Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mar-May
Explore BA in fall and catch the city's Independent Film Festival in April.
Best Places to Eat
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Hernán Gipponi Restaurant (
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Las Pizarras (
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Oviedo (
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Sarkis (
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Malvón (
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Best Places to Stay
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Poetry Building (
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Miravida Soho (
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The 5th Floor (
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Casa Calma (
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BUENOS AIRES 101
BA is a huge metropolis, but most places of interest are in just a few, easily access-
ible neighborhoods.
The heart of the city is
Microcentro
; it's small enough to walk around fairly eas-
ily. Just east is
Puerto Madero
, with scenic docklands and a large ecological park.
Further south is
San Telmo
, known for its lovely colonial architecture and Sunday
fair. South of here is
La Boca
, famed for colorful houses clad in corrugated metal.
West of the Microcentro sits
Congreso
, BA's seat of politics, boasting some
stately buildings. To the north is upscale
Retiro
, home to the city's main train sta-
tion and bus terminal. And just northwest lie
Recoleta
and
Barrio Norte
, boasting
some of BA's most expensive real estate and dotted with art museums, fancy
shops and luxurious mansions.
Further north is
Palermo
, an upper-middle-class suburb with spacious parks,
plenty of shopping and heaps of restaurants; it's subdivided into the trendy neigh-
borhoods of Palermo Soho, Palermo Hollywood and Las Cañitas, among others.
And edging Palermo's borders are
Belgrano
and
Once
, both home to concentra-
tions of ethnic Chinese, Korean, Peruvian and Jewish people.
