Discover the history of our country on foot at your own pace in this “Argentina Freedom Trail Self-Guided Walking Tour”. Created by our local experts, these trip notes give you detailed mile-by-mile descriptions, with all the information you need for a smooth experience around Buenos Aires’ old town through which you will gain in-depth knowledge…
When visiting a new city, landmarks are the first images that we get from it when we start doing research: they sound familiar to us, we’ve seen them and want to find them when there. So in this article, we will share with you the top 15 monuments in Buenos Aires (Argentina) that you shouldn’t…
In 2015, under the banner call of #NiUnaMenos (Not One (Woman) Less), thousands of Argentinians, mostly women, marched towards the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires to protest gender violence and femicide. This unprecedented uprising of women made it to the covers of dozens of international newspapers and rapidly grew into both a regional and global movement. Although this protest has laid…
Are you planning a trip Buenos Aires and looking for places to visit? We are sure that you have heard and read a lot about our city, and that probably one specific place caught your attention: the Recoleta Cemetery. Why is a cemetery among the top attractions in Buenos Aires not to be missed? Well,…
No matter whether you are a bookworm or not, El Ateneo is one of those places you will not want to miss when staying in Buenos Aires. Argentina’s capital city is known for offering all kinds of tourist attractions and a huge cultural diversity. But what a lot of people do not know is the…
Curosities about Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral: If you are walking around “Plaza de Mayo” (May square), sometimes it is difficult to find the Metropolitan Cathedral. Why? Visiting “Plaza de Mayo” (May Square) is something not to be missed if you are in Buenos Aires. It is the place where the city was born, where the most important events in our history took place and where the most representative buildings (for the city and the country) are located. One of these buildings hosts the Metropolitan Cathedral, the most important church in Buenos Aires, but few people can find it, in spite of being located just in front of the square and having amazing dimensions. Juan de Garay, Spanish conqueror, founded the “Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad” in 1580 in the place known today as “Plaza de Mayo”. The site to build…
Churches in Buenos Aires that will surprise you In Buenos Aires you will find a great architectural variety and, without a doubt, churches offer a special chapter. We will tell you about some of then, so that you can include them in your next visit. Catedral Metropolitana / Metropolitan Cathedral Located opposite plaza de Mayo…
Buenos Aires, one of the most European cities in South America. Why? But, how is this possible? To understand this concept, we have to open a window to the world of immigration. When you visit Buenos Aires for the first time, one of the feelings you will get is that of being in Paris, Rome…