Ten Things to Do in Buenos Aires
by CJ / December 17th, 2008
Here’s a list of ten of my favorite things to do in Buenos Aires:
- Visit Recoleta Cemetery. While you’re there, check out the church next door (Nuestra Señora Del Pilar) and Recoleta Village.
- Eat a big, juicy steak and at a parilla restaurant. Argentine beef is delicious because the cows are grass fed.
- Take a tango class at La Viruta or any local milonga (a “milonga” is a place where people dance tango).
- Take the subte (subway). It costs only 90 centavos. The old, wood-paneled cars on the “A” line are particularly interesting.
- Go shopping on Florida street. Buy some shoes hand-made in Argentina. If it’s hot or rainy, step into Galerias Pacifico mall.
- See El Obelisco and the amazingly wide Avenida 9 de Julio. The Obelisk is the tower-like structure that resembles the Washington monument at the intersection of 9 de Julio and Corrientes.
- Eat empanadas. I suggest ham and cheese.
- See a soccer game or a polo match at El Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo.
- Visit the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA).
- Go to a boliche (nightclub) and stay out till 6am. Sahara Continent in Recoleta has a friendly atmosphere and plays a lot of pop and reggaeton.
April 7th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Great list but I would also add La Boca since it is a very good place for taking photos.
November 29th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
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