Half-day city tour
A fascinating 3-hour tour of the elegant turn-of-the-century districts that earned Buenos Aires the
soubriquet of the Paris of South America. From the charming cobbled alleys and colonial
architecture of San Telmo along to the Plaza de Mayo, dominated by the Casa Rosada (Government
House), the Nación Bank, the Cathedral and original Parliament House, up the leafy Avenida de
Mayo towards the imposing grandeur of the Palace of Congress and then on to finish at the
historically fascinating Recoleta Cemetery, you will discover the facts, stories and anecdotes that
make up the colourful tapestry of the history of Buenos Aires.
Tours can be extended to include la Boca, Shopping, the Colon Opera house etc.
Walking tour
Buenos Aires is a city for keen walkers. Tours can be designed to suit the interests of the individual
or group. From the historic Plaza de Mayo dominated by the salmon-coloured Government House
(Casa Rosada) from whose balcony Eva Perón addressed the masses, the Avenida de Mayo leads
past the art-nouveau Café Tortoni where the intellectual elite of the day still gather to drink coffee
and Legui, across the broad 9th of July Avenue and along the leafy streets to the monumental Palace
of Congress. Turning right along Callao Avenue, crossing the busy and glamorous shopping
avenue of Santa Fé, you eventually reach the Recoleta area. With its broad esplanade of cafés, the
famous cemetery where the country’s ruling elite are buried and a contemporary art and design
centre to rival that of London or New York.
Cultural City Tour
Buenos Aires today offers tourists and locals a broad choice of opportunities to enjoy its artistic and
cultural heritage; its 57 museums house permanent and visiting collections of classical and
contemporary art while the Colon Theatre is itself a living museum, displaying the costumes and
memorabilia of performances past and host to the world’s top orchestras, ballets, and opera
companies of the present. Begin your tour with a visit to the Colon Theatre before strolling round
the cool avenues of the historic Recoleta Cemetery, where the country’s founding fathers and
patrician families lie in style, including Eva Perón. The tour ends with a visit to the Fernández
Blanco Museum of Spanish American Art whose collection of colonial silverwork is today
considered to be one of the most representative and comprehensive in South America.
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