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In-Depth Information
Hotel Hoxón
HOTEL $$$
( 429970;
www.hotelhoxon.com.ar
;
9 de Julio 760; s AR$315-380, d AR$505-590; )
The best and biggest in town (and getting bigger with a new annex opening in 2014), this
place two blocks north of the basilica has modern, clean and comfortable rooms. Superi-
ors are carpeted and come with fridge and air-con. There's also a swimming pool with
raised sundeck.
L'Eau Vive
FRENCH $$$
$$$
( 421774; leauvivedeargentina.com.ar; Constitución 2112; mains around AR$120;
noon-2:30pm & 8:30-10pm Tue-Sat, noon-2:30pm Sun)
Just 2km from the town center you'll
find this friendly French restaurant run by Carmelite nuns from around the world. Taxis
here cost about AR$30, or take bus 501 from the center.
Information
Post office
(Mitre 575)
Tourist office
( 427082; turismo@lujan.gov.ar; 9am-6pm)
In a domed, yellow building
near the river in Parque Ameghino, at the west end of Lavalle.
Getting There & Away
Lujan's
bus terminal
(Av de Nuestra Señora de Luján & Almirante Brown)
is three blocks north
of the basilica. From Buenos Aires, take bus 57 (AR$17, two hours), operated by
Trans-
portes Atlántida
(
434957)
. It leaves every half-hour from outside the Plaza Italia or
Once train stations.
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San Antonio de Areco
02326 / POP 20,000
Nestled among lush farmlands, San Antonio de Areco (commonly known as Areco) is
one of the prettiest towns in the pampas. About 115km northwest of Buenos Aires, it
welcomes many day-tripping
porteños
(residents of Buenos Aires) who come for the
peaceful atmosphere and picturesque colonial streets. The town dates from the early 18th
century and preserves a great deal of criollo (people of pure Spanish descent born in the
New World) and gaucho traditions, especially among its artisans, who produce very fine
silverwork and saddlery. Gauchos from all over the pampas show up for November's Día
