Chile Square and Sculptures

Address: Av. Libertador y Castilla s/n - PalermoThis square is on the corner of Libertador Ave and Castilla St. It keeps several sculptures of great artistic commemorative value as they represent many important figures of Chilean history and literature that…
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Plaza de Mayo (Mayo Square)

Address: Balcarce-Rivadavia-Bolívar-Irigoyen s/n - MonserratIt has been declared National Historic Place, having been the central core back in 1580, when it became Juan de Garay’s place of choice, at the time of the foundation of Buenos Aires, for the erection…
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Mayo’s Avenue

Address: Av de Mayo entre Balcarce y Callao s/n - MonserratIt was the city’s first avenue, constructed during Mayor Torcuato de Alvear’s administration. It was first transited in 1894, becoming the main institutional axis that joins the seats of the…
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Tres de Febrero Park

Address: Av. Libertador y Av. Sarmiento s/n - PalermoIts name refers to the date when the Caseros Battle took place (significant in our country as the battle that united it). This place was chosen by its mentor, president Domingo Faustino…
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Uruguay Republic Square

Address: Av. Del Libertador entre Austria, Tagle y Figueroa Alcorta. s/n - RecoletaLibertador Avenue, between Austria and Tagle Street, and Figueroa Alcorta Avenue This square features the monument to Artigas and Channel 7 (the official channel, known for years as…
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Corrientes Avenue

Address: Av. Corrientes 100 - 2500 - San NicolásIt is one of downtown’s the most important avenues. Its name pays homage to one of the countries’ provinces, just like its parallel avenues, Córdoba and Santa Fé. With its 69 blocks,…
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Japanese Garden

Address: Av Carlos Casares y Av. Figueroa Alcorta s/n - PalermoThis is a replica of an authentic Japanese Garden, donated by the community of said country. It has a lake, a waterfall, a Zen-like dry garden, an important variety of…
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Vuelta de Rocha

Address: Del Valle Iberlucea y Av. Don Pedro de Mendoza s/n - La BocaThe Vuelta de Rocha is currently one of the curves of the Riachuelo. It was named after one of its owners, a merchant and estancia owner called…
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The ecological reserve

Address: Tristán Achaval Rodríguez 1550 - Costanera SurDuring the 70s nature and its fauna and flora gained lands to the river without the intervention of men. In 1986 the city government of Buenos Aires labeled it as “Ecologic Reserve” and…
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Quintana Avenue

Address: Av. Quintana s/n - RecoletaThis Avenue starts in the so called “Five Corners”, the intersection of Libertad and Juncal streets. It was called the “Long Street of Recoleta” as it was surrounded by well-lit country houses, and was the…
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Lavalle Square

Address: Libertad entre Lavalle y Córdoba 500/700 - San NicolásPlaza Lavalle is a three-block space located in the neighborhood of San Nicolás, delimited by Libertad, Lavalle, and Talcahuano Streets and Córdoba Avenue. The square is of great historical importance. The…
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Flea Market

Address: Av. Dorrego (y Niceto Vega) 1600 - PalermoIt is situated in Colegiales, a different area, which actually signals the end of Palermo Hollywood. It has been functioning since 1986, in a big shed where you may find all kinds…
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Design fairs

Address: Honduras (y Jorge Luis Borges) 5000 - PalermoIn the streets around Julio Cortazar Square, the avant-garde national design is offered in several premises, at very reasonable prices. The organization of fares on a particular genre is very common, attracting…
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Moreno Square

Address: H. Yrigoyen y Luis Sáenz Peña s/n - MonserratThis is a small square close to Lorea square, and an “entrance hall” to the Square of the Two Congresses as well. Mariano Moreno’s statue, built by the artist M. Blay…
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Lezama Park

Address: Defensa-Brasil-Martín García y Av Paseo Colón s/n - San TelmoSome historians state that it was in this natural cliff where Pedro de Mendoza made the first settlement of the city, maybe because it was the highest land from the…
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Alvear Avenue

Address: Avenida Alvear s/n - RecoletaThis avenue was projected in 1885 by decision of major Torcuato de Alvear, being first called “Bella Vista”. It starts where the monument to Carlos Pellegrini stands, in Pellegrini square, and ends where the monument…
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9 de Julio Avenue

Address: Av 9 de Julio entre Av Libertador y Av de Mayo - San NicolásThis avenue was designed in 1888 by the engineer Guillermo Gaebeler, undergoing a number of changes since then. Nowadays it is considered the world’s widest avenue,…
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La Boca’s Port

Address: Avda. Pedro de Mendoza y Del Valle Iberlucea s/n - La BocaThe mouth of the Riachuelo has always been the Natural Port of Buenos Aires, that only allowed to anchor small ships since it is not very deep. The…
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San Martín Square

Address: Florida 1040 - RetiroBecause of its historical value, the San Martín Square is second in importance, following Plaza de Mayo. Its first antecedent dates from 1801, when, in the prolongation of Santa Fe Avenue and Marcelo T. de Alvear…
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Two Congresses Square

Address: Av Entre Ríos y Av Rivadavia s/n - MonserratThis square is surrounded by Entre Rios, Hipólito Irigoyen, Rivadavia and Luis Saenz Peña streets. There stands one of the best sculptures of the city, “The Thinker”, by Auguste Rodin. (1914)…
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Honduras Street

Address: Honduras s/n - PalermoHonduras street runs along Palermo Hollywood where there are many bars, restaurants and design object stores. This street is very popular, therefore, it one of the most crowded ones during the weekends when tourists and locals…
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San Lorenzo alleyway

Address: Pasaje San Lorenzo s/n - San TelmoThis crossing passes through Balcarce and Defensa streets between Chile st. and Independencia Ave. This is a fair founded in 2001 by the Asociación de Amigos y Vecinos de San Telmo (Association of…
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Italia Square

Address: Av Santa Fe y Av Sarmiento s/n - PalermoThe origin of the name dates back to the celebrations of the May Revolution, when Italy donated an important monument to Garibaldi, which is found in the center of the Square.…
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Botanic Garden

Address: Av. Santa Fe (y Av. Las Heras) 3951 - PalermoThis is a work by the architect and landscaper Carlos Thays which was designed in 1898 and officially inaugurated in 1908 due to a petition presented to the authorities, when…
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Lorea Square

Address: Rivadavia y Paraná s/n - MonserratThis small square is located right next to Square of the two Congresses, in front of the Liceo Theater. It was thought up as a tribute to the sculptor Isidro Lorea, from whom its…
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Buenos Aires Zoo

Address: Av. Las Heras y Av. Sarmiento s/n - PalermoIt is 100 years old, and was created following the reigning tendency in Europe regarding zoos back then. It has a significant variety of species of animals from all around the…
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Recoleta Cementery

Address: Junín 1970 - RecoletaThe piece of land where it is located was donated by Juan de Garay to some famous man of the moment. It had several owners until one of them handed some hectares over for the construction…
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Temaikén

Address: ruta 25, km1 ruta 9 km 50 - EscobarThis wonderful theme-park that was inaugurated on July, 2001 is only 50 kilometers away from the city center. Its name means “land of life” in Tehuelche language and that is what…
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Alem Avenue

Address: Av. Alem s/n - San NicolásIt was called Paseo 9 de Julio (a stroll) until it adopted the name Leandro N. Alem. It is an avenue with a very particular characteristic: it has some sort of roof of Spanish…
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Palermo’s Alleys

Address: Serrano 1600 - 1800 - PalermoEnchanting and legendary paths This area stands out for a unique peculiarity in the houses, which although they are recycled and decorated with the latest avant-garde trends, they still keep their warmth as well…
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Florida Street

Address: Florida s/n - San NicolásSince 1970 it is a pedestrian street that comprises ten blocks of great commercial movement that is unfolded in an important amount of galleries, stores, traditional bookstores and cafés. It carries an eclectic history that…
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