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Buenos
Aires is a great cosmopolitan city whose basic
characteristic is the diversity, not only
in cultural and architectonic matters, but
also in the activities that take place there.
It has a modern and dynamic structure, but
at the same time it has known how to preserve
traditions and places that are unique to it.
Buenos Aires is one of the largest cities
in the world, with more than 11 million inhabitants
when its suburbs are included.
It has an intense nocturnal life and commercial
centres where products of the most important
international trademarks may be bought at
very convenient prices.
It seduces its visitors by its personality
that is reflected in the tango, its music
and in the unlimited variety of cultural,
sport, relaxation and social attractions it
offers the tourist.
http://www.bue.gov.ar/home/index.php?lang=en
http://www.bue.gov.ar/informacion/?menu_id=121&info=guias
http://english.buenosaires.com
http://www.allaboutar.com/ba.htm |
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| Tourist
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Starting
off at the Plaza de
Congreso (Park of the Congress), two
important buildings can be observed: the exquisite
French style building where the National
Congress works, and the traditional
Confitería Los
Molinos (The Mills Cafeteria). Then,
the tourist can walk along the
Avenida de Mayo (May Avenue) with its
beautiful period buildings such as the Café
Tortoni (Tortoni Coffee) until he arrives
at the Plaza de Mayo
(May Park). There, the outstanding
buildings are Casa de
Gobierno (Government House), the Cabildo
(old Town Hall) and the Catedral
(Cathedral). Only two blocks away is
the Manzana de las Luces
(Street Block of the Lights), a set
of buildings of great historical value like
the oldest church of the city,
Iglesia San Ignacio (San Ignacio church)
and the Túneles
(tunnels) from colonial time.
Next to the river is Puerto
Madero (Port Madero), where the old
harbour deposits were recycled into luxurious
office buildings, restaurants and hotels.
At the corner of 9 de Julio and Corrientes
avenues stands the Obelisco
(Obelisc) considered the symbol of
the city. A few blocks from there, in its
building of magnificent architecture, the
Teatro Colón
(Colon Theatre) offers first class
opera and ballet spectacles with world-wide
renown artists.
The pedestrian Calle
Florida (Florida Street) is an important
commercial centre that ends at the stately
Plaza San Martín
(San Martín Park), where luxurious
hotels and small palaces may be found.
From there one arrives at the Buenos
Aires City and Catalinas
Trade Centre, heart of the economy
of the country, with his modern glassed buildings.
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Recoleta
is another district of interest, with its
famous cemetery,
the colonial Iglesia
del Pilar (the Pillar Church) and the
Recoleta Cultural Center.
Crossing the Plaza Francia
(French Park) a great amount of restaurants
may be found.
In the district of Palermo,
an extensive zone of late XIX century French
style parks can be visited, as well as the
Zoo, the Jardín
Botánico (Botanical Garden),
the estate of the Rural
Society, Palermo
Chico (a residential zone of great
elegance), the Hipódromo
Argentino (Argentine Race Track), the
Campo Argentino de Polo
(Argentine Polo Field) and the nostalgic
Palermo Viejo (Old Palermo)
with its tango reminiscence and its sophisticated
bars and restaurants.
San
Telmo is one of the oldest districts
of the city, home to artists and craftsmen
and a tango place par excellence. Every Sunday
the very interesting Feria
de Antigüedades de San Pedro Telmo (San
Pedro Telmo Antiques Fair) takes place
at Plaza Dorrego (Dorrego
Park).
The colourful district of La
Boca is the place where the Genovese
immigrants settled down at the end of the
XIX century. A stroll along Calle
Caminito (Caminito Street) is a must.
A few blocks away, the football field of the
popular Boca Juniors
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Hilton Hotel 2. Borges Cultural Center 3.
Colón Theatre |
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| Museums
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In Buenos Aires there are 132 museums of
Art, Science, History and Technique. In
addition, there also exists an ample supply
of thematic museums, one exclusively dedicated
to children, others dedicated to important
personages such as Eva Perón and
Carlos Gardel, religious museums, “Criolla”
culture, and even one of "Boquense
Passion" (fans of Boca Juniors Club)
among others.
http://www.museosargentinos.org.ar/
http://www.museos.buenosaires.gov.ar/
http://www.universes-in-universe.de/america/arg/english.htm
http://www.aamnba.com.ar/english/home_eng.asp
http://www.malba.org.ar/web/ |
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| Tango in San Telmo |
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Tango show |
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| Tango |
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The
tango is one of the referents of tourism in
Buenos Aires, the national typical dance,
with a great amount of tango houses or “milongas”,
shows and historical houses and places to
know. In the district of Abasto the house
where the famous singer tango Carlos Gardel
lived can be visited.
http://www.bue.gov.ar/pi_tango/
http://www.todotango.com.ar/english/main.html
http://english.buenosaires.com/index_tangohouses.php
http://www.elportaldeltango.com.ar/english/frnews.htm |
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| BuenosAires
at Night |
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Its
central axis is constituted by Corrientes
Street, known as the street that never sleeps,
with its theatres, cinemas, shows, restaurants
and “pizzerias”. The city also
offers an ample variety of discotheques, bars
and nocturnal shows scattered in the districts
of San Telmo, Puerto Madero, Recoleta, Palermo
Viejo, Las Cañitas, the Paseo de la
Infanta, the Arcos del Sol and Costanera Norte.
http://www.bue.gov.ar/servicios/index.php?menu_id=63&info=gastronomia&lang=en |
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| Puerto
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| Photos: Courtesy of
the Secretaría de Turismo de
la Nación |
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