Travel Buenos Aires Weblog / Category / ToursAlvear Avenue: Archeology from the ‘Belle Epoque’Posteado el Abril 3, 2009 - Categorizado en Attractions in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires' neighborhood, Cultural tourism, General, Tourism in Buenos Aires, Tours The most mysterious piece within the architectural repertoire of the Alvear Avenue is the building on the corner with Rodriguez Peña. Everyone identified the Palace by the huge magnolia that presides over the garden.Alvear Avenue, Buenos Aires elegant emblem, contains an important collection of architecture from 1900 (see the restoration of such spaces in the new and moderns Apart hotels in Buenos Aires). In a first stage, just to Centennial was a street lined with Victorian mansions or Italian villas with lush gardens. Then, in the years ten to twenty, almost everything was replaced by large hotels particuliers, inspired by French architecture from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as is evidenced by the current seat of the Apostolic Nuncio or large building that houses the embassies of France and Brazil. But in the late twenties-era Palace would conclude: people began to prefer home-style French departments, ie something with a lot of Louis XV, Louis XVI. El Ateneo in Buenos AiresPosteado el Febrero 12, 2009 - Categorizado en Buenos Aires' neighborhood, Tours El Ateneo in Buenos Aires is probably one of the most renowned bookshops in this tourist destination in Argentina. It is located at 1860 Santa Fe Avenue in Norte neighbourhood. Its building is a restored old theatre where various outstanding tango artists performed such as Carlos Gardel and Roberto Firpo.
It is not only a beautiful building but it also has important historical value. You will see an impressive collection of works in the ground floor of El Ateneo but it is only in Spanish. However, you will also find several books in English. You will also find a good collection of CDs and DVDs on the third floor.The personnel of El Ateneo are helpful and friendly but if you want to buy a good English book, you better go to another book store.There are other great areas in El Ateneo where you will also find wonderful reading material for kids. However, you can also surf the net to look for some tour packages in Buenos Aires that you and your kids can enjoy since El Ateneo is great but kids will get bored after a while.There are various Buenos Aires hotels relatively close to ‘El Ateneo in Barrio Norte’ such as Hotel de las Americas and Dazzler Libertad. However, you can look for Buenos Aires apartment and temporary apartment that are also located in this neighbourhood and offer special deals.If you are planning your next vacation and Buenos Aires doesn’t appeal to you, it is advisable to travel to Mendoza and enjoy the best adventure tourism in Argentina climbing Cerro Aconcagua. Author: Viviana Gómez San Telmo Fair, Buenos AiresPosteado el Enero 26, 2009 - Categorizado en Buenos Aires' neighborhood, Tours San Telmo Fair (in Spanish: Feria de San Telmo) in Buenos Aires is one Author: Viviana Gómez Florida Street in Buenos AiresPosteado el Octubre 29, 2008 - Categorizado en Attractions in Buenos Aires, Tours There are many things to do in Buenos Aires that is one of the most important tourist destinations in Argentina. There are great tourist attractions in Buenos Aires that you shouldn’t miss. Florida Street or Calle Florida in Spanish is one of them. It is located in the city center of Buenos Aires where you can find a pedestrian section that starts after Rivadavia Street, only 50 meters from the Plaza de Mayo. Florida Street in Buenos Aires is an important tourist attraction since there are numerous shops and shopping malls that sell different goods such as jewellery, books and souvenirs, among many other interesting elements. Remember that you can take advantage of the peso devaluation. In this famous street you should visit the Galerias Pacifico that is a building that houses a very good shopping center that offers different well known brands such as Christian Dior and Polo Ralph Lauren.Florida Street also has numerous great restaurants and cafés that appeal to tourists and locals who enjoy the performances of tango dancers or living statues that are at different point of this street in Buenos Aires.To get to Florida Street you can take the underground, subte in Spanish, or you should ask the different bus lines that have stops near this famous street in Buenos Aires.You can enjoy the different tour packages in Buenos Aires. You will find excellent hotels in Buenos Aires like boutique hotel where you can stay to enjoy a wonderful vacation (see apartment Buenos Aires). Author: Viviana Gómez La Recoleta CemeteryPosteado el Octubre 23, 2008 - Categorizado en Buenos Aires' neighborhood, Tours La Recoleta Cemetery is situated in the Recoleta neighbourhood in the province of Buenos Aires. Tthis is a well-known cemetery that is usually visited by tourists as well as locals. As you know, this is an important tourist destination in Argentina.
In this cemetery you will find the graves of some important people from Argentina that played an important role in this country such as Eva Perón and some presidents like Nicolas Avellaneda and Miguel Juarez Celman.The architecture of La Recoleta Cemetery is beautiful and there are many mausoleums that are made of marble (some of them are not in very good conditions).One curiosity of this famous cemetery is the colony of cats that lives within the gates. They are usually in groups and porteños that live near this site usually feed them.This place is worth visiting. It is advisable to take your camera with you and also enjoy the different tour packages in Buenos Aires that are amazing. You can stay at great hotels in Buenos Aires that will suit your taste (see luxury apartment Buenos Aires Recoleta). It is always a good idea to look for the different tour packages in Argentina that include Buenos Aires and other important places that will guarantee a memorable stay in this country.We recommend you see Hotels Buenos Aires and boutique hotel. Author: Viviana Gómez
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of the most outstanding events in this destination. Every Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm, the fair in the neighbourhood of San Telmo is waiting for you. You will find approximately 270 stands that offer numerous items that are beautiful and most of them not expensive at all. Probably, because of these reasons, it is visited by more than 10 thousand people every Sunday.Tourists usually take advantage of the peso devaluation in this 
