Travel Reference
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Many important figures from the world of arts
and letters, including Jorge Luis Borges, Igor
Stravinsky, Waldo Frank and Gabriela Mistral,
spent time here. Upon her death, Victoria
O'Campo donated the building to the city.
Today, as the city's cultural center, it is a fre-
quent host of music festivals, art exhibits,
dances and classes.
History aficionados may want to stop at the
Museo Archivo Histórico Municipal Villa
Emilio Mitre
at Calle Lamadrid 3870. This
small museum traces the history of Mar del
Plata and the General Pueyrredón district with
over 5,000 photos, clippings and documents. It
also houses a library of topics by local authors.
Follow Lamadrid to Formosa, then Las Heras
and finally Alma Fuerte. The
Capilla Divino
Rostro
, the chapel for which this neighborhood
is named, was built in 1937 by a wealthy resi-
dent, Angiolina Astengo de Mitre, in memory of
her husband Emilio Mitre. The main alter was
brought from Peru and features a replica of the
face of Christ from the shroud of La Veronica in
Turin, Italy. Noteworthy homes here include
the
Villa Santa Paula
(1909) at Garay; the
Villa Alula Baldasarrini
(1905) at Sarmiento
2508; and the
Villa
Mayón
(1905) at
Almirante Brown 1154.
Walk down to the port on Avenida Juan B.
Justo.
