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Calle Florida in
the Shopping
section.
mini-arcades called galerías. The shops sell just
about everything imaginable from fine furs and
leathers to inexpensive jewelry and shoes.
You can spend hours browsing and shopping on
this vital street. Its cobblestoned walkway is
crowded with shoppers, office workers, newspa-
per kiosks, pancho carts and pick-up musicians
and artists hoping for some spare change. In
addition to the shops, Calle Florida has fast
food eateries and several confiterías . The best
known is the venerable Richmond, which
attracts porteños who enjoy the clubby atmo-
sphere and the non-stop chess games on the
sub-level.
Tip
Keep in mind that the finer quality
shops are closer to Plaza San Martín,
with the most elegant in the 800 and
900 blocks.
A standout is the stunning Galerías Pacífico ,
a multi-level mall on the 700 block, which
opened in 1992 in an Italian-style building, for-
merly the headquarters for the Buenos Aires-
Pacific Railway. The dome, painted by five well-
known Argentinean artists, is spectacular.
At the foot of Calle Florida, where it meets the
Plaza San Martín, stands the Plaza Hotel ,an
elegant five-star where many V.I.P. visitors to
the city have been entertained (see page 75).
The Plaza is
now part of the
Marriott chain.
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