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and contains many key works by Benito Quinquela Martín, Xul Solar, Eduardo Sívori
and other Argentine artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. There are also impressive in-
ternational works by European masters such as Cézanne, Degas, Picasso, Rembrandt,
Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh. Everything is well displayed, and there's also a cinema,
concerts and classes.
EVITA'S GRAVE
She's Recoleta's biggest star, and everyone who visits Cementerio de la Recoleta
wants to see her final resting place. Here's how to find it: Go up to the first major
'intersection' from the entrance, where there's a statue. Turn left, continue until a
mausoleum blocks your way, go around it to the right and turn right at the wide
'street.' After three blocks look to the left and you'll likely see people at her site,
along with bunches of flowers.
Palermo
Palermo is heaven on Earth for BA's middle class. Its large, grassy parks - regally punc-
tuated with grand monuments - are popular destinations on weekends, when families fill
the shady lanes, cycle the bike paths and paddle on the peaceful lakes. Many important
museums and elegant embassies are also located here, and certain subneighborhoods of
Palermo have become some of the city's hottest destinations for shopping and nightlife.
Palermo's green spaces haven't always been for the masses. The area around Parque 3
de Febrero OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP was originally the 19th-century dictator Juan
Manuel de Rosas' private retreat and became public parkland after his fall from power.
Within these green spaces you'll now find a zoo, planetarium and several gardens. Just
south of the zoo is Plaza Italia , Palermo's main transport hub.
One of the capital's most trendsetting areas is Palermo Viejo , a scenic neighborhood
with colonial buildings and plenty of fine shopping, dining and nightlife; it's further sub-
divided into Palermo Soho and Palermo Hollywood. The heart of this neighborhood is
Plaza Serrano OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP , a small but very popular plaza surroun-
ded by bars and restaurants, and host to a small weekend arts fair. Another popular but
much smaller neighborhood to the north is Las Cañitas ; many restaurants and other
nightspots here attract hordes of hipsters at night, when Av Báez clogs with traffic.