Discover Art, Food and History at Every Turn in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is known as the Paris of South America and for good reason. Argentina's capital is a city full of life and intensity, of stories that are shared and intertwined.

People meet on the streets and sit for hours at tables in cafes. The night wakes you up, it's a new day, and the city lights up with its abundance of theaters, restaurants and bars.

Buenos Aires' downtown neighborhoods include all the areas around Plaza de Mayo and Avenida de Mayo. Around the Plaza, you can visit the Cabildo, the Cathedral, and the Casa Rosada. It is worth booking a guided tour if you visit on a weekend as it will be a good starting point to get to know Buenos Aires.

This avenue starts at the Plaza de Mayo and is one of the city's most essential and traditional avenues. Walking until you reach the Congress building, you can visit several of the oldest and most important architectural structures, such as the Casa de la Cultura and the Palacio Barolo.

This site is the most modern neighborhood in Buenos Aires. It was built by the river, so you can enjoy a pleasant environment for walking and engaging in some physical activity.

A pleasant walk is going from one end to the other, where you can enjoy the dams zone and the refurbished area with streets with women's names. The Puente de la Mujer (Women's Bridge), an icon of Buenos Aires, is located there and has excellent illumination at night.

And being in the area, San Telmo and Boca are a must. The idea is to go twice to these neighborhoods, especially the first: in Defensa Street, one of the most emblematic of the area on weekends is installed a lovely fair, food stalls, leather crafts, antiques, glass and fabrics, clothing, and various objects.

During the week, in Plaza Dorrego, you can enjoy a nice beer and watch the tango dancers that usually gather there.La Boca is one of the most attractive promenades of Buenos Aires, with its walls painted in different colors. It is also an open-air museum, and artistic expression makes Caminito famous for its tango.

In Argentina, watching a soccer match is only a tiny part of the natural spectacle; in the stands, there is jumping, shouting, chanting, hugging, and, fundamentally, a lot of passion. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10 a.m., there is a guided tour. The trip goes around the neighborhood, and inside this and other stadiums, the ride also takes you to museums.

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