Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
mer in Mar del Plata. In the early years of the
20th century through the 1920s and 30s the
very wealthy built elegant summer homes in a
style known as
pintoresquismo,
an eclectic mix
of several styles, including Tudor, New Eng-
land, California, Mediterranean, Basque and
Anglonormando
. Many of these homes remain.
With the rise of the middle class in the 1940s,
Mar del Plata lost its aristocratic airs. The
number of hotels in all price ranges grew by
leaps and bounds, along with vacation com-
plexes for middle-class families. The number of
summer visitors skyrocketed. Mar del Plata
was no longer the exclusive resort it once was,
and Punta del Este, Uruguay replaced it as the
summer playground of the Argentine jet set.
Climate
Located in a temperate zone, the average
annual temperature is around 55°F. The sum-
mer months (December-February) have day-
time temperatures in the 80°s. The maximum
summertime temperature is 95°F. Tempera-
tures drop down to the 40°s in July, the coldest
month of the year.
Getting There
Mar del Plata is a 45-minute flight from Buenos
Aires and there are several flights daily.
National Routes (RN) #2 from Buenos Aires
and #226 run into Mar del Plata, as does Pro-
vincial Route 11. Several bus companies cover
the route from Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata.
