🏛️Main Attractions
- ✓Recoleta Cemetery
- ✓Boca District
- ✓Teatro Colon
- ✓Puerto Madero
- ✓San Telmo Market
- ✓Plaza de Mayo
- ✓Palermo Parks
- ✓MALBA Museum
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
The tango capital known as the Paris of South America, an elegant European capital with vibrant culture, passionate dance, world-class steaks, and European architecture.
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Recommended Hotels in Buenos Aires
Hand-picked hotels and accommodations from Agoda (20 properties)
🏨Recommended Hotels
- ★Alvear Palace Hotel
- ★Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires
- ★Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt
- ★Faena Hotel Buenos Aires
- ★Home Hotel Buenos Aires
🍜Restaurants & Food
•Don Julio
¥¥¥Traditional Argentine steakhouse parilla
•La Cabrera
¥¥¥Premium beef cuts with complimentary side dishes
•Café Tortoni
¥¥Historic café serving coffee and medialunas since 1858
•Chila
¥¥¥¥Contemporary Argentine fine dining with tasting menus
•El Cuartito
¥Traditional Argentine pizza and fainá
🛍️ Shopping
- •San Telmo Antiques Marketmarket
Sunday market with antiques, vintage items, handicrafts, and street performances. Plaza Dorrego comes alive with tango dancers and vendors.
- •Galerias Pacificomall
Beautiful 1889 shopping center with ceiling murals by Argentine artists. International brands, local designers, and rooftop cultural center.
- •Palermo Sohodistrict
Trendy neighborhood with boutique shops, local designer clothing, leather goods, artisanal products, and hip cafés.
- •Feria de Mataderosmarket
Sunday folk market showcasing gaucho culture, traditional crafts, regional food, and live music. Authentic Argentine experience.
💡 Travel Tips
- • Dine late - restaurants don't fill until 10pm, dinner at midnight is normal
- • Tipping 10% is standard at restaurants but not mandatory
- • Bring US dollars to exchange at 'blue dollar' rate for better value than official rate
- • Watch tango show in San Telmo or La Boca for authentic experience
- • Sunday asado (barbecue) is a cultural institution - join locals if invited
- • Mate tea ceremony is social ritual - accept if offered but don't say thanks until finished drinking
🔗 Related Information
📋Quick Info
📅Best Season
September - November, March - May (Spring/Autumn)
💰Daily Budget
$40-100/day
👥Popular With
CouplesCulture SeekersFoodDance
🗓️Recommended Stay
4-6 days
🌐Timezone
UTC-3 (ART)
💬Local Language
Spanish
💱Currency
ARS (Argentine Peso)
📅Buenos Aires 3-Day Itinerary
Recommended plan for efficient sightseeing
Historic Center & Tango
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Morning3h
🎭
Plaza de Mayo & Casa Rosada Tour
💡 Free guided tours of presidential palace weekends only. Visit Metropolitan Cathedral and Cabildo museum.
☀️
Afternoon3h
🛍️
San Telmo Antique Market
💡 Sunday market is best. Watch street tango performances. Have lunch at traditional parilla.
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Evening3h
Tango Show with Dinner
💡 Book at El Viejo Almacén or Café Tortoni. Includes Argentine dinner and professional tango performance.
💡Tips
- •Exchange money at Western Union or 'cuevas' for better blue dollar rate
- •Buenos Aires is very walkable - most attractions in compact area
- •Reserve restaurants in advance - popular spots book weeks ahead
- •Take tango lesson before watching professional show
- •Visit on weekend to experience Sunday markets in San Telmo and Mataderos
- •Football (soccer) tickets available online - experience is electric