A sleepy colonial village of adobe streets and a white church, and the turn-off for the high-altitude vineyards around Colomé.
Don’t miss
- San Pedro Nolasco church
- High-altitude wineries nearby
- Calchaquí river walks
On these itineraries
Tours from Molinos
Guide
Reading for Molinos
Driving Ruta 40 from Salta to Cafayate
The classic Northwest stretch of Argentina's longest road — Cuesta del Obispo, Cachi, the gravel through Molinos and Angastaco, and the descent into the vineyards.
Ruta 40 road conditions and fuel
Where the pavement ends, how long the gravel sections really take, where the petrol stations are, and what to carry on the Northwest stretch.
The Quebrada de las Flechas
An hour of tilted grey rock between Angastaco and San Carlos — the strangest landscape on Ruta 40 and how to drive and photograph it.