7 free things to do in Buenos Aires: you'll see different aspects of this wonderful, if chaotic, city. Art, music, dance, nature, culture at your feet.
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From street art to shopping, to craft cocktails, and from empanadas to spicy curry, Palermo Soho is a must-visit area of Buenos Aires
The influx of European immigrants in the 19th and early 20th centuries has left an enduring legacy in Argentina. Our language, food, literature, and architecture would be vastly different without that influence. Not better nor worse, just different. One of those national groups that came and enriched our culture were the Scandinavians. Today, we can appreciate…
There are many options to shop in Buenos Aires
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Although Abasto is referred to as a neighbourhood, it isn’t officially one but an area of Balvanera neighbourhood.
Anyone walking down Florida Street in a relative hurry might miss the entrance to Galería Güemes
Kentucky is the unlikely name of a traditional pizzeria of Buenos Aires founded in 1942. An investment fund bought the brand in 2001 and opened a couple dozen franchises. However, I prefer the original location on the corner of Santa Fe Avenue and Godoy Cruz Street, a block from the iron railway bridge. The bridge…
You’re in Buenos Aires now. Linger over coffee after your meal. There’s no rush. The waiter is not going to slap the check on the table while you’re still chewing on your food. This is also part of the meal and we call it sobremesa. Relax. Enjoy. Bond with your companions. Don’t fret over tips.…
What do vanilla wafers and the Colón Opera House have in common? Opera! Teatro Colón (Colón Opera Hoouse) is Argentina’s leading opera house, opened in 1908. Opera is also a popular brand of vanilla wafers made by a company called Bagley. They were launched in 1906 under a different name but the manufacturer decided to change…
Read more Guided visit to the Colón Opera House in Buenos Aires
Plaza Barrancas de Belgrano is a leafy public park located in the eponymous neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. Its downward slope (barranca) towards the river gave it its name and makes it unique in the city. Or rather, it slopes down to where the river Plate used to be before the wetlands were dredged and filled…
