Tours to Argentina

There are plenty of tourist attractions in Argentina. If you are planning for holidays to Argentina and coming down from abroad, in most of the cases, you will land at Buenos Aires – the capital of the nation. Though you may also land at some other cities as well. Besides its capital, Argentina also has got a number of other wonderful cities like the second larges city Córdoba, the third largest city Rosario, the fourth larges Mendoza, and also La Plata, San Miguel de Tucuman and San Juan etc.

Argentina Sightseeing

Buenos Aires Attractions

Start your tours to Argentina with this beautiful city. Known as Paris of South America, Buenos Aires is an extremely sophisticated city with interesting characteristics. Though a South American city, one may feel it like a European one. The metropolis of Buenos Aires is an ample proof of the assorted quintessence of the Argentinean culture. It is a city of multiple contrasts, presenting a conglomeration of exotic food, wine, architectural styles and the undaunted spirit of tango. The charm of Buenos Aires cannot help to leave the tourists bowled over.

Famous Streets in Buenos Aires

Caminito: on the corner of Don Pedro de Mendoza & Del Valle Iberlucea,LaBpca, small but colorful street that is the “world’s 1st outdoor pedestrian museum”

Florida: stretching from Rivadavia to Marcelo T de Alvear), Microcentro, City Center, famous busy pedestrian shopping street

Lavalle: running from San Martin to Carlos Pelligrini, Microcentro, City Center, another pedestrian street that intersects Florida, famous for its cheap cinemas

Avenida de Mayo:from Bolivar to Luis Saenz Pena, Monserrat / Congreso, City Center, beautiful turn of the 20th century avenue full of French art nouveau architecture

Avenida Corrientes:stretching from Av. Leandro Alem to Av. Callao, Microcentro / Tribunales, City Center, historically known as “the street that never sleeps” of Buenos Aires, with lots of bookstores, theaters, tango landmarks, cinemas, cafes and pizzerias,

Avenida 9 de Julio:running from Av. Belgrano to Arroyo, Microcentro, City Center, massive central traffic intersection that is supposedly the widest avenue in the world

Avenida Alvear:running from Cerrito to Ortiz), Recoleta, the most upmarket avenue in Buenos Aires, full of the most expensive designer stores in the city & wonderful French architecture

Avenida Lisandro de la Torre: (running from Av. Directorio to Av. de los Corrales) – home to the excellent Mataderos Fair, where you can find regional Argentine music, dancing, arts and crafts, food, and gaucho horsemanship!

Calle Lanin:a colorful street full of murals by a local artist that lives there, in the southen barrio of Barracas (next to La Boca)

Buenos Aires Parks and Plazas

Plaza Dorrego: (corner of Defensa & Humberto Primo), in San Telmo, home to the San Telmo Sunday Street Faor

Jardin Japones:corner of Av. Casares & Av. Berro, Palermo interesting small Japanese-style gardens

Plaza de Mayo: (corner of Av. de Mayo & Bolivar), Monserrat, City Center, the main square of Buenos Aires, where the city was originally built outwards from, and surrounded by the Pink House, Cathedral, Cabildo, National Bank & City Government

Plaza Sarrano: (corner of Serrano / Borges & Honduras), Palermo Soho, bohemian square in the trendy part of town, with lots of cool cafes, bars & designer clothes stores

Plaza San Martin: (corner of Maipu & Av. Santa Fe), Retiro, City Center, large and leafy square named after the independence hero of Argentina, whose monument is found here in the well to do area of Retiro – the square is surrounded by mansions!

Plaza Congreso: (corner of Av. Callao & Av. Rivadavia), Congreso, City Center, elongated square leading up to the grand old Argentine National Congress building

Plaza Lavalle: (corner of Tucuman & Libertad), Tribunales, City Center, green space in between the Teatro Colon and national law courts of Argentina

Plaza Francia: (corner of Av. Pueyrredon & Av. del Libertador), Recoleta, sloping square in front of Recoleta cemetery that holds a great crafts fair on weekends

Botanical Gardens/Jardin Botanico Carlos Thays: (corner of Av. Santa Fe & Armenia), Palermo, nice quiet gardens of flora & fauna, and full of feral cats

Buenos Aires Zoo:(corner of Av. Las Heras & Av. Sarmiento), Palermo, over 350 species of animals are held in the main zoo in Buenos Aires

Parque Tres de Febrero: (basically most of the Palermo parks area!), this is also known as Los Bosques de Palermo (Palermo Woods), and is a huge green area

Parque Lezama: (corner of Defensa & Av. Brasil), San Telmo, a large sloping park which is the area where Buenos Aires was supposedly first founded in 1536

Palermo Rose Gardens/ EI Rosedal: (between Av. Montt & Infanta Isabel), Palermo, beautifully kept rose gardens with a lake for pedal boating fun, and bicycles for hire

Costanera Sur Nature Reserve:(corner of Av. Tristan Achabal Rodriguez & Padre M Migone), Costanera Sur, Puerto Madero, natural park & ecological reserve round the back of Puerto Madero, with lots of green parrots and lizards.

nteresting Architecture in Buenos Aires

Abasto Shopping Mall:Corrientes 3247 (between Aguero & Anchorena), Abasto, City Center beautiful, huge 1930s Art Deco structure that used to house an indoor market, but is now home to a shopping center, kids museum and cinema

Nuestra Senora de Belen Church:Humberto 1º 340 (between Defensa & Balcarce), decorative church with an interestingly eclectic facade

There are many more Buenos Aires attractins & sights to be reviewed very soon – so keep checking back for more sighteeing tips, or ask for a particular place of interest to be reviewed by contacting me.

Also, if you are interested in casting your net a little wider than Buenos Aires city alone, then check out our page on Trips from Buenos Aires.

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