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Two Days in
Buenos Aires
Argentina's energetic capital
combines high culture with
entertaining street life.
Over 48 hours in Buenos
Aires, take in European-
style architecture, visit great
art museums, and witness
the passion of the tango.
Arriving
International flights
arrive at Aeropuerto Ministro
Pistarini (Ezeiza), 22 miles
(35 km) from the city center.
Shuttle-bus and taxi services
link airport and city center.
•
Buenos Aires's Palacio del Congreso in its historic plaza, seat of the Argentinian government
Moving on
Domestic flights
depart from the city airport,
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery,
10 minutes from downtown.
Flying time from Buenos Aires
to Bariloche is 2 hrs 20 min.
this ornate opera house. Tour
done, head to
Plaza San Martín
(pp92-3)
to enjoy a picnic lunch
in the city's prettiest plaza.
Seven Days in
South Argentina
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Airports
Arrive Aeropuerto
San Carlos de Bariloche.
Depart Aeropuerto
Alte. M. A. Zar, Trelew.
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Transport
Flights are
recommended between
major stops (Bariloche,
El Calafate, and Trelew) in
Argentina's south. Aerolíneas
Argentina's Visit Argentina
pass offers visitors
connections within the
region. From major towns,
go by road (rental car/local
bus) to reach nearby sights,
or join an organized tour.
•
Booking ahead
Bariloche:
Visit to Parque Nacional
Nahuel Huapi; El Calafate:
Two visits to Parque Nacional
Los Glaciares, El Galpón del
Glaciar; Puerto Madryn: Visit
to Provincial Península Valdés.
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Afternoon
Go north to upscale
Recoleta
(pp99-107)
, the city's
most Parisian district. Peek
inside the
Alvear Palace Hotel
(p103)
and marvel at the mauso-
leums of the
Cementerio de la
Recoleta
(pp104-5)
, where the
great and powerful of Argentine
history lie buried in tombs of
marble and bronze. Head to the
MALBA
art museum
(p114-15)
,
before concluding with shopping
and dining in the streets around
Plaza Serrano
(p119)
.
Day 1
Morning
Start at the city's
heart, at historic
Plaza de Mayo
(pp66-7)
. Great buildings front
the plaza, led by the pink
Casa
Rosada
(p68)
, from whose
balcony Eva Perón once urged
revolution. Walk west from the
plaza for glorious
Café Tortoni
(p72)
, the city's oldest café, and
Dante-inspired
Palacio Barolo
(p72)
. Step inside the public
lobby here to see sculpted
gargoyles and dragons. A city
block west, the great dome of
the
Palacio del Congreso
(p73)
rears above the fountains of
Plaza del Congreso
(p73)
. From
the plaza, hail a cab for the ride
along
Avenida 9 Julio
(p74)
to
the magnificent
Teatro Colón
(pp76-7)
and a guided tour of
Day 2
Morning
Start at the Jesuit-
founded
Manzana de las Luces
(p70)
, then walk south along
Defensa street to
San Telmo
,
once the city's colonial heart.
Pass Spanish churches such as
Iglesia del Santisimo Rosario y
Convento de Santo Domingo
(p70)
and stop at
Plaza Dorrego
(p82)
and
Parque Lezama
(p84)
,
whose gardens sweep down-
wards in the direction of
La Boca
.
Day 1: Bariloche
Gateway to Argentina's Lake
District,
Bariloche
(p242)
overlooks haunting
Lago
Nahuel Huapi
and is ringed by
snowy peaks. Start at the city's
Centro Cívico
and the
Museo
de la Patagonia Francisco P.
Moreno
. Then take the
Circuito
Chico
route out of town, along
the lakeshore. Stop for a dip at
Playa Bonita
beach, before
continuing on to the
Llao Llao
Hotel and Resort
. Dine on the
hotel's terrace with views of
blue-green lakes and mountains.
Return to the city center.
Afternoon
Take a cab to La
Boca's portside: to
El Caminito
(p89)
, a waterfront street of gaily
painted buildings. Watch the
tango dancers, then walk to
La
Bombonera
(p89)
, mythic home
of Argentina's biggest soccer
team. Head back to the water-
front and flag a cab to
Puerto
Madero
(p79)
, a hip docklands
district. Round off with a dinner
and tango show
(p127)
.
Street performers entertaining the crowds
with passionate renditions of the tango
For practical information on traveling around Argentina see pp324-31
