Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
blocks from Avenida Rivadavia to the Plaza
San Martín.
Avenida Corrientes/Calle Lavalle
Avenida Corrientes, which runs east to west, is
known as the “street that never sleeps.” This
wide thoroughfare is home to cinemas, fast food
places and late night clubs and restaurants,
along with a large number of bookshops that
stay open well past midnight. Adjacent to
Corrientes,
Calle Lavalle
mirrors it on a
smaller scale. Closed to traffic, it comes alive at
night when the streets are crowded with movie-
goers and diners headed to the many moder-
ately priced restaurants here.
Avenida Santa Fe/Avenida Callao
Lined with attractive shops and art galleries,
this is another fine shopping area. Airline
offices and provincial tourist boards are located
here. Avenida Callao is at the heart of the
trendy cinema/eatery area in the near north
side of the city.
Callao becomes
Entre Rios.
Plaza San Martín
This is one of the few higher areas in a very flat
city, and it is dominated by a large park.
Did You Know?
In earlier times this hilly spot was
called
El Retiro
for the monastery
there, which later served as an army
barracks.
Retiro means
retreat.
