Palacio Barolo View of BsAs Address: 1370 Av De Mayo Price: Inexpensive Hours: Miqueas Thärigen (speaks great English) (Guide) Tel/cel: 1550279035 miqueast@yahoo.com.ar Website: http://www.pbarolo.com.ar/ sallycat: Want this view of the famous BsAs Obelisco? Get 100m up inside Palacio Barolo on the excellent tour (Mondays & Thursdays on the hour from 2pm). Do not miss!
Buenos Aires Bus (Open Top) Address: start point: Diagonal Norte y Florìda Price: Inexpensive Hours: See website for details. See this blog post for a review: http://sallycatway.com/?p=1664 Website: http://www.buenosairesbus.com/servicio_eng.htm sallycat: Do it on a sunny day for fab overview of the city. At $50 pesos for 24 hours it's not too pricy. Hop on/off. Round trip 2hrs 45mins. Take your camera!
Feria de Mataderos Address: Lisandro de la Torre at Avenida de los Corrales, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Price: Free Hours: Sun. 10-5 but Sat. evening in summer. Check website. Website: http://www.feriademataderos.com.ar/ sallycat: For a taste of 'el campo' in the city: gauchos on horseback, live folk music, dancing in the street, tasty food, and crafts at great prices. Not to be missed.
Calle Lanin Address: Calle Lanin, Barracas Price: Free Website: http://sallycatway.com/?p=742 sallycat: A street with soul and stunning mosaics. Go on a day with good sunlight and notice how the mosaics seem to echo the shadows and the vegetation.
Museo de Bellas Artes de La Boca Benito Quinquela Martín Address: Avenida Pedro de Mendoza 1835, La Boca. Price: Inexpensive Hours: See website link above for current hours, but note that the museum is closed on Mondays. Website: http://tinyurl.com/c2sav4 sallycat: To get a fantastic view of La Boca, go up onto the roof terraces. Then on the way back down check out the sculpture and art. Great value.
Richmond Cafe, Florida Street. sallycat: Sadly, now closed.
Manzana de las Luces courtyard Address: Av. Julio A. Roca (Esquina de Perú y Alsina) Price: Free Hours: Enter through the indoor market (crafts and antiques). Go through the door on the corner, walk into the first shop and turn left, then pass the market stalls and there are doors on the right into the courtyard. sallycat: Is there a quieter courtyard with seats in the centre of Buenos Aires? If you want a moment to think, hide here for a while. Spacious. Calm. Cool. Free.
Recoleta Cemetery Address: Intersection Guido y Junin Price: Free Website: http://www.recoletacemetery.com/ sallycat: Take an hour to reflect on life and death. Be inspired by the famous who rest in this beautiful 'city' of tombs, but make sure you walk the quieter lanes too.
El Ateneo Address: Santa Fe 1860, Palermo Phone: (011) 4813 6052 Price: Free Hours: 09:00 - 22:00 Website: http://www.tematika.com/institucional/sucursales.jsp?sucursal=205 sallycat: The most stunning bookshop on the planet? Once a theatre, now you can browse before you buy, in armchairs on its balconies. But remember to look up.
Galerias Santa Fé 1662 Address: Avenida Santa Fé 1662 Price: Free sallycat: Take a few moments to step off hectic Santa Fé. Once inside in the calm, look up at the ceiling murals. Beautiful. And its free.
Mercado de San Telmo Address: entrances from Bolívar, Carlos Calvo, Defensa, Estados Unidos Price: Free Website: http://sallycatway.com/?p=595 sallycat: Forget the supermarkets. Walk through to reach the fantastic food market: fruit, veg, meat, bread, cheese plus a great little cafe. Look up at fabulous roof.
Confitería Ideal Address: Suipacha 384, first floor Price: Inexpensive Website: http://www.confiteriaideal.com/ sallycat: Evocative historical tango venue where live orchestras often play and argentine tango is danced socially. Ask for a table at the back if you don't dance.
Linea A Address: Subte from Plaza de Mayo Price: Inexpensive sallycat: Take one of the older trains with a beautiful wooden interior and doors that you must open and close yourself. A step back in time. Discover while it lasts!
Choripán in Carlos Calvo Address: Exit el Mercado de San Telmo into Carlos Calvo and it's on the left. Website: http://sallycatway.com/?p=595 sallycat: Fancy a snack after exploring the San Telmo markets? Do it the Argentine way with a choripán from this popular takeaway parilla in Carlos Calvo.
La Glorieta in las Barrancas de Belgrano Address: Corner Echeverria and 11 de Sepiembre (in the park) Price: Free Hours: Saturday and Sunday evenings from around 7.30pm. Arrive Juramento Linea D Subte. Walk down Juramento, cross through market to Echeverria and continue to 11 de Septiembre & La Glorieta. Website: http://sallycatway.com/?p=751 sallycat: Under this roof, under the moon, tango is danced socially on Saturday and Sunday evenings all year round. Take a walk in the park, watch, and love the music.
Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA) Address: Av Presidente Figueroa Alcorta 3415, Palermo Phone: (011) 4808 6500 Price: Mid-range Hours: Wed-Mon 12:00 - 20:00 Wed: till 21:00 Website: http://www.malba.org.ar sallycat: An escape into the world of Latin American art: a thought provoking space. A place to reflect. Treat yourself to a coffee on the outside terrace.
La Ventana tango show Address: Balcarce 431, San Telmo Phone: ( 54 11) 43341314/ 43341315 Price: High-end Website: http://www.la-ventana.com.ar/ sallycat: Tango shows in BsAs are not cheap. This one is worth it: without dinner, more affordable. Tango, folcloric & the original D'Arienzo bandoneon maestro, Lazzari.
Rosedal de Palermo, Park 3 de Febrero Address: near corner of Libertador y Sarmiento (see map) Price: Free Hours: The Rosedal is an enclosed rose garden in the centre of the Park 3 de Febrero. The Rosedal closes at 5pm in the winter season but later in summer. The Park 3 de Febrero is always open and early evening is a great time to visit when it's buzzing with life. Website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sallycatway/sets/72157617669401540/ sallycat: Walk, rent skates or bikes in the park : join Porteños running, skating, dog walking, cycling, riding in carriages, snacking and drinking yerba mate. See life.
Alvear Palace Hotel Address: 1891 Av Alvear, Recoleta Phone: (0)11 4808 2100 Price: High-end Website: http://www.alvearpalace.com/v3/index.php sallycat: Can't afford to stay there? Drop in for morning coffee or afternoon tea. I love the little silver platter of treats that comes with the coffee. Touch of luxury.
Comme il Faut Address: Arenales 1239 Rue des Artisans, Apartment M Phone: 48155690 Price: High-end Website: http://www.commeilfaut.com.ar/ sallycat: Ladies, if you want the ultimate Buenos Aires souvenir you have to buy a pair of designer tango shoes (could be party shoes) from this exclusive store. End of.
Baraka Address: 1450 Gurruchaga Price: Mid-range Website: http://newbuenosaires.blogspot.com/2008/11/go-baraka.html sallycat: Are there better cakes and coffee in Buenos Aires? The ginger drink is to die for too. A stonesthrow from Plaza Serrano so hectic on weekends. Yummy!
Museo de Arte Español Enrique Larreta Address: 2291 Juramento Phone: (0)11 4783 2640 Price: Inexpensive Website: http://www.museolarreta.buenosaires.gob.ar/ sallycat: In summer the walled garden is a haven of shade and green. Find it through the back door of the beautiful house. Want to slow down for a while? Do it here.
Burger King Florida Street Address: Corrientes 602, corner with Florida Price: Free sallycat: It's NOT for the food. Sneak up the stairs. Start looking up. Walk round the first floor and keep looking up. You will be saying Wow! by the time you leave!
Guerrin Pizzeria Address: Av Corrientes 1368 Phone: (0)11 4371 8141 sallycat: The best pizza in Buenos Aires? Try the fugazza con muzzarella - if you like cheese and onion. It is de-lic-ious! Check out the gorgeous tiles on the walls too.
Biblioteca Nacional (National Library) Address: Agüero 2502 Phone: (0)11 4807 0885 Price: Free sallycat: Stunning architecture that overwhelms and draws you in to the space it fills and creates in posh Recoleta. Great coffee spot on first floor outdoor terrace too!
Mi Sueno, Costanera Sur Address: Somewhere between Corrientes and Cordoba on the Costanera Sur broadwalk! Price: Inexpensive Hours: Join the locals and walk the length of the broadwalk on a Sunday afternoon. You'll find Mi Sueño. Website: http://www.porlareserva.org.ar/ sallycat: Going to explore the Reserva Ecologica Costanera Sur? Stop at Mi Sueño parrilla for a lomito sandwich or a choripán. Huge portions, low prices, great quality!
