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What to see in Buenos Aires?

What to see in Buenos Aires? Excursions in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is one of the most important cities in South America and the world. It`s unique, due to the european arquitectura and influence received during the first decades of the XX century. So, what to do in Buenos Aires during your stay? There are hundreds of options of course. It`s a big city full of culture, incredible architecture, museums, theatres, parks, and worldwide famous neighborhoods like La Boca, San Telmo, or Recoleta. Take a note of our suggested activities to do in Buenos Aires. We have more of course, it`s just an overview:

CITY TOUR: Visiting Buenos Aires

Enjoy a traditional city tour and visit the most important districts of neighborhoods of the Argentine Capital. The tour include guides and it`s an overview to visit some interesting places like La Boca and Caminito, the Boca Jrs Stadium, San Telmo and the famous fair (open on sundays). Plaza de Mayo, with the Cabildo, the Government house called Casa Rosada (Pink House), the Cathedral, the incredible 9 de Julio Avenue and the emblematic Obelisk which is an icon of the city. Of course the Colon Theatre, one of the best opera houses in the world. You can take a guided visit if you`re interested, it`s an amazing place. Puerto Madero is an interesting place, full of gastronomy. It`s a renovated dockside area that can be visited during the day, but also in the evening to enjoy wonderful dishes. Finally, we will visit Palermo, and Recoleta with the famous cemetery. Book our City Tour in Buenos Aires

Of course, it`s just an overview. There are many options to enjoy this incredible city. One of them is to walk. Take a look at our walking tours available.

WALKING TOURS: Buenos Aires on foot

You can walk to Buenos Aires. The weather is great and there are many interesting places to enjoy this city on your own, or escorted by our guide.

WALKING TOURS IN BUENOS AIRES
WALKING LA BOCA

La Boca is one of the most visited areas of Buenos Aires and offers tourists a glimpse of how the city looked during its “golden era” in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Indeed, La Boca, as the former main port, was instrumental in the city’s economic and population booms. The neighbourhood retains many fine examples of architecture from the time and is home to the Caminito open air museum and the famous Boca Juniors football club.

WALKING SAN TELMO

Another great option is to walk in San Telmo Area. Antique lovers are in for a treat with a visit to San Telmo. One of the main attractions here is Calle Defensa, a long pedestrianized street lined with stores selling a dizzying array of antiques, paintings, clothes and jewelry. One of the best times to visit is on a Sunday when the popular market takes over, with hundreds of stalls and venders populating the street. As you browse, you’ll be entertained by a colorful mix of street performers and tango dancers. There are even more antique buying opportunities in the cobblestone side streets leading off Calle Defensa.

At the heart of San Telmo is Plaza Dorrego, the second oldest plaza in the city. Come here for its restaurants, cafés and tango performers and to rummage through the unique antique stores. The Sunday market also extends to the square. Leave some room in your shopping bags for a visit to San Telmo Market, the neighborhood’s vast indoor market, housed in a wrought iron hall. It’s loud and lively and sells everything from fresh fruit, meats and vegetables to antiques, trinkets, and handicrafts.

WALKING CORRIENTES AVENUE

Another great area to explore is Avenida Corrientes (Corrientes Avenue), plenty of great pizza restaurantes called “pizzerias”. The area runs through Microcentro, the financial district, across the pedestrian shopping street, Calle Florida, and by the Obelisco. There are countless bookshops, cafés, pubs, theatres, and shops along its edges.

WALKING RECOLETA

In Recoleta you also can enjoy a wonderful walking tour. You can visit the Recoleta Cemetery which is a place of rest for the rich, famous, and powerful of Argentina. You’ll find impressive, ornate mausoleums packed tightly in this little corner of the city where you can wander for hours amidst a maze of the family graves. You can see the Eva Perón’s tomb, where people still leave flowers and tributes. Just few steps from there, take a look to the Basilica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar.

Also in Recoleta, the market takes place on Saturdays and Sundays near the famous cemetery. It’s filled with “hippie” crafts and works by local artists. There are tons of handmade goods, silver jewelry, pottery, leather, mate gourds, and street performers. Relax and have a drink overlooking Plaza Francia at one of the many restaurants and bars, or perhaps sip some mate in the grass surrounding the feria. Walking tour in Buenos Aires

ENJOY A DINNER TANGO SHOW

One of the symbols of Buenos Aires is the Tango. This unique dance and music is one of the main attractions in the city and of course, there are many options available. From exclusive tango houses to modest places where you can go and dance with the local people. These places are called “Milonga” and it`s a great attraction for visitors interested in seeing the real culture of tango. A “milonga” is a place where people go dancing the tango, and there are tons of authentic ones around the city, depending on the day of the week. There’s a Sunday night milonga in San Telmo’s Plaza Dorrego where you can see people dancing in the street. Amazing. Book a dinner tango show in La Ventana

Another great activity is to take a tango lesson or more. There are different programs for people interesting in learning to dance this unique dance, worldwide famous. Are you ready to dance the Tango?

MUSEUMS OF BUENOS AIRES

Buenos Aires also offers great museums to enjoy. This is a list of some of them:

Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo

One of them is the MNAD or Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo. Take a look into what life, architecture, and design looked like within Buenos Aires during the beginning of the 20th century. The museum is located in Recoleta, one of the city’s more exclusive areas, inside the palace of Josefina Alvear and Matías Errázuriz Ortúzar, an aristocratic Argentine family, the c. `1911 building was designed by French architect René Sergent, who also built the Trianon Palace Hotel in Versailles. Interior design junkies, take note: the Dining Room (which seats more than 24 guests) and Ball Room look like small-scale carbon copies of the Versailles Palace, while the Art Deco boudoir (the only room with contemporary aesthetics) was dreamt up by Catalonian artist José María Sert.

Eva Peron, an icon of Buenos Aires
Museo Evita

Another great museum to visit, if you`re interested in this unique personality of the politic in Argentina, is the Museo Evita. Take a tour into the life of one of the most beloved figures in Argentina’s history at this museum, which opened in 2002 on the 50th anniversary of her death; it holds the largest collection of Perón’s dresses, letters, and other personal belongings. And, although the museum is totally fascinating, we’d come here just to have lunch in the picturesque garden next to the mansion.

Museo de Bellas Artes

This is the most well-known museum in Argentina. The Museo de Bellas Artes is located in Recoleta neighborhood, a very exclusive area. And the fine arts museum is home to a staggering collection of 19th-century European art, including over 700 major works by artists like Goya, Van Gogh, and Toulouse Lautrec!

Museo de Arte Español Enrique Larreta

Of course, the beginnings of the country is linked to Spain. So, spanish influence can be seen across the city, where many locals are of Spanish descent. Here in residential Belgrano, beyond the typical tourist track, author Enrique Larreta’s former residence has been turned into the city’s only Spanish museum and cultural center. Highlights include a 16th-century Gothic-style altarpiece; Renaissance and Baroque period paintings; and a portrait of Enrique Larreta himself, along with a number of unique Spanish objects, like weapons and swords and hand-carved sculptures.

MALBA Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires

If you haven`t enough time for museums, but you want to choose one, the MALBA could be your choice. It`s a modern building, surrounded by the Palermo parks and ambassadors’ mansions, is known for its permanent collection of famed contemporary Latin American artists, with works by Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Fernando Botero, Antonio Berni, and Tarsila do Amaral in its arsenal.

COLON THEATRE: A guided tour

Another great activity to do, that can be combined with your city tour, or take part of a great walking tour of the Buenos Aires downtown, is the visit to the incredible Colon Theatre.
Experience a unique Guided Tour getting to know a portion of its centenial history at the service of the Argentine and world culture. By exploring the Main Hall, the Foyer, the Bustos Gallery, and the Golden Hall, visitors can absorb amazing details about architecture, staircases, sculptures, ceilings or vitreaux.

It is considered one of the five best opera houses in the world by National Geographic and is acoustically considered to be amongst the five best concert venues in the world. The present Colón replaced an original theatre that opened in 1857. Towards the end of the century, it became clear that a new theatre was needed and, after a 20-year process, the present theatre opened on 25 May 1908, with Giuseppe Verdi’s Aïda. This is a must-see if you`re interested in the culture! Book a guided tour to enjoy the Colon Theatre

VISITING THE PAMPAS: A day tour to a typical Estancia

One of the interesting visits you can do from Buenos Aires is the full-day visit to a typical estancia or farm in the Pampas. It`s a half day (from 10 to 5 pm approx) tour to enjoy great grilled meats, called “Asado Criollo”, enjoy horseback riding, and see wonderful gaucho performances and a folkloric show.

Book the Fiesta Gaucha here!

VISITING TIGRE & THE DELTA AREA

If you already visited the city, you may be would be interested in getting out of the city for a breath of fresh air, and visit Tigre and the Delta. The best day to visit is Sunday when you can check out the city’s Puerto de Frutos, a large market with crafts, foods, and handcrafted furniture. There’s also an artist’s market on the main dock, a park, and a few museums. It’s easy to take a boat tour, rent a kayak, or grab a ferry to some of the waterfront restaurants and clubs while you’re there. It`s an interesting half-day or full-day trip, visiting a place located only 30 km from Buenos Aires. Book Tigre Delta Excursion!

VISITING URUGUAY

From Buenos Aires, you can enjoy two great full-day visits. One of them to the Unesco World Heritage small city of Colonia de Sacramento, and the other one to Montevideo, the uruguay´s capital city.

EXCURSION TO COLONIA DE SACRAMENTO (URUGUAY)

Another great visit is to cross the Rio de la Plata and arrive to Uruguay, to visit a wonderful city founded by the Portuguese in 1680, at which time Spain and Portugal were in the midst of constant fighting over these lands. It´s Colonia de Sacramento, a wonderful full day trip from Buenos Aires. For 100 years the two empires fought for this city until finally, the Treaty of San Ildefonso granted it to Spain. Today the ancient city has a lot to tell us about its past. We will visit the cobbled streets of Colonia, the oldest city in the country, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The streets of Santa Rita, San Gabriel, the Mother Church, the Bastion of Carmen, the famous “Calle de Los Suspiros”, the Puerta del Campo, the Plaza Mayor 25 de Mayo. Usually, return is in the afternoon, or early in the evening.

Book an excursion to visit Colonia de Sacramento

EXCURSION TO MONTEVIDEO (URUGUAY)

Start from your hotel early in the morning to take a fast ferry and visit the capital of Uruguay: Montevideo. Visit the main attractions of the city. You will be able to know the Old City with rich architecture, the Mercado del Puerto, the Microcentro, the Plaza Independencia, the Legislative Palace, the romantic neighborhood known as the Prado, the Centenario Stadium, its green parks with beautiful monuments, the elegant residential neighborhoods of Carrasco, Punta Gorda and Pocitos, along the exceptional promenade that accompanies a panoramic string of beautiful beaches. Then, at the end of the day, return to ferry station to return to Buenos Aires

Boo an excursion to Montevideo, Uruguay