Buenos Aires, Argentina (short layovers) 2017-2018

Several 24h layovers in Buenos Aires (2017 & 2018)

• I had the chance of visiting Buenos Aires for work and visit the city for 2 days so I will briefly explain some options to explore
• I used public buses and trains, very cheap and quite frequent

1) Southeastern area - Places visited:

• 1a) La Boca-Caminito & Boca Juniors stadium
• 1b) Lezama park
• 1c) San Telmo
• 1d) Puerto Madero
• 1e) Casa Rosada - Florida street - The Obelisk
• 1f) The Monument Tower

2) Northwestern area - Places visited:

• 2a) Tigre
• 2b) San Isidro
• 2c) La Monumental (River Plate stadium)
• 2d) Regatas Lake
  

1a) La Boca-Caminito & Boca Juniors stadium:

• By far the area I liked the most in Buenos Aires, very touristic but colourful and interesting
• Caminito street is probably the most visited street in the area
• Here you area a few pictures in La Boca
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• In La Boca you can find Boca Juniors stadium, "La Bombonera"
• I was not lucky enough to have a match at that time, and even tickets are hard to get, but at least I could visit one of the most important stadiums of Argentinian football
• The 1h tour around the stadium costs 240 Argentinian pesos, approx. €10 and I could visit the museum and trophy zone, the football court itself and the changing rooms
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

1b) Lezama park

• Lezama park looked great on a Sunday afternoon, full of people, sports practised and small street shops
  

• In this park you can find the National History Museum if you are interested but I did not have time to explore

1c) San Telmo

• Dorrego square is the place I liked the most in San Telmo, with many terraces and music live shows including tango of course
• There is an antiques fair on Sundays that I was lucky to enjoy
  
  
  
  
  
  

1d) Puerto Madero

• Another of the most popular areas in Buenos Aires along the river
  

1e) Casa Rosada - Florida street - The Obelisk:

• Casa Rosada is the Government Palace in Argentina, known as pink house for its colour
  
• Florida street is a pedestrian area and most important commercial street in the city, with frequent tango performances 
  
• The Obelisk, built in 1936 commemorating 4 centuries from Buenos Aires foundation by Pedro Mendoza, and located in the Republic square, is an iconic sight in downtown as well

1f) The Monument Tower 

• Formerly Tower of the English, it is located in Retiro and was built to commemorate 100 years from the Revolution of 1810
  

• In terms of food, I was lucky to be taken to "Las Talas de Entrerriano", a restaurant in the outskirts of Buenos Aires with amazing Argentinian meat

2) Northwestern area - Places visited:

2a) Tigre:

• Popular day visit from Buenos Aires, 1 hour by train, Tigre is a nice peaceful town surrounded by rivers with a delta of plenty of tiny islands
  
  
  
  
  
• However most tours and boats to visit the delta start at midday but I arrived early morning and did not have enough time

2b) San Isidro:

• As one of the most ancient areas in Argentina, San Isidro offers colonial architecture and urbanism as well as nice green areas and commercial streets
  
  
  
  
  

2c) La Monumental (River Plate stadium):

• Near Nunez train station you can visit River Plate stadium and join a 45 minute tour for $7 (I prefered Boca Juniors)
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
• However, 10 minutes walking distance from the stadium there is an amazing local meat restaurant which I really recommend: Restaurante La Esquina (Minones with Sucre street). Quality of the meat, prices and atmosphere are great
  
  
  
  
  

2d) Regatas Lake:

• A huge park in the city to practice sports, take the family or simply relax
  
  
  
  

• I am looking forward to have a proper holiday in Argentina but till now I can only write a bit about Buenos Aires
• Hopefully this info is useful :)