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<p dir="rtl">ברילוצ&#39;ה מוקפת נופים מרהיבים של רכסים מושלגים, יערות בסגנון אירופי, אגמים צלולים ועוד; לא פלא שאומרים שהיא יכולה להתחרות בשווייץ בנופיה ה&quot;שווייצריים&quot;. העיר עצמה מתוקה, בכמה מובנים: הבניינים קטנים ויפים, הרחובות קטנים ומזמינים, ומלאים בוטיקים קטנים מלאי הפתעות. ובנוסף, מפורסמת ברילוצ&#39;ה בשוקולד שלה &ndash; שמתחרה אף הוא באיכות האירופית, ובסוגים מיוחדים של גלידה. סביב ברילוצ&#39;ה ישנם מספר פארקים מקסימים מלאי אגמים והרים ואתרי סקי פופולריים במיוחד.</p>

The Arrayán forest is the main attraction Parque Nacional Los Arrayanes, which is easily accessed from Villa La Angostura. This forest is an important remaining natural stand of the arrayan, or the Chilean myrtle tree. They are a slow-growing tree with a narrow trunk whose bark is reddish to light coffee in color, often referred to as cinnamon, and which peels off as the tree grows. The tree’s bark is cool to the touch. They bloom white in the summer (January and February), and give an edible dark blue-black fruit in early autumn.

You can visit this protected forest, which covers the Quetrihué Peninsula by horse, or on foot, horseback or bike. The trail is 12 km long. You can also visit the forest by boat, either from the park itself, or as a longer tour beginning in Puerto Pañuelo, and also stopping at Isla La Victoria. Some of the gnarled trees in this forest, which are native to a narrow band of south latitude, only in Chile and Argentina, are up to 650 years old.

Arrayanes Forest (Bosque de Arrayanes)

Cerro Catedral is a major attraction in the Bariloche area. It’s 20 km southwest of the city, and is a 2388-meter (7,800-foot) high peak from which you can see the contours of the valley, and the snow-capped volcanoes in the distance, on both the Chilean and Argentine side. There are abundant wildflowers in summer, and you get a view over one of the area’s major winter sports centers as well.

Most visitors take the Cablecarril and Silla Lynch, (two different gondolas/lifts) which also have a great view, and stop at the Confitería (café) for a coffee or hot chocolate to enjoy the view.

From here you can continue hiking along the ridge, to Refugio Frey, for a day hike or to spend the night. The area is very popular with rock climbers, and the mountain takes its names from the rocky spires that look like those of a Gothic Cathedral.

Cathedral Hill (Cerro Catedral)

Isla Victoria is a small island located in Nahuel Huapi lake, which is part of the park by the same name. The lake is one of the main defining features of this part of Patagonia, with the city of Bariloche on the south shore, and smaller town of Villa La Angostura on the north side.

Victoria Island is located in the middle of the northernmost branch of the lake and is accessed from Puerto Pañuelo, a 30-minute drive from Bariloche. There are a couple of sailings daily, some of which continue to Parque Nacional Los Arrayanes, specifically, to the Quetrihué peninsula, which is home to the rare protected arrayán (Chilean myrtle) forest, with slender, cinnamon-barked trees which grow in a dense grove, and some examples of which are up to 650 years old.

Isla Victoria has varied foliage, including the arctic beech, and some easy hiking trails, and if you spend time wandering, you can find some solitary beaches on which to sit and contemplate the lake, or take a chilly dip.

Victoria Island (Isla Victoria)

Nahuel Huapi Lake is the main lake within Nahuel Huapi National Park. It is a glacial lake with many islands, and it is located in the lake region of northern Patagonia between the provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén near Bariloche. It has a surface area of about 210 square miles and a depth of 1,394 feet, making it the largest and deepest clear water lake in Argentina; it extends 62 miles across the border into Chile. In 1670, Nahuel Huapi Lake was discovered by Nicolas Mascardi, a Jesuit priest who was doing missionary work in the area.

Bariloche is the biggest city in the area and sits on the southern banks of the lake. The town was founded in 1902, but tourism grew after the 1930s when the national park was established. Bariloche and the surrounding areas are known as the honeymoon capital of Argentina. The area is also well known for chocolate manufacturing. Many people use Bariloche as a base for skiing, mountaineering, hiking and enjoying Nahuel Huapi Lake.

Nahuel Huapi Lake

Nahuel Huapi National Park, which surrounds the lake of the same name, and within which San Carlos de Bariloche is located, is an expansive park of nearly 1.8 million acres, and Argentina’s oldest national park.

The park actually contains another park, Parque nacional Los Arrayanes, which is where the much-visited Quetrihué peninsula is. This peninsula is home to a large tract of 300-650 year old red-to-light-brown-barked Arrayan trees. 

The larger park covers a large range of altitude, from 700 to 3400 meters, and contains four distinct ecosystems, from high Andean peaks (above 1600 meters), including the imposing Cerro Tronador, Andean forests, Valdivian rainforests and (mostly treeless) windblown Patagonian steppe. 

With four different ecosystems, there is a great variety of different types of vegetation, including several types of Patagonian beech.

Nahuel Huapi National Park

בארילוצ'ה

ברילוצ'ה מוקפת נופים מרהיבים של רכסים מושלגים, יערות בסגנון אירופי, אגמים צלולים ועוד; לא פלא שאומרים שהיא יכולה להתחרות בשווייץ בנופיה ה"שווייצריים". העיר עצמה מתוקה, בכמה מובנים: הבניינים קטנים ויפים, הרחובות קטנים ומזמינים, ומלאים בוטיקים קטנים מלאי הפתעות. ובנוסף, מפורסמת ברילוצ'ה בשוקולד שלה – שמתחרה אף הוא באיכות האירופית, ובסוגים מיוחדים של גלידה. סביב ברילוצ'ה ישנם מספר פארקים מקסימים מלאי אגמים והרים ואתרי סקי פופולריים במיוחד.

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