Bike experience around Buenos Aires
Discover Buenos Aires, its historic district and the southern neighbourhoods, Recoleta and Palermo parks, as well as the main avenues riding a bike.
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Buenos Aires
With the energy of New York, the architectural feel of Paris, and the chaotic pace of a major Latin American city all rolled into one, Buenos Aires is in a class of its own. Buenos Aires is also called the “Paris of South America,” for its soaring architecture and rich European heritage. But the city and its people, known as porteños, are a study in contrasts: European sensibilities and Latin American passion; wide boulevards and cobblestone alleys; steamy tango and romping rock and roll; sidewalk cafés and soccer fanatics; bejeweled ladies draped in fur coats and children rummaging through garbage for cardboard scraps. Buenos Aires, which sprawls over 202 square kilometers and has a population of about three million, is a patchwork of distinct, fascinating communities, from the frenetic downtown and working-class tanguero neighborhoods such as La Boca and San Telmo, to wealthy districts such as Recoleta and trendy Palermo, to middle-class barrios such as Belgrano and Caballito.
Buenos Aires by night
Discover the beauty of the exciting city's nightlife! Get to know the lights of Buenos Aires in a tour through the main city's night arteries, such as the avenues 9 de Julio, Libertador and Corrientes. May Square stands out due to the striking illumination of the Government House, surrounded by the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Historical Cabildo. There begins May Avenue, one of the main historical avenues in the city, plenty of cafés and art noveau, neoclassical and eclectic buildings dating back to the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. Café Tortoni and Los 36 Billares are just some of the historical bars that give life to the street. Puerto Madero is with no doubt one of the nicest areas in the city to enjoy a night walk, not only because it has plenty of restaurants and bars that summon hundreds of people every night, but also because the glass walls of its high buildings on the shores of the river reflect in the water their illuminated facades. Also La Recoleta neighbourhood comes to life at night, with many bars, restaurants, a mall and pedestrian streets. It is one of the busiest areas in the city at night.
Buenos Aires from the air
Departing from Jorge Newbery Domestic Airport, on the shores of the Río de la Plata, the overflights by helicopter offer different tours to see the city and its surroundings from the air. Overflying by helicopter is an unforgettable experience. The different tours fly over the city from the river to the historical downtown area and the most known neighbourhoods, such as Puerto Madero, La Recoleta and La Boca. The overflights along the shores of the river to the north allow to observe the channels of the Tigre Delta, the hills of San Isidro, Olivos' port, Martínez, Vicente López, Pilar and Escobar.
Colon Theatre
The Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires is regarded as one of the finest theatres in the world, renowned for its acoustics and the artistic value of its construction. Its current venue celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008. Bounded by Cerrito Street, Viamonte Street, Tucumán Street and Libertad Street, in the heart of the city of Buenos Aires, it was inaugurated on May 25th 1908 with a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. It is one of the most important opera houses in the world. Its rich and prestigious history and its exceptional acoustics and architectural features rank it among theatres such as Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Paris Opera House, the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House in London, and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. The Teatro Colón keeps secrets in each corner and to live the experience of a Guided Visit is to get to know part of its more than hundred years of history representing Argentine and international culture. A visit to the Main Room, the Main Foyer, the Galery of Busts and the Golden Room, allow visitors to absorb amazing details of its architecture, the stairs, its sculptures, ceilings and vitreaux.
Emotions
Argentina has been forged from a mixture of cultures of different ethnic groups, mainly European immigrants, which led to what today is the country. European traditions are combined with Native American, which along its vast territory also have different manifestations. It is a country with incredible cultural and artistic activity, which has worldwide recognition in disciplines such as theater, painting, sculpture, music and literature. Buenos Aires, the capital, is the epicenter of all this life and daily you can choose from a wide range of cultural events, but the activity also occurred in the other cities. Tango is the emblem of the country and its capital and has become a real hallmark of the Argentine people. It originated and developed especially in Buenos Aires in the late nineteenth century, and in recent years has been re-floated not only as a tourist attraction, but because its popularity has grown throughout the country. Although his birthplace is disputed, Carlos Gardel, the greatest exponent of tango world, lived much of his life in Buenos Aires. A unique emotion is also to live and breathe football, seeing the local derby’s such as Boca Juniors and River Plate.
Golf
Play golf or take golf lessons in beautiful places enjoying breathtaking landscapes: plains bordered by rivers and natural ponds in the Buenos Aires plains; the great links of the Atlantic Coast; the courses surrounded by vineyards in Mendoza; the magnificent Patagonia; and the ones located in the stunning landscape of the Mountains of Cordoba.
Itineraries in Buenos Aires
Tours ideas
Visit the historical complex of Plaza de Mayo, surrounded by the Government House, the Cathedral and the historical Cabildo, a beautiful 18th century building. Walk through one of the first avenues the city ever had, the Avenida de Mayo, seeing plenty of architectural samples of the end of the 19th century.
The tour continues south, to the oldest quarters of the city. Arrival to the traditional neighbourhood of San Telmo, with its cobblestone streets and its renowned antique fair, and to the picturesque area of La Boca, a colourful world where local artists show their paintings along the historical Caminito Street.
To the north, the tour visits the lakes in Palermo and its residential area. Finally, in the sophisticated La Recoleta quarter, one of the most exclusive ones, with elegant cafés and restaurants, we visit Our Lady of Pilar Church, said to be the oldest in the city, and the unique Northern Cemetery, to see the grave with Eva Perón's mortal remains.
Museum reservations
Book in advance tickets for the most important museums in Buenos Aires such as Evita Museum, National Museum of Fine Arts, Malba, Museum Xul Solar or Palacio Barolo, which illustrates and pays tribute to the divine comedy written by Dante Alighieri.
Nature
Argentina is the land of romantic gauchos, haunting tangos, rolling pampas, towering mountains, sparkling lakes and, of course, sophisticated Buenos Aires. Argentina is huge 60% the size of Europe and it also offers tropical jungle in the north and Antarctica-like glaciers in Patagonia.
Esteros del Ibera
Peninsula Valdes Wildlife
Bariloche and the lake discrict
Whale Watching
La Pampa
Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego
San Martìn de Los Andes
Beautiful lakes at Torres del Paine
Tigre and Delta Paranà
Discover the northern areas of Buenos Aires towards the green lung of Tigre. Driving along Libertador Avenue, through the elegant Northern Riverside Suburbs of Vicente López, Olivos, where the Argentine President's residence is located, San Isidro, with its neo-Gothic Cathedral and picturesque main square, and San Fernando before proceeding to Tigre. Only 30 km away from the city, this labyrinth of rivers and channels has been a favourite weekend getaway for locals for over a century. With its rivers and numerous green islands dotting the landscape, this Delta area spans 220 square km of lush vegetation. From the town of Tigre, you can get on board a typical local riverboat to enjoy a navigation of the Delta to explore the maze of channels and streams, islands, riverside villas, Victorian docks, English gardens and traditional rowing clubs along the Paraná River Delta and the nearby Luján, Sarmiento, Tigre and San Antonio rivers.
