San Telmo

A visit to Buenos Aires is not completed without visiting San Telmo.The best time to do it is, no doubt about it, on Sunday morning, when it turns into a very typical Porteño market. You'd enjoy outdoor shows, listen to old tango singers, buy antiques and original objects in the flea market, and, above all, have an idea of what Buenos Aires culture is all about.

Historic Wax Museum

Museo Historico de Cera

Del Valle Iberlucea 1261 - Buenos Aires - Argentina - Phone: 4301-1497

Timetable: Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm. Saturday, Sunday and Holidays 11am to 8pm.

Like the Madame Tussaud's of London, but with Porteños and less glamorous people. In this museum we see works of the sculptor Domingo Tellechea. This place was the original seat of the Socialist Party headed by Dr. Alfredo Palacios.

La Boca

This neighborhood was born as the first port of the City, its first inhabitants, most of them italian immigrants, built their houses with wood and zinc and painted them with the left over of the painting of the ships. This colorful custom was kept until our days and it made of la Boca one of the most picturesque places of the City. This neighborhood of artists, tango, and soccer (here is located the famous Boca Juniors Stadium) allows us to appreciate in the joy of its colors the nostalgia of the Porteño.

Avenida de Mayo (May Avenue)

One of Buenos Aires' most beautiful streets. It links the Pink House with the Congress. Ideal for walking through during day and/or night. This avenue is an exclusive area of the Spanish community and testimony of Buenos Aires of the beginning of the 20th. Century. It also gathered the most important hotels of that time, many cafes, among them the Tortoni (Art Nouveau) where the most important Porteño artists got together; and theaters like the "Avenida". Subway Line A exit Estacion Peru.