The striking austerity of the road signage to indicate the proximity to Tapalqué When the ruta 51 It seems a deliberate act that tries to preserve each of the attractions of this town Halfway from Saladillo to blue.
Little by little, pushed by the caresses that dispense the mining-medical waters of the Thermal complexthat vocation of the Tapalquenses for going unnoticed in the strange eyes seems to give in. The traditional Paseo de la Costanera added a shaft competitor to summon neighbors and tourists.
Las four pools Covers offer bathrooms at temperatures that fluctu Black cake -A genuine local pride, prepared in the form of pizza- at the head.
Under the reflexes of the sun or covered by a mantle of threatening clouds, the Walk through the trails that cut the 17 forested hectares is as pleasant as the routes -atized by some timely matteed- that the Municipal spawith its volatile carpet of dried leaves at the feet, on the edge of the Tapalqué stream.
The best closure of the day is enjoyed, unfailingly, from the Sunset viewerat the entrance of the Municipal Camping.
These modems interactions with nature are good reasons to wear or replenish energies -according to the case -, a ritual to which the varied native cuisine adds its dose of flavors and calories.
He Café Don Chitorecently inaugurated on Avenida 9 de Julio, it fulfills its part, thanks to its unmatched croissants, masses and cakes of all colors and tastes, croissants, phosphorites and the infallible triangular cuts of black cake.
On the waterfront, the virtuous hand of Poli Andenoche, the chef of the La Terraza del Balneario Restaurantit shows in the eximio flavor of the agnolottis, the eight varieties of Milanese and the nine types of pizza and hamburger suggested in the letter.
On the opposite shore, On the other side of the bridge Frequented at all times at the rate relaxed by motorists, cyclists and pastones, barbecue and potato cake Free holder the clandestine They are nothing more than the prelude that proposes to customers the host – the professor of Physical Education accrued at gastronomic entrepreneur Marcelo Barra – to take part in a Folk Peñasimple and familiar, in which the singer Humberto Payero with his group of glasses is usually noted.
“We all know each other and the family atmosphere is maintained even in the Football rivalry between Atlético Tapalqué and Sarmiento”, Makes clear the Mariángeles Gosparini guide, while driving without any effort the electric vehicle of the commune that links the points of interest of Tapalqué no more than 20 kilometers per hour.
The circuit extends to the outskirts of the city, where the train station -which was heard from here between 1912 and 1964- It was converted to the School of Artistic Education No. 1.
The solid facilities of the railroad stop seemed to replicate in the imposing silhouette of the San Gabriel Arcángel Churchplanted face to face with the central Plaza Donato Álvarez.
In the opposite path of the broadest Green space of the town center -The most convening meeting point of the town-, the architecture of the Ricardo Romera Cultural Center Since 2003 a modern touch -evenly futuristic even -, in clear contrast to the classic facade of the Headquarters of the Italian Association of Mutual Surfaces.
“All Tapalqué’s past is told in the Museum and Conservatory”, Promises Gosparini, a few minutes after being clear that the guide would fall short in his assertion.
Under the ceiling of a chorizo -type house of 1942, the visitor has the possibility of following a Timeline in which the pieces that sustain the local identity, uses and customs according to the time reflected in five thematic rooms and Until the origin of the black cake in the bakery of the Bruno brothers When the 1920s appeared.
Among the strong names that records the History of Tapalqué -Reflejados in the sample of this museum that dazzles equally to historians, museologists and sensitive tourists- high Luthier and musician Juan Pablo Fredes, in charge of the only bandoneone manufacturing workshop for children in the world.
The visit to Tapalqué can come to an end in this complete protection of longed pieces, although it is not convenient to rule out the idea of returning again and again to the overflowing green frame that crosses the stream, the unwavering calm of the thermal complex or the flavors of Tapalqué, a destination that appears without even a hurry.