Palermo
Palermo is Buenos Aires’ largest barrio and also one of its most walkable, with quiet tree-lined streets dotted by casas chorizo, long, narrow single-story houses built in the late 19th century and now highly coveted for renovation. That’s because these days, Palermo is trendy, slick and a bit expensive. Over the last 15 years development [...]
Once and Abasto
Once/Abasto is a bustling neighborhood just a short subway-ride west of Microcentro. The predominately working class area is a refreshing — if somewhat chaotic — change from the cosmopolitan air of other sections of the city. Local shops line the sidewalks with everything from clothes, linens and books to home appliances and even custom-made manikins, [...]
Recoleta — Buenos Aires’ Most Upscale Neighborhood
Wandering through Recoleta, one of Buenos Aires’ most aesthetically pleasing neighborhoods, you can easily imagine the city as it was during its halcyon days at the beginning of the twentieth century. In fact, most of the impressive French architecture on display is a vestige of that time, and unlike in some other parts of the [...]
