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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Buenos Aires is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Catch the historic sights of Plaza de Mayo, get a backstage tour of the Teatro Colon, or immerse yourself in a game of futbol -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Buenos Aires and begin your journey now!Inside Lonely Planet's Buenos Aires Travel Guide: Full-color maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, religion, art, dance, literature, film, music, architecture, politics, shopping, cuisine Free, convenient pull-out Buenos Aires map (included in print version), plus over 25 color maps Covers Puerto Madero, Congreso & Tribunales, San Telmo, La Boca, Retiro, Recoleta, Barrio Norte, Palmero, Belgrano, Caballito, Once, Villa Crespo, Montserrat and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Buenos Aires, our most comprehensive guide to Buenos Aires, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled.About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The world awaits! Lonely Planet guides have won the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times

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Publié par	Lonely Planet
Date de parution	01 août 2017
Nombre de lectures	12
EAN13	9781787010086
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	37 Mo

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Buenos Aires

Contents

Plan Your Trip

Welcome to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires' Top 10
What's New
Need to Know
Top Itineraries
If You Like...
Month By Month
With Kids
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
Tango

Explore

Neighborhoods at a Glance
The Center
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Puerto Madero
Sights
Eating
Entertainment
Congreso & Tribunales
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
San Telmo
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
La Boca
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Retiro
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Shopping
Sports & Activities
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Belgrano, Nunez & the Costanera Norte
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
Palermo
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
South of Palermo
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
Day Trips from Buenos Aires
Tigre & the Delta
San Isidro
San Antonio de Areco
Colonia
Sleeping

Understand

Understand Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires Today
History
Music
Literature & Cinema
Art & Architecture

Survive

Transportation
Arriving in Buenos Aires
Getting Around Buenos Aires
Tours
Directory AZ
Discount Cards
Electricity
Embassies & Consulates
Emergency
Gay & Lesbian Travelers
Health
Internet Access
Medical Services
Money
Opening Hours
Post
Public Holidays
Safe Travel
Taxes & Refunds
Telephone
Time
Toilets
Tourist Information
Travel Agencies
Travelers with Disabilities
Visas
Women Travelers
Language
Buenos Aires Maps
The Center
Puerto Madero
Congresso & Tribunales
San Telmo
La Boca
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
Retiro
Belgrano, Nunez & the Costanera Norte
Palermo
South of Palermo

Table of Contents

Behind the Scenes
Our Writer

Special Features

Cafes of Buenos Aires
Fileteado Porteno
The Immortal Evita
Street Art
Welcome to Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires combines faded European grandeur with Latin passion. Sexy and alive, this beautiful city gets under your skin.

Steak, Wine & Ice Cream
BA's food scene is increasingly dynamic, but for many travelers it's the city's carnivorous pleasures that shine. Satisfying a craving for juicy steaks isn't hard to do in the land that has perfected grilling wonderfully flavorful sides of beef, washed down with a generous glass of malbec or bonarda. Parrillas (steakhouses) sit on practically every corner and will offer up myriad cuts, from bife de chorizo (sirloin) to vacio (flank steak) to ojo de bife (rib eye). But leave room for ice cream, if you can – a late-night cone of dulce de leche (caramel) helado can't be topped.

Meat cooking on a parrilla (grill) | ROCHARIBEIRO/SHUTTERSTOCK ©

Art & Architecture
Look closely: this city is beautiful. Sure, it might look like a concrete jungle from certain angles, but stroll through the streets, paying attention to the magnificent architecture around you, and you'll soon be won over. Grand French- and Italian-style palaces grab the limelight, but you'll see interesting architectural details in the buildings of even low-key, local barrios. These days the beauty of these traditional neighborhoods is further enhanced by colorful murals painted by artists involved in the city's vibrant street-art scene. For these talented individuals, the city is their canvas.

Nightlife
Take a disco nap, down some coffee and be prepared to stay up all night – this city doesn't sleep. Restaurants get going at 9pm, bars at midnight and clubs at 2am at the earliest; serious clubbers don't show up until 4am. And it's not just the young folk who head out on the town in this city; BA's diverse range of bars, clubs and live-music venues offers something for everyone, from DJs spinning electronica to live jazz sets. Just remember you'll be doing it all very late.

Tango
BA's famous dance is possibly the city's greatest contribution to the outside world, a steamy strut that's been described as 'making love in the vertical position'. Folklore says it began in the bordellos of long-ago Buenos Aires, when men waiting for their 'ladies' passed time by dancing among themselves. Today, glamorized tango shows are supremely entertaining with their grand feats of athleticism. You'll also find endless venues for perfecting your moves, from milongas (dance salons) to dance schools. Be aware that some people become addicted – and can spend a lifetime perfecting this sensual dance.

Jacaranda trees in springtime | PHILIP LEE HARVEY/LONELY PLANET ©

Why I Love Buenos Aires
By Isabel Albiston, Writer
When I first arrived in Buenos Aires in 2010, Argentina was celebrating 200 years of independence and the city was a carnival. I fell hard and fast for this crazy place with its dogs in soccer shirts and passionately held opinions on everything from politics to how to prepare mate (the yerba tea infusion). For the next four years, my days were spent cycling between parks and timeless neighborhood cafes; nights began with asados (barbecues) and ended at sunrise. In spring, when the blossom of the jacaranda trees turns the city purple, there's nowhere I'd rather be.
Buenos Aires' Top 10

Cementerio de la Recoleta
1 Meander through the maze of narrow lanes lined with elaborate mausoleums in what must be the world's most ostentatious necropolis. This 'city of the dead' was BA's first public cemetery , though it quickly became exclusive; some of Argentina's most illustrious historical figures are buried here, including Eva Perón ('Evita'). Myriad styles decorate the crumbling tombs, from art nouveau and art deco to neoclassical and neo-Gothic. There are also wonderfully flamboyant statues to discover, so pay your respects to Evita before getting lost among the marble angels.
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Buenos Aires' Top 10

Tangoing at a Milonga
2 Nothing captures the essence of Buenos Aires like the sensual and melancholy tango, and no visit to the city is complete without experiencing tango in some form. To experience it in its most authentic form, head to a milonga (dance event), held at dozens of venues . Tango classes are often held before milongas, so take part – or just watch, but don't look too long at that handsome stranger across the room; a stare is an invitation to dance, and you could be breaking some hearts!
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Buenos Aires' Top 10

Attending a Football Game
3 In Buenos Aires, fútbol isn't just a game. The national pastime inspires near-religious passion in porteños , clearing the streets and sending spectators into fits of ecstasy and anguish as they huddle around TV screens or brave the explosive stadium crowds. The atmosphere is particularly boisterous (read: out of control) when River Plate and arch-rivals Boca Juniors face off during the much-anticipated Superclásico games. The tension is palpable, and for two hours on a Sunday afternoon here, nothing else really matters.
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Buenos Aires' Top 10

Savoring a Steak Dinner
4 Believe the hype: Argentine beef is some of the best in the world. Eat, drink and be merry at one of BA's hundreds of parrillas (steakhouses), where a leisurely meal begins with waiters pouring malbec and carving generous slabs of prime beef. Parrillas run the gamut from neighborhood joints to classic establishments to upscale restaurants , so there's a price for every pocket. There are even closed-doors restaurants offering asado (barbecue) experiences. One thing is certain: you can expect some of the best meat you've ever eaten.
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Buenos Aires' Top 10

Plaza de Mayo
5 Founded in 1580, Plaza de Mayo is the stage on which many of the dramatic events in Argentina's history were played out, from military bombings in 1955 to Evita's emotional speeches to massive union demonstrations (still going today). Most of the time, however, it's a peaceful place where families feed pigeons. It's where you'll find the Casa Rosada presidential palace, which you can visit for free on weekends. If you're here on a Thursday afternoon, you might witness Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo: mothers peacefully marching for social-justice causes.
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Buenos Aires' Top 10

Strolling through San Telmo
6 The neighborhood of San Telmo is a beguiling mix of faded grandeur and bohemian spirit. The elegant belle-epoque architecture and crumbling villas are throwbacks to the district's 19th-century heyday, before yellow fever and cholera sent the aristocratic masses to higher ground. Today, you can wander along Defensa or Balcarce streets toward leafy Parque Lezama, taking in picturesque vistas of romantic facades and drooping balconies as you window-shop for antiques. The neighborhood continues to evolve, but much of the old-world atmosphere remains. Come on Sunday for the famous street fair .
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Buenos Aires' Top 10

Spotting Street Art
7 From the city's leafy northern suburbs to the abandoned warehouses of its gritty, southernmost edge, Buenos Aires has become a canvas for talented street artists from all over the world, who come here to paint in collaboration with Argentina's own graffiti superstars. Little pockets of the city are home to a particular concentration of murals – explore them on a guided tour with Graffitimundo. Keep your eyes open as you walk around Palermo, Colegiales and San Telmo; you might even see the city's next masterpiece being created.
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Buenos Aires' Top 10