The name of Villa la Angostura comes from the geography here found, the Narrow (Angosto) path which unites the Peninsula, through the Isthmus of Quetrihue with the continent and in which the entrance to Los Arrayanes National Park is located.
This area is one of the main attractions, not only due to the spectacular landscape but also because it is the Foundational Area of Villa la Angostura.
To get there: Departing from the Tourist Information Center, along Nahuel Huapi Avenue, traveling approx. 3 Km. (40 minutes on foot), you will arrive to the port area.
Villa la Angostura Historic Circuit
The buildings that form part of this circuit, are testimonies to the different architectural styles that characterized the region: the popular, reflected in the house of Marimon and the style of the National Park Buildings.
They can be seen in a quiet and short walk, and are identified with billboards.
From the center to the Ports area, along the Nahuel Huapi Boulevard, on the right hand, the first building is the Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption; made in 1936 by the architect Alejandro Bustillo.
Its vitraux and via crucis made in small ceramic panels stand out. Opposite the chapel, on the left, is the entrance to El Messidor (1942), a building that functions as the official residence of Neuquén’s governor.
Through the same path of the chapel, 50 meters away, you will reach the building of the 104 School and the director’s house (Alejandro Bustillo, 1936-1938), which is currently used as a Camp Plant. In front, there is the Angostura Hotel, the first hotel built by National Parks in 1938.
On the dirt road, perpendicular to the Bvd Nauel Huapi, are the first private homes and the first Aid service, which have now been converted into commercial premises.
Going back to the Boulevard, on the left hand we find The Old Electric Plant, where the Museum of Villa La Angostura currently operates. Next is the office of National Parks (1936) and the Modesta Victoria Pier (1937). Continuing along the boulevard, in the direction to the Isthmus, on the right is the former Mail Building, today headquarters of the Argentine Naval Prefecture and beside the Court of Peace building (1936).
At the corner is the social and sports Club “La Angostura” building (1939), currently a restaurant, and on the next corner, the old warehouse “La Flecha” built in 1938 by José Luis Barbagelatta, which has been remodeled and converted into an accommodation space.
