What to do in Buenos Aires in Mid to Late March?

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Franz

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Buenos Aires Top 10 attractions and places to visit will show you the hot tourist spots in the City.

# 1 Palermo neighborhood: recently divided between Palermo Hollywood, Palermo Soho and Palermo Viejo, Palermo is the biggest and the most classic Buenos Aires' neighborhood and one of the best locations to stay for a tourist with a plenty of furnished apartments, hostels and exclusive house hotels. Full of beautiful colonial houses adorned with romantic balconies, trendy windows of designer's stores, fancy restaurants and nice pubs is always a nice place to eat, to shop and to walk around between its small cobbled streets bordered by huge and leafy trees. Palermo Hot Tourist Spots:

- Plaza Serrano: restaurants, pubs, crafts and urban designers market at the weekends. Location: between streets Borges 1600 - Honduras 4700 - Serrano 1500.
- Botanic Garden: this national monument is almost 170 years old and is carefully designed with more than 5.000 species of plants, beautiful sculptures and winter-houses. Location: Plaza Italia - Santa Fe 3900 â€“ Las Heras 4000.
Bosques de Palermo: the park and its area around are the city lung. Decorated with rose gardens, groves and lakes is a perfect place to enjoy a tour at any season. At the park's north eastern side you can get to the Rio de la Plata and its also beautiful waterfront promenade called Costanera Norte. Location: Avenida Sarmiento â€“ Avenida del Libertador 3500 to 5000 â€“ Avenida Costanera Rafael Obligado.

# 2 Puerto Madero: this waterfront part of the city is Buenos Aires' trendiest architecture and entertainment neighborhood. Founded in the 19th Century and rescued in the 90's after years of decadence, Puerto Madero was converted in an elegant four docks area surrounded by elegant restaurants, a floating casino and tall buildings where most important argentine companies are located in. Puerto Madero Hot Tourist Spots:

- Woman's bridge: locally called Puente de la Mujer, this contemporary urban sculpture designed by Santiago Calatrava became an important tourist attraction since its asymmetrical shape and elegant aesthetics resemble to the locals a woman dancing tango. Location: Puerto Madero dock 3.
- Ecological Reserve: behind the architectonic explosion of Puerto Madero lies the Costanera Sur or Southern waterfront promenade with the Ecological Reserve, a place to enjoy one of the most beautiful Buenos Aires landscapes and enjoy its nature richness through the different trails that lead to the Rio de la Plata's shore. Location: Tristan Achaval Rodriguez Avenue 1500.

# 3 La Boca neighborhood: located at the south eastern side of the city close to the old port of Buenos Aires, La Boca is being for years synonym of tango and football. Adorned with colorful houses and taverns, the neighborhood jealously keeps the influence of the first Italian settlers and remains today as one of the most important culture center and tourist attractions of Buenos Aires city. La Boca Hot Tourist Spots:

- Caminito: received this name from a famous tango tune composed by the prominent figure Carlos Gardel. More than a single street, Caminito is an open air tango museum and art market that will enraptured your senses with its houses originally painted in bright colors and the plenty of typical restaurants, tango dancers, artists and musicians exhibiting their abilities to every people walking around. Location: Avenida Pedro de Mendoza 1800
- Boca Juniors stadium: better known as La Bombonera because it's resembling with a chocolate box, the Boca Juniors stadium represents the passion Argentines feel by football and the eternal faithfulness sworn to their team. Is not a remarkable spot because of the building aesthetics but because the uniqueness of the atmosphere created inside. Location: Brandsen Street 800.

# 4 San Telmo: it's the oldest residential neighborhood in Buenos Aires and was its most important during the 19th Century. San Telmo became one of the architectonic treasures of the city with its many museums, antique stores and old churches that nowadays are framing the busy neighborhood's cultural activity and a and attracting crowds of tourists at any season. San Telmo Hot Tourist Spots:

- Plaza Dorrego: located at San Telmo's heart, maintains its original colonial structure and design offering one of the most authentic experiences to tourists and locals. During the weekends the central square is reserved to the flea and antiques market and at the afternoon becomes an open place to spontaneous tango dancers. Location: Between Defensa and Humberto 1o Streets.

# 5 Microcentro: the name means small center as represents Buenos Aires downtown area and concentrates most of the businesses, banks main offices and governmental institutions. The European architecture and its energetic activity are the main characteristics of this area that vibrates until midnight especially on Fridays, when businessman change their ties

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of course it will depend on what you want to do while you are here, but also remember it is the beginning of fall in Argentina, so mornings and evening tend to cool down, but days are still warm. rain can be prevalent in the fall, so bring rain wear (umbrella,possible rain boots,raincoat). here is a little list: keep in mind people dress nice here. unless you are a teenager, people do not usually look like they just woke up and rolled into their clothes. try to bring things that do not wrinkle easily.
** if you are a woman, bring a couple of skirts to mix and match and/or dresses
**if you are a man you may want to bring a sports jacket
** a couple of pants
**a couple of shorts
**short/long sleeve shirts
**light sweaters and/or zip up coat
**comfortable, but nice walking shoes (white sneakers **are sore thumb here for tourists)
**if you plan to "club " it here, obviously bring cool club clothes
**rain wear
**hats are not very popular here, but you can still bring one
**an adapter for 220 if you plan on bringing anything that plugs in
**a camera small enough to grab easily, but put away safely (not recommended to wear around your neck)
**the obvious bathroom essentials
**fake/cheap jewelry try not to bring valuables

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