Discover Buenos Aires Essentials

A trip to Argentina (the Republic of Argentine) will no doubt have you visiting its capital city of Buenos Aires, officially named Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires or Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. It is the largest city in Argentina and is ranked among the 20 largest cities in the world. The city is the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo, and is home to nearly three million people according to 2010 census data. Based solely on these facts, you can already guess what incredible sights and events might be awaiting you when you embark on your travel experience to discover this gorgeous city.

About Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires: Cultural Blend

Visit Buenos Aires – a city with a European flair mixed with native Indigenous cultures. Its architecture is also infused with a European style. Being situated along the Rio de la Plata gives reason for the people of the city to be referred to as the “porteños” – loosely translates to “people of the port.” As a port city, it is no surprise that people from as far away as Italy and Germany would come to inhabit this gorgeous place.

Exploring Buenos Aires Neighborhoods

With its many neighborhoods, you can expect to engage in different and unique identities, as each neighborhood adds its own flair and flavor to what makes up the city as a whole. Where in one place you are amongst the tall modern skyscrapers, you can also turn around and find yourself looking at 19th-century Victorian establishments or encountering lovely Spanish Colonial designs and even Italian or French touches during your trip to Buenos Aires.

Notable Buenos Aires Districts

The city is made up of about 48 neighborhoods, so you can only imagine the varying degrees of style and culture that you may find yourself immersed in. Some notable neighborhoods you may want to look into visiting include the downtown core or Microcentro, Palermo for its residential calm but great bars and boutiques, La Boca with its vibrant vitality, Recoleta if you want to see the more expensive styles of a neighborhood, and Boedo if you want to see one of the main locations featuring historical sites and the ever-lasting Tango, the beautiful dance attributed to Argentina. These districts offer a rich travel experience.

What to Do and See

Explore Buenos Aires highlights

Just as Australia boasts the Opera House, Buenos Aires is home to the Teatro Colón, renowned globally for its exceptional acoustics and regarded as one of the premier performance arts venues. Explore the 45-acre Buenos Aires Zoo, which houses over 2,500 animal species, and visit the iconic Plaza de Mayo. For a shopping experience, check out the Galerías Pacífico.

Don’t miss the Tango National Academy, a quintessential representation of Argentine culture. Additionally, make sure to visit the Obelisco de Buenos Aires, a historic national monument and a prominent city landmark. These activities will enhance your travel experience in Buenos Aires.

Main attractions and museums and the like will not be difficult to find, so for ideas on the nightlife in Buenos Aires, try heading to the Recoleta and Puerto Madero neighborhoods to party with the locals and stay up all night if you can conjure up the intense energy to go see a tango show or tango all night long yourself in San Telmo. When you tire and need a break, you can enjoy a relaxing and peaceful moment at one of many cafés. If you stay up long enough, you can catch the wonderful first rays of the sunrise, a ritual that seems to be quite the norm in this vibrant city. You’ll be in a city that never sleeps and knows exactly what it means to unwind and have fun, and the nightlife only starts to get going after midnight! So save your sleeping for when you return home because any moment you close your eyes while in this amazing capital city, you are sure to miss something fabulous going on!

Once you are in Argentina, it is worthwhile to do some Uruguay tourism too and visit this wonderful country, especially in summer when it is the perfect time to enjoy beautiful beaches in Punta del Este. Adding this to your travel experience will make for an unforgettable journey.