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Buenos Aires: An Insider’s Guide

A Local’s Guide to Buenos Aires

Tobias lived in Buenos Aires for five years, and now visits every year to meet friends and family. Read on to discover his top tips for experiencing the city like a local.

Buenos Aires, the vibrant capital of Argentina, is a city of superlatives and striking contrasts. Its towering urban canyons and bustling traffic blend seamlessly with the melancholic rhythms of tango and the charmingly old-fashioned manners of its people. The spirit of this port city mirrors the intricate, dynamic compositions of Astor Piazzolla—unconventional and full of flair.

It is renowned for being the birthplace of tango, Pope Francis, and the legendary Diego Maradona. No description of Buenos Aires would be complete without mentioning its fiery soccer obsession, which few other cities can match, even in the soccer-crazy continent of South America!

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Admire its Fabulous Architecture

Many of the city’s most beautiful buildings and monuments were built during the period when Argentina was one of the wealthiest countries in the world. There is the imposing Congreso de la Nación (Congress Building), and right next to it you will find the elegant Confitería del Molino. This is a superb example of an Art Nouveau building with a tower, elaborate stained glass windows and the eponymous windmill wings.

If you stroll just 500 meters down the Avenida de Mayo towards the Casa Rosada, you will reach the eclectic-style Palacio Barolo, which is conceptually inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. Other lesser-known magnificent buildings in the center are the Edificio Otto Wulff, “supported” by stoic atlases, the Centro Naval, the Gothic Facultad de Ingeniería and the pumping station (Palacio de Aguas Corrientes), which is decorated with 300,000 terracotta tiles! If you are a book lover, you must visit the El Ateneo Grand Splendid bookshop, which is housed in a former theater dating from 1919.











A Local’s Guide to Buenos Aires

Congreso de la Nación








A Local’s Guide to Buenos Aires

Centro Naval








A Local’s Guide to Buenos Aires

Recoleta Cemetery








A Local’s Guide to Buenos Aires

Palacio de Aguas Corrientes








A Local’s Guide to Buenos Aires

Confitería del Molino



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