, and hand-carved bombillas beneath the towering plane trees. Cash is absolute king here. Bring crisp Argentine pesos since stallholders rarely bother with card readers.
Plaza Stalls and Antiques
Plaza Gerónimo Espejo
Arrive as craftsmen set up around the square. Cash is necessary for leatherwork, mate gourds, and warm tortitas mendocinas from the bakery cart.
Editor TipEvery Sunday, local craftsmen gather under the plane trees, trading woodcuts and silver bombillas in a tradition that predates the region's vineyard boom. Grab a flaky tortita raspada from the corner stand early; the bakers pack up before ten thirty.
Note from the Editor
“Mendoza mornings stay wonderfully quiet until ten. Start early on two wheels to clear the boutique estate gates before the organized tasting vans roll in from the capital.”
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What to do in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Life here moves at the steady tempo of irrigation water through stone gutters. Centred on Plaza Gerónimo Espejo, the village fans out into leafy avenues lined with high-walled estates, artisan bakeries, and neighbourhood bodegas. It suits travellers who prefer unhurried afternoons, generous lunches in garden courtyards, and tasting cellar reserves without dealing with downtown traffic.
24 hours in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Grab warm tortitas on Calle Mitre, then tour the concrete fermentation tanks at Clos de Chacras. Spend three unhurried hours over wood-grilled entraña in a garden courtyard on Calle Darragueira. End the day with a glass of old-vine Malbec around Plaza Gerónimo Espejo as locals gather on evening benches. Select 1 Day above to see it.
2 days in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Rent a bicycle on Calle Italia and pedal ten minutes south into neighbouring Vistalba to visit traditional olive mills and family-run wineries. Book a late lunch featuring clay-oven braised goat, then spend the afternoon viewing post-impressionist murals at Casa de Fader in nearby Mayor Drummond. Choose 2 Days to expand the plan.
3 days in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Head forty minutes up into the high desert of Potrerillos for cool reservoir views and thermal waters at Cacheuta. Return to town for an evening of small-batch craft beer and wood-fired empanadas along Calle Mitre, enjoying the cool mountain breeze that flows down after sunset.
Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina itineraries by interest
Wine & Vineyards in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Taste old-vine Malbec and Cabernet Franc at Clos de Chacras and Pulmary, where century-old concrete vats sit behind modest brick gates.
Cycling in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Rent a town cruiser on Calle Italia to pedal the leafy residential lanes and connect to the dedicated wine paths running south into Vistalba.
Meat & Asado in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Look for wood-fired parrilladas serving thick-cut ojo de bife and entraña over quebracho coals, paired with chimichurri and coarse salt.
Regional Produce in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Sample peppery Arauco olive oils, house-cured green olives, and local jarilla-infused honeys at small specialty counters near the central square.
Local Art in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Explore Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Emiliano Guiñazú at Casa de Fader, featuring early twentieth-century murals in an old summer mansion.
Sunday Markets in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Browse Plaza Gerónimo Espejo on Sunday mornings for hand-turned leatherwork, antique mate gourds, silver bombillas, and warm fried pastries.
Regional Baking in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Order wood-fired empanadas mendocinas packed with hand-cut beef, cumin, and hard-boiled egg, or pick up morning tortitas raspadas from local panaderías.
Sacred Architecture in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Visit the small 1930s Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro facing the square, constructed from local brick and timber rafters.
Courtyard Dining in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Linger over multi-course lunches under fig trees along Calle Darragueira, where braised goat and roasted squash star alongside local blends.
Day Trips in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Travel thirty minutes south into Luján de Cuyo and Vistalba for high-altitude vineyards framed by the snowcapped Cordón del Plata range.
Craft Beer in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Sit at open-air taprooms along Calle Mitre pouring crisp lagers and dry stouts brewed with meltwater from the nearby Andes mountains.
Historic Gardens in Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
Walk the shaded residential corridors along Calle Álzaga, where century-old sycamores and running irrigation ditches cool the afternoon heat.