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I always say that the identity of BA is precisely, that it doesn’t have an identity: as a mixture of several influences, the city can be enjoyed as a modern or an antique space, as a plural or a singular place.

Anyway, it’s easy to understand the way this city works. You only need to have the right information in order to travel around the city without any problems and get its genuine porteño character.

Northern Area

  • The north of the city is distinguished by its cosmopolitan atmosphere. It houses large parks, art museums, residential areas and sophisticated and local restaurants.
  • It blends a rich historical background with trendy areas for shopping and nightlife. For instance, in Recoleta district you will find the historical Cemetery, and not far away the Soho offers a wide variety of stores and bars.
  • The architecture goes from amazing palaces to some of the first concrete high-rises of Buenos Aires. Retiro district is a good example of that contrast.

Historical quarter

  • Placement of the foundation of the city, Montserrat neighborhood houses May Square. This area is not only the genesis of the city. It is the epicenter of many historical facts of our history: the Spanish colonial beginning, the transition to the independence in the Revolution of 1810, Eva’s speeches, the Mothers of May Square pacific walks and on.
  • Leaving behind the political atmosphere of May Square, San Telmo offers a journey to the past: along its cobblestone streets you will find old tenement houses, churches from the 19th century and antiques shops, indoor markets and old fashioned coffee shops.

Puerto Madero Neighborhood

  • Born as the port of the city, back in 1885, the area was recovered as a new neighborhood in the early 1990s. Nowadays the area houses exclusive restaurants and bars.
  • If you walk on the promenade along the docks, you can find two old ships from the end of the XIX century or the restored warehouses with its typical English style.

Southern Districts

  • La Boca, with its colorful houses, keeps the character that you won’t find anywhere else. Even though La Boca is full of buses coming and leaving with hundreds of tourists, a visit to this district should be part of your itinerary.
  • Barracas, one of the non-touristy neighborhoods full of magic spots and curious stories, like a secret mason’s society campus or a street whose facades were full painted by an artist.

Other areas

  • Abasto was born as an immigrant’s area, grown around a foodstuffs market opened in 1890. It became a mixture of residential, bohemian and historical areas where we can find interesting examples of art-street on its facades as well.
  • Belgrano houses parks, art museums, residential areas, sophisticated and local restaurants and a very picturesque China Town.
  • Plaza Congreso and surroundings offers unique examples of architecture (from Art Nouveau to neoclassic style) and old fashioned restaurants.

Northern Area

  • The north of the city is distinguished by its cosmopolitan atmosphere. It houses large parks, art museums, residential areas and sophisticated and local restaurants.
  • It blends a rich historical background with trendy areas for shopping and nightlife. For instance, in Recoleta district you will find the historical Cemetery, and not far away the Soho offers a wide variety of stores and bars.
  • The architecture goes from amazing palaces to some of the first concrete high-rises of Buenos Aires. Retiro district is a good example of that contrast.

Historical quarter

  • Placement of the foundation of the city, Montserrat neighborhood houses May Square. This area is not only the genesis of the city. It is the epicenter of many historical facts of our history: the Spanish colonial beginning, the transition to the independence in the Revolution of 1810, Eva’s speeches, the Mothers of May Square pacific walks and on.
  • Leaving behind the political atmosphere of May Square, San Telmo offers a journey to the past: along its cobblestone streets you will find old tenement houses, churches from the 19th century and antiques shops, indoor markets and old fashioned coffee shops.

Puerto Madero Neighborhood

  • Born as the port of the city, back in 1885, the area was recovered as a new neighborhood in the early 1990s. Nowadays the area houses exclusive restaurants and bars.
  • If you walk on the promenade along the docks, you can find two old ships from the end of the XIX century or the restored warehouses with its typical English style.

Southern Districts

  • La Boca, with its colorful houses, keeps the character that you won’t find anywhere else. Even though La Boca is full of buses coming and leaving with hundreds of tourists, a visit to this district should be part of your itinerary.
  • Barracas, one of the non-touristy neighborhoods full of magic spots and curious stories, like a secret mason’s society campus or a street whose facades were full painted by an artist.

Other areas

  • Abasto was born as an immigrant’s area, grown around a foodstuffs market opened in 1890. It became a mixture of residential, bohemian and historical areas where we can find interesting examples of art-street on its facades as well.
  • Belgrano houses parks, art museums, residential areas, sophisticated and local restaurants and a very picturesque China Town.
  • Plaza Congreso and surroundings offers unique examples of architecture (from Art Nouveau to neoclassic style) and old fashioned restaurants.

Weather

Buenos Aires has a temperate and humid climate.
The difference of temperature between seasons is not too wide: the average temperature goes from 28º (86ºF) to 15º (60°F) in winter.
The summer can be really hot, easily reaching 40º (110°F) during the months of December and January.
It never snows in Buenos Aires, it has happened only twice in more than a hundred years.
It rains enough to keep the parks very green without any artificial irrigation.
Buenos Aires is a sunny city, the weather is usually good all year long. Even though the rainy seasons are summer and springtime, it never rains all day long and the storms are usually short.

 

Food & Drink

The way the people eat, cook and drink talks about that people. In the intersection of the Spanish and Italian background and the Latin-American traditions, the Argentine food has found its place.
That’s the reason why you can have an amazing plate of ravioli as a great Spanish estofado (stew) or enjoy a choripan as well.

Drinks

We’re known for our Malbec wine, but we count with numerous kinds of beer, and two of our cocktails bars were included many times in the top charts of the best bars in the World.

The guilty pleasures

BA has really good ice cream. Probably one of the best in the World (we’ve been chosen in the 3rd place In the International Ice Cream Championship in 2020).

Coffee and strange habits

Maybe our Italian background has made Buenos Aires one of those cities where there’s a bar at every corner, which can offer great espresso.
Probably the most famous infusion of South America, mate, is a green bitter tea which is served in a previously hollowed out gourd. A companion for hours of study or for holiday’s time, this tradition can be hard to understand.

Food & Drink

The way the people eat, cook and drink talks about that people. In the intersection of the Spanish and Italian background and the Latin-American traditions, the Argentine food has found its place.
That’s the reason why you can have an amazing plate of ravioli as a great Spanish estofado (stew) or enjoy a choripan as well.

Drinks

We’re known for our Malbec wine, but we count with numerous kinds of beer, and two of our cocktails bars were included many times in the top charts of the best bars in the World.

The guilty pleasures

BA has really good ice cream. Probably one of the best in the World (we’ve been chosen in the 3rd place In the International Ice Cream Championship in 2020).

Coffee and strange habits

Maybe our Italian background has made Buenos Aires one of those cities where there’s a bar at every corner, which can offer great espresso.
Probably the most famous infusion of South America, mate, is a green bitter tea which is served in a previously hollowed out gourd. A companion for hours of study or for holiday’s time, this tradition can be hard to understand.

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