subject: Visit Tunuyán During Your Stay at the Executive Hotel in Mendoza [print this page] The town of Tunuyn is 80 kilometers away from the core of the capital city, where the Executive Hotel of Mendoza is placed. Tunuyn is an ideal place to tour when coming to Mendoza. Tunuyn City is absolutely prepared to receive tourists from every country. It holds several tourist attractions, great festivals and it is surrounded by a landscape that combines valleys, hills, brooks, streams and the Tunuyn River.
Fruit growing is the main economic activity of Cuyo region. Apples and grapes are the most relevant. Great quantities of apples are cropped in Tunuyn. In fact, they stand out for their unique quality and are the raw material for cider. That is why Tunuyn has been declared the capital of the apple in the province of Mendoza.
Grape cropping and wine production take an important place, as well. When visiting Tunuyn, a tour over the numerous vineyards and the most important wineries can be done in order to get to know the buildings and taste the best wines in the world.
Just 42 kilometres away from the town of Tunuyn is the Manzano Histrico (Historical Apple Tree), which provided shadow and clean air to General San Martin after his battles to struggle for the freedom of the people in South America. In the surroundings we can find the archaelogical museum and a museum dedicated to the Father of the Nation. Different spots of touristic concern are the Estancia El Totoral and the Portillo Argentino.
The Festival de la Tonada (Tune Festival) is held during the first week of February in Tunuyn. This celebration gathers the best folk artists in theo country and the attendants get to enjoy typical meals and buy ergional, traditional handcrafts.
Tunuyn is an ideal option for a daily tour during your stay at the Executive Hotel in Mendoza. A close approach to nice combination of nature and culture in the same trip could not be more pleasant.
Visit Tunuyn During Your Stay at the Executive Hotel in Mendoza