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Konex Cultural Center
The Konex Cultural center is located in Abasto, right near the Abasto Shopping center. It is one of the top cultural centers for alternative culture, especially for music and unique events. The building itself is a great piece of architectural – it was built in 1920 as an oil factory and used as such until [...]
Yoga in Buenos Aires
Yoga is all over Buenos Aires…you can find it at your local gym, there are professional yoga studios, and teachers who run yoga out of apartments. Finding the yoga that is right for you depends on the kind of yoga you want to practice, and finding a teacher you like. Here are some great choices [...]
Borges Cultural Center
There are many great cultural centres in Buenos Aires, and the Centro Cultural Borges is one of the best when it comes to mainstream art and theatre. They have a number of different rooms for displaying visual art, and at any one time, you will find they have at least a few different exhibits going [...]
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 [...]
Botanical Gardens
The botanical gardens of Buenos Aires are another park designed by the famous landscape designer Carlos Thays. The gardens were inaugurated in 1898 and were given an award . They are located right in the heart of Palermo, beside Plaza Italia and the Zoo. The gardens have more than 5,500 species of plants, shrubs and [...]
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 [...]
Parque Las Heras
Originally the location of the National Penitentiary, parque Las Heras is now an attractive park located right in the middle of Palermo. Although not as large as some of the other parks, it has its own special charm. The entire park is covered in nice green grass, sloping down towards the street, and the park [...]
Food and Wine Expo at the Palacion Paz
If you can only make it to one wine event, this is the one you shouldn´t miss. Known as the Expo de Cuisine & Vins, it is put on by the magazine of the same name. By attending the event, you get to try hundreds of Argentine wines as well as different cheeses, chocolates, [...]
