Archive for the ‘Attractions’ Category
Evita Museum
The Evita museum was inaugurated in 2002, to portray the life of one of Argentina’s most famous political figures, and a hero for many Argentines. It is located in a stylish turn of the century mansion in Palermo, right near Plaza Italia. The museum shows the different stages of Evita´s life, from her birth in [...]
MALBA – Buenos Aires Latinamerican Museum of Art
The Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires is the country´s most important museum for displaying contemporary art from the 20th century. The permanent collection is mainly made up of works by Argentine artists, and this is the best spot to see Argentina´s most famous contemporary artists. There are also many works from other Latin [...]
Planetarium
The Buenos Aires Planetarium is located in Palermo, near the intersection of Sarmiento and Figueroa Alcorta. Similar to most planetariums, it is a place where you can go to learn more about astronomy. The planetarium itself is quite old and has seen better days, but this doesn´t take much away much from the shows, other [...]
El Zanjón
El Zanjon is, according to the Buenos Aires heritage site, the most important archaeological project in Buenos Aires. It was a huge house built during the first settlement in Buenos Aires back in the 16th century, and has changed ownership numerous times in its centuries long history.
A tour through the Zanjón gives you a cross-sectional [...]
La Rural
La Rural is a massive events center, with over 5,000 m2 of indoor space, and another 10.000 m2 of outdoor space. It hosts some of the most important South American festivals and events, such as the Book Fair, Arte BA, and the Vinos and Bodegas expo.
It is located right off of Plaza Italia, making it [...]
El Ateneo
Buenos Aires is full of bookstores, and plenty of them are very nice. However, none of them can hold a candle to El Ateneo Grand Splendid, which has been labeled as one of the top 10 bookstores in the world. Once you’ve entered El Ateneo, it is easy to see why.
El Ateneo was [...]
Palacio San Martin
The San Martin Palace (originally known as the Palacio Anchorena) is another example of the Argentine upper class from the early 1900s. It was built by the architect Alejandro Christopherse at the request of Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena, to serve as a residence for the anchorena family, one of the wealthiest Argentine families at the [...]
Palacio Paz
“If Buenos Aires was once Paris, the Palacio Paz is the clearest example of this.” This is the quote on the homepage for the Palacion Paz, and is a perfect description for this beautiful palace. It was built by the Argentine diplomat José C. Paz, who lived in Paris for a number of years. The [...]
Weapons Museum
The museo de armas (weapons museum) is located in the military circuit beside the palacio paz, in the Retiro neighborhood. It is broken down into 18 rooms, displaying weapons from the 12th century all the way through to the 20th century.
The selection is surprisingly widespread – there are different types of armor, swords, bayonets and [...]
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Zizek
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Dancing through the Street of Buenos Aires
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Cost of Living in Buenos Aires 2010
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Crobar
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Locro Day
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