Entre Ríos Province · Argentina
Concordia travel guide
Concordia is a city in Entre Ríos Province, Argentina, home to about 180,000 people.
- Best months
- June and August
- Currency
- ARSArgentine convertible peso
- Time zone
- America/Argentina/Buenos Aires
- Language
- Spanish
About
About Concordia
Concordia has a population of over 172,000 inhabitants. It is also the second most populated city in Entre Ríos. The population in this region was made up of immigrants: Italian, Spanish, German and Jewish.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Concordia
See
In this bicentennial city, there is the San Carlos Palace. This place inspired Saint-Exupéry to write part of his famous book The Little Prince. There are diverse cultural sites to visit such as the Jewish Museum, the Arruabarrena House and the Ethnological and Anthropological Museum. Other tourist attractions are its hot springs and its rivers and lakes, where people can go fishing. At Salto Grande Dam there are plenty of dorado fish.
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When to go
The best time to visit Concordia
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Concordia are June and August. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April is the wettest, with about 163 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Concordia
Getting in
There are buses from Buenos Aires. The smaller city of Salto, Uruguay, right across the river, is accessible by a bridge over Salto Grande Dam, north of the city.
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Questions
Concordia: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Concordia?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Concordia are June and August. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April is the wettest, with about 163 mm of rain.
What currency is used in Concordia?
Argentine convertible peso (ARS).
Nearby
Destinations near Concordia
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.