Almagro: Places of Interest
Anyone wanting to explore ‘the real Buenos Aires’ could easily spend a pleasant few hours wandering the streets of Almagro, an underrated middle-class neighborhood in the heart of the city. …
Neighborhoods
Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina is a large metropolitan city. It is composed of forty-eight barrios (neighborhoods) and is divided into 15 districts for administrative purposes.
Almagro: A Slice of Middle Class Porteño Life
Almagro, a neighborhood which borders no less than eight other neighborhoods, is often overlooked by tourists. It therefore remains an unspoiled, authentic and appealing slice of middle-class porteño life. It …
Belgrano | Buenos Aires Neighborhood Guide
If the giant leafy neighborhood of Palermo are the lungs of central Buenos Aires, then its next-door neighbor, Belgrano comprises the rest of the pulmonary system. This substantial barrio contains …
The Real La Boca, Buenos Aires: ‘Barrio’ of Solidarity
La Boca is a major sightseeing hot spot in Buenos Aires, but visitors rarely stay here at night. The ‘hit-and-run’ style tourism in the southern neighborhood causes some to write …
La Boca & El Caminito: Buenos Aires’ Most Iconic Barrio
La Boca, the Buenos Aires’ neighborhood famed for its colorful houses, its tango and its soccer team, is the one spot that makes every visitor’s agenda. The centerpiece is the …
La Boca: Attractions On & Off the Beaten Path
Buenos Aires colorful neighborhood of La Boca is known to the outside world for tourist destination number one, El Caminito. But those who dare to wander off the tourist path …
Barrio Chino: Buenos Aires’ Little Chinese Tiger
Arrival at Buenos Aires’ Barrio Chino (Chinatown) is signaled by an ornate stone archway alongside the train tracks at the intersection of Juramento and Arribeños in Belgrano, While Argentina’s only …
San Telmo: The Barrio that Refuses to Sell Out
San Telmo vies with nearby La Boca for the title of ‘the barrio that birthed the tango.’ While the birthright of tango may boil down to a technicality, lively …
Attractions in Puerto Madero
Puerto Madero is a nice neighborhood to lounge in one of many parks, ride a bike and perhaps dine on the waterfront, but it’s not distinguished for its abundance of …
The Resurrection and Boom of Puerto Madero
Spanning the limit from La Boca on its south side to Retiro on the north, Puerto Madero is one of the few neighborhoods in Buenos Aires in which to …