What is there to see and do in Buenos Aires?

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Global Geezer

Buenos Aires is a wonderful city with so many things to see and do. You will have a brilliant stay there.

MICROCENTRO - Downtown core with plenty of bustle and modern buildings.

PUERTO MADERO - Modern dockside regeneration development based on London's docklands with plenty of shops, restaurants, cafes and art galleries. Excellent for dining out or an after dinner stroll...look out for the cow sculptures.

CALLE FLORIDA - Oxford Street, Kings Road and Carnaby Street all rolled into one. Pedestrianised shoppers haven running for several city blocks. Always teeming with life, always something going on, and shopping down there is SUPERB value for money. The street is topped off at the end by the elegant GALERIAS PACIFICO one of the world's finest shopping centres with Michaelangelo style ceiling frescoes.

PLAZA DE MAYO - Argentina's square for political gatherings with the Presidential office at the far end, and all sorts of market stalling and artistry inbetween.

CONGRESO and AV CORRIENTES - Bustling area with numerous theatres and cinemas.

PLAZA DE LA REPUBLICA - One of the world's busiest road junctions with 10 lane Corrientes and 20 land Av 9 de Julio going the other. Look out for the OBELISCO (icon of Argentina) in the centre. Try crossing the road without running!

SAN TELMO - Charming 'barrio' of cobblestone streets, fine fin-de-siecle buildings, good nightlife and the famous market in PLAZA DOREGO on Sunday mornings where you can see tango shows.

RETIRO - Exclusive and moneyed barrio.

RECOLETA - Plush, and chi-chi barrio characterised by wealth and opulence. Be sure to visit the peaceful RECOLETA CEMETERY and spend a while among the glorious dead of the country's history, away from traffic.

PALERMO - Another elegant and fun barrio and the hub of the city's nightlife, especially around PLAZA SERRANO on Saturday nights. lots of quirky boutiques and shopping opportunities. Be sure to visit the lovely PARQUE 3 DE FEBRERO on a weekend when the roads are closed to traffic and explore the JARDIN JAPONES, then hit the bars and clubs in the evening and party away for a fifth of the European price.

LA BOCA - Photogenic barrio south of the city centre, famous for its colourful painted houses (* do this as part of an organised tour, this barrio can be a bit dangerous at times)

ONCE and CABAILLITO - More South American feel to these areas, west of the centre. They are bustling immigrant melting pots.

OLD WORLD CAFES - Have a coffee (Argentine's are great coffee conoisseurs) in an atmospheric coffee shop. The best is probably the CAFE TORTONI @ 829 Av de Mayo

DAYTRIPS - Parana Delta boat tour, or you could take the hovercraft across the River Plate to Colonia or Montevideo in Uruguay.

Get booked up and then go about March time when the weather is a little less humid, but should still be warm and sunny. There has never been a better time to visit this fun, stylish and cosmopolitan metropolis.

miliscal123

it depends on your budget and your taste ...you have to be more specific cause bsas is a great city woth thousands of options...

Calandra has been hurt again :(

You can go to see a live tango show in the evenings. During the day, a visit to the cemetary where Eva Peron was buried is also good. You can shop too, walk along the widest street in the world, the 9 de julio avenue. Visit the pink Palace which is a cool building. And Buenos Aires is the easiest city to navigate around (in my opinion & i've been to lots of different places) Oh & I forgot to mention the La Boca district outside of Buenos aires where all the houses are brightly painted. Its souch a funky little town. And the La boca football stadium is there too if you like football.

a.j.l

there are dance clubs and beautiful cathedrals there. the weather's nice, hotels, too, and a few big cities. look for the stone statues (there's a bunch!) because they're totally beautiful.

georgy porgy.com

It is a beautiful city, the people are decent, but if you want to enjoy yourself and get to know the culture, go outside the city and check the countryside out, that's the real beauty of Argentina.

CARLOS O

as neighbourhoods:
Down-town
Puerto Madero (harbour-front)
Recoleta
Palermo
La Boca
Palermo (Zoo & Botanical garden)
Tigre (Delta)
Ranches or Estancias
Colonia (Uruguay) via ferry (one day tour)

http://www.bue.gov.ar/home/index.php?amp;lang=en

http://www.argentinaturistica.com/2basiresenia.htm

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/South_America/Argentina/Distrito_Federal/Buenos_Aires-1541981/Tourist_Traps-Buenos_Aires-BR-1.html

http://www.iexplore.com/cityguides/Argentina/Buenos+Aires/Where+to+Go

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/south-america/argentina/buenos-aires/

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g312741-Buenos_Aires_Capital_Federal_District-Vacations.html

http://www.easybuenosairescity.com/english.htm

Disfruta!!! (enjoy it)

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