IF YOU LIKE …
If you like Theater…
Teatro Colón
(Barrio Norte)
Address: Tucumán 1171, C1049
Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina’s splendid Opera House. Totally worth a tour or attending a performance. It’s an architectural gem and its performances are stellar.
The best pizzería in the world, El Cuartito, is only a few steps away.
If you like FÚTBOL (soccer) …
Argentina is also synonymous with football, World Cup victories, iconic clubs, and many famous players who have shaped the history of global football. However, the most striking aspect of understanding this phenomenon is grasping the passion for the sport that exists here. It’s a part of Argentine culture that we highly recommend exploring:
Visit “La Bombonera” Boca Stadium & Museum
(Boca)
Visit River Plate Stadium & Museum
(Nuñez)
If you like HORSES …
Hipódromo de Palermo:
Beautiful horse race course with a gorgeous traditional restaurant called Tucson.
If you like ART …
Barrakesh
(Barracas)
Centro Cultural Recoleta
(Recoleta)
Centro Cultural Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
(Downtown)
MALBA
(Palermo)
Feria de Antigüedades de San Telmo
(San Telmo)
Museo de Bellas Artes
(Palermo)
Museo de Arte Decorativo
(Palermo)
Museo de Arte Moderno
(San Telmo)
If you like SHOPPING …
Palermo Soho
Youthful neighborhood great for shopping in trendy Argentinian boutiques, people watching and eating in hip restaurants.
Feria de Antigüedades de San Telmo
Well-known antiques market in the old neighborhood of San Telmo, surrounded by traditional cafés and bars around Plaza Dorrego.There are stalls every day, but the main event takes place on Sundays.
Feria de artesanías Plaza Francia
(Recoleta)
Also known as ¨la Feria Hippie de Recoleta¨, it takes place on weekends in Plaza Francia, the park in front of Recoleta’s Iglesia del Pilar, just a few steps away from the Recoleta Cemetery. Hundreds of stalls sell crafts and hand-made jewelry, congregating a very jovial crowd. Fun activity, especially for teenagers and young adults.
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If you like HISTORY…
Teatro Colón
La Boca
Traditional immigrant and working class neighborhood in Buenos Aires that has been ruined by cheesy overtourism. You can watch tango on the streets and walk around, but the neighborhood is not safe and it won’t really give you an authentic experience.
Barrio Chino
(Belgrano C)
Buenos Aires’ Chinatown, it is much smaller than its US counterparts (only about 5 blocks long), but it has recently become trendy and a tourist attraction because of its cool bars and restaurants.
Casa Rosada
(Microcentro)
Address: Balcarce 78, C1064
Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
The iconic Casa Rosada, literally the Pink House, is the Argentinian president’s official workplace, also known as Casa de Gobierno.
Cementerio Recoleta
The Recoleta Cemetery is one of the most famous tourist destinations in the city. The equivalent of the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, many of Argentina’s most illustrious families and figures are buried there, including Eva Perón, former presidents, Nobel Prize winners, etc. The early 19th century tombs and mausoleums are decadent and in various stages of disrepair. Some of them look like mini-palaces. A bit creepy. Quite an experience.
Plaza de Mayo
(Downtown - Microcentro):
Surrounded by the Casa Rosada, the Cabildo and the city’s main cathedral, Plaza de Mayo is the place where Argentines gather to protest and celebrate (along with the Obelisco in Avenida 9 de julio nearby). At the center of the Plaza is the Pirámide de Mayo, a white obelisk built to mark the first anniversary of independence from Spain.
If you happen to be here on a Thursday at 3:30pm, you’ll see the Madres de Plaza de Mayo gather and circle the pyramid, holding photographs of their missing children. These mothers of the 'disappeared’ (Argentines abducted by the state during the military dictatorship of 1976 to 1983) continue to march as a reminder of the past.
Congreso
(Congreso neighborhood)
Address: Av. Hipólito Yrigoyen 1849
Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Palace of the Argentine National Congress is a monumental building, seat of the Argentine National Congress, located in the barrio of Balvanera at its limit with Monserrat, an area informally known as the Congreso neighbourhood.
Constructed between 1898 and 1906, the palace is a National Historic Landmark. The Kilometer Zero for all Argentine National Highways is marked on a milestone at the Congressional Plaza, next to the building.
Café Tortoni
(Downtown - Microcentro):
Address: 825 Avenida de Mayo
Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
The oldest café in Buenos Aires (founded in 1858), Café Tortoni became a hub of intellectuals and artists, with many meeting there as part of the Peña del Tortoni period from 1926 to 1943, when a formal board of artists ran events and meetings in its basement.
If you like THE OUTDOORS …
Tigre:
A picturesque suburb of Buenos Aires surrounded by the delta islands and wetlands of the Paraná river. Great for a pleasant and relaxing day-trip, where you can take a boat trip (on a lancha colectiva or private yacht) and find a quiet parrilla in one of its many islands. You can also visit the town’s old fruit harbor, the Puerto de Frutos, which is now a busy craft market. Nearby, the Mate Museum traces the history of the traditional Argentinean drink and has a mate bar. Rowing clubs and restaurants line the Paseo Victorica, a riverside.