San Telmo is Buenos Aires´ oldest neighborhood. A walk along its streets will reveal the historical heritage from the colonial times up to the beginning of the 20th century. How did our customs evolve? Which were yesterday's styles? You will learn to distinguish them and discover the changes. You will be able to visit antique shops and the famous market at Plaza Dorrego, the historical heart of the neighborhood. In San Telmo, historical patrimony of the city, you will find most of the "tanguerías" (Tango Restaurants/bars) and "casonas" (old-fashioned restaurants) from last century.

Recommended place:
Defensa Alley, old aristocratic mansion

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Did you know that Argentina is a country that has grown demographically due to the important migratory flows in the 19th century? The neighborhood of "La Boca" was built around the first harbor of Buenos Aires. Many of the Italian immigrants settled near the docks between 1880 and 1930. The history of this recent past is at plain sight in the streets of La Boca, in the color of its houses, in its museums and also in the Boca Juniors Soccer Stadium, one of the most popular teams of Argentina.

Recommended place:
Tenement Houses and viewpoint of Buenos Aires southern area.

Recommended link:
Maradona & La Boca Tour.

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Art, history and leisure:
Recoleta offers all of this and much more. It is the place where young people meet. In the residential neighborhood of Recoleta is placed the Nuestra Señora del Pilar Church, a splendid and rare example of colonial architecture. The former cloisters of the convent are, today, a museum and cultural center. Craftsmen and street artists gather in the square. In the landscape of the neighborhood, the museums of art coexist with the most sophisticated restaurants, cafés and discos.

Recommended place:
Recoleta Cloisters & Alvear Avenue

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"It has been the old Major Square in the colonial times. Today is the city's institutional heart; its surroundings show different periods and testimonies of the Nation's life".

Recommended place:
Tunnels of House of Government and the Old Fortress of the Spanish City.

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"Wonderful and active avenue surrounded by beautiful buildings revealing styles of the last century".

Recommended place:
Café Tortoni

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"Inhabited by the monumental building of the National Congress, it is surrounded by bars, traditional cafeterias, a theater, a church with a rich history and a fine architecture private alley".

Recommended place:
La Piedad Alley, one of the few alleys remaining in the city.

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"Scenery of historical relevant facts, it has a wonderful park gathering cultural and entertaining activities".

Recommended place:
Río de la Plata Riverside.

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French architecture in Buenos Aires.
Did you know that Argentina was a very rich country at the beginning of the 20th century? Through the splendid residences of this neighborhood, you will find out the way of life of the aristocracy in Buenos Aires with fortunes based on the exploitation of the field. In the neighborhood of Palermo Chico you will observe how the French architecture gradually replaced the colonial Spanish past. We will explain why these mansions of the Argentine elite are today headquarters of embassies and consular representations.

Recommended place:
Victoria Ocampo House

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"Old vacation neighborhood, it is nowadays one of the most outstanding places for shopping and fun".

Recommended place:
Solar de la Abadía de San Benito, religious-militar place.

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Past and Present
Argentina and the immigration are closely related. The neighborhood of Retiro is clear proof of this. The harbor, the railroad and the old Immigrants Hotel, located in this area, will help us to explain why they are such an important part of our history. We can also explain what the city was like in the 18th century and from the San Martin Plaza, help you to imagine the open field that was there until the middle of the 19th century and find out why the army's soldiers trained there. Today, this Plaza also preserves the memory of the most recent history in the commemorative monument to the War of Malvinas.

Recommended place:
Immigrants Harbor and Museum

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