Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Rosario has two rival
fútbol
teams with several league titles between them.
Newell's Old
plays in red and black at Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, where the club is based, and has a long,
proud history of producing great Argentine
fútbol
players.
Rosario Central
(
421-0000;
www.rosariocentral.com
;
cnr Blvd Avellaneda & Génova)
plays in blue and yellow
stripes at Estadio 'El Gigante de Arroyito'. Buy tickets from the stadiums from two
hours before the match.
Shopping
Mercado de Pulgas del Bajo
MARKET
(Av Belgrano; 2-8pm Sat, noon-8pm Sun)
A small handicrafts market by the tourist office,
where dealers sell everything from silverwork to leather goods. There are several other
weekend markets held along the riverbank, including an excellent Sunday retro market
near where Oroño meets the 'coast.'
Information
There are numerous places to get online, and plenty of spots offer free wi-fi, including
Plaza 25 de Mayo and the pedestrian zone (network: mr_gratuita).
Several 24-hour pharmacies are in the city center, including on the corner of San
Lorenzo and Entre Ríos.
Banks and ATMs are all over, with a cluster along Santa Fe near Plaza 25 de Mayo.
There are many
locutorios
(private telephone offices) around the city center.
Hospital Clemente Álvarez
(
480-8111; Av Carlos Pellegrini 3205)
Southwest of the city
center.
Sicómoro Ciber
(Laprida 966; per hr AR$7;
8am-2am Mon-Sat, 10am-2am Sun;
)
Internet
access.
Tourist Office
(
480-2230;
www.rosarioturismo.com
;
Av del Huerto;
9am-7pm)
On the ri-
verbank in the city center.
Getting There & Away
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