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is green and quiet, with a relatively limited number of high-rise condominiums along its
short waterfront. Most of the town's center is walkable, a few blocks from the beach. It's
an ideal location for families or couples seeking a quiet vacation. The town is also blessed
with a large forest reserve called the
Bosque Vivero Dunícola Florentino Ameghino
to
the south, which helps to limit dev elopment. Jetties protect its shor eline, keeping the
waters tranquil along the
balnearios,
or priv ate beach kiosks peppering the shor e. With
the tranquillity come decidedly higher prices than y ou'll find in Mar del Plata.
ESSENTIALS
GETTING THERE
Plusmar
(www.plusmar.com.ar) bus company r uns several buses a
day from Buenos Aires Retiro bus terminal. The trip takes about 5 hours, similar to head-
ing to Mar del Plata. Contact them at
&
2291/433-709
in Miramar, or 11/4315-3494
in B uenos Air es. O ther bus companies connecting B uenos Air es to M iramar include
Micromar,
at
&
2291/432-211
in M iramar, or 11/4313-3130 in B uenos Air es; and
Turismo Parque,
at
&
2291/431-333
in Miramar, or 11/4315-4133 in B uenos Aires.
There is no central bus station in Miramar, but most buses stop on the
Plaza Central
or
on the wide diagonal streets leading from it. You can also take a train from Buenos Aires's
Constitución
station to M iramar, using F errobaires rail ser vices. Contact them at
&
11/4304-0028
in Buenos Aires, or 2291/420-657, or visit www .ferrobaires.gba.gov.
ar. Trains leave Miramar Station, on Avenida 40 between calles 13 and 17.
Aeroparque
Juan Domingo Perón
is a small private airport serving Miramar a few kilometers north.
Call them at
&
2291/432-599
for information about airplane ser vices.
VISITOR INFORMATION
The
Dirección Municipal de Turismo
has its office on
Plaza Central at the intersections of calles 28 and 21. They are open daily fr om 7am to
11pm Monday to F riday and 8am to 9pm on S aturday and S unday, year-round. Call
them at
&
2291/420-190
(www.mga.gov.ar is the city's official site; www.miramarense.
com.ar and www.ciudad-de-miramar.com.ar also offer more tourism information).
GETTING AROUND
Most of what you need in this very compact city is accessible on
foot. For longer distances, contact
Alvarado Remis
(
&
2291/430-327),
Miramar Remis
(
&
2291/430-400), or
Pronto Remis
(
&
2291/432-452). You can't rent cars in M ira-
mar directly, but you can arrange for rentals through travel agencies. The cars come from
Mar del P lata, so arrange for one ahead of time. Call
Cosmopolitan Travel Agency
(
&
2291/420-571),
Mabitur
(
&
2291/422-709), or
La P laza
(
&
2291/431-080).
Panda Viajes,
an adventure travel company, will rent cars along with other services. They
also offer an inter esting 4WD beach ex cursion through the wooded dunes surr ounding
Miramar. Contact them at
&
2291/431-080, or visit www.pandaviajes.com. Bikes are a
big deal here, and many hotels and trav el companies provide them.
WHAT TO SEE & DO
Beyond the beach, ther e is not much to do in M iramar. You can see most of the city 's
non-aquatic sites within an hour . Before you begin your walk, keep in mind that ev en-
numbered streets and av enues r un parallel to the ocean, and odd-number ed ones r un
perpendicular. The city's
Plaza Central
is really four squares in one, surrounded by calles
28, 24, 23, and 21. In the middle is a statue of
General Rudecindo Alvarado,
a hero in
the Argentine independence mo vement from Spain. Other statues and busts of impor-
tant national and local figur es are scattered throughout the pine- and palm-tr ee-planted
plaza. Kids will find plenty to do at the various local playgrounds or on the small merry-
go-round nearby.
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