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LOBSTER
Galería del Caminante, Calle Florida 838
In this veritable knitting factory, you'll find a
large selection of sweaters sold both retail and
wholesale.
Also Worth a Stop
Buffagni,
Calle Montevideo 1183 and Calle
M.T. de Alvear (Recoleta), where you'll find fine
cashmere sweaters and cardigans for men and
women; and
Gian Franco Serachi
, Calle Par-
aguay 4922, known for its one-of-a-kind wool
and cashmere sweaters for all ages.
Antiques
(
Antiguedades)
& Silver
Buenos Aires is overflowing with antiques.
Throughout the city you'll find shops filled with
period furniture and lovely
objets d'art.
Clocks
and silver are plentiful in the antique shops
and markets.
Auctions are also quite popular. If you're seri-
ously shopping for antiques, you must arrive
early since the best pieces go quickly. The city's
antiques center is in San Telmo and it is cen-
tered around
Plaza Dorrego
. The Sunday
Flea Market, which is open year-round, and its
smaller seasonal sister which operates on Sat-
urdays but not in the winter, are fun to poke
around in, but serious antique hunters should
head to the shops and galleries along Calle
Defensa both north and south of the Plaza.
Pasaje de La Defensa
at Defensa 1179 is a bi-
