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The northern Argentine city of Salta is known among Argentineans as "Salta la Linda," or "Salta the Beautiful," for its lush vegetation, mountainous terrain and colonial architecture. It's also known for a regional variation on the ubiquitous empanada — they're smaller and are baked instead of fried. Often baked in mud ovens, the result is a lighter, somewhat saltier delicacy known as the saltena. Take a taste test at El Solar del Convento, not far from the Sheraton Salta Hotel. The restaurant offers diners a free glass of champagne while they peruse the menu; as we've noted before, Salta is in the heart of Argentina's flourishing wine region, so sampling some of the fantastic local cabernets, chardonnays and malbecs while you're there.

Let's taken an obscure vacation break for a minute and examine the remote Argentine city of Salta. Located in the Andean foothills, near the Chilean border, Salta's in prime Argentine wine country and surrounded by breathtaking rock formations like "The Ampitheatre" and "The Devil's Throat." In the middle of it all is the Patios de Cafayate Hotel & Spa, a Luxury Collection property with vineyard views and one of South America's finest spas.