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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Are you a football fan, tango enthusiast, or gourmand? Whichever you consider yourself to be, Buenos Aires has something for you.

The City of Buenos Aires is home to about three million inhabitants (the metropolitan has almost 13 million inhabitants). One of the most popular districts to visit is La Boca, which is famous for its houses with facades made of corrugated metal, painted and bright colours. In La Boca, you can also experience a soccer game between archrivals Boca Juniors and River Plate at the La Bombonera stadium. Tickets can be bought at the stadium, but make sure you buy them well in advance.

The easiest way to get around in the city is with a taxi. In a city with over 30,000 taxis, you won’t have to wait long to get one. It’s safest to get a taxi from one of the official taxi companies, like Radio Taxi. Otherwise, the bus is a good and cheap option to explore the city. You can buy a bus map at almost every street kiosk and then go on your own sightseeing tour. Bus tickets are often bought from a ticket machine, which accepts coins.

Buenos Aires is sometimes called the cultural capital of South America. With more than 190 theatres, 150 cinemas, and 120 museums, it’s an El Dorado for culture lovers. You can also find a wide selection of bookstores and concerts. One museum well worth a visit is the MALBA (Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires), which houses the world’s largest collection of Latin American art from the 20th century. Also, one of the world’s most important opera stages can be found in Buenos Aires, the Teatro Colón, which has world-class acoustics.

Tango… not mentioning this fiery dance in connection with Buenos Aires would be almost a crime. And truth be told, tango wouldn’t be what it is without Buenos Aires. This partner dance was created by the immigrants in the poor harbour areas at the end of the 19th century, a combination of, among other things, the German waltz, the Czech polka, the Polish mazurka, and the Finnish jenka. ‘Milongas’ or dance venues can be found everywhere in Buenos Aires, so there’s plenty of opportunities to experience the Argentine tango. There are different styles of tango – classical, electronic, and ‘nuevo’ – so there’s a lot to choose from among all the courses and shows being offered. We do want to warn you, though – some people become addicted to the tango and spend a lifetime perfecting their skills in this sensual dance.

Adjust your dinner habits when you cross the Argentine border because dinner isn’t served before until around nine in the evening. Satisfying a desire for juicy steaks isn’t hard in a country which is a perfectionist when it comes to barbecue (asado). ‘Parrillas’, grill restaurants, can be found on almost every street corner, and the selection of meat is endless and first class. But try to leave some space for ice cream if you can – one or two scoops of ‘dulce de leche’ (caramel-flavoured ice cream) is an Argentine speciality.

Buenos Aires combines European majesty with Latin passion. It’s a city without distinct attractions or must-sees but has few equivalent in beauty.

Did You Know:

Casa Rosada, which has been the presidential palace, consists of two combined buildings, designed by two Swedish-Argentinian architects.

Five Nobel Prize winners were born in Buenos Aires, which is a record.

The city’s most famous soccer team, Boca Juniors, plays in Swedish colours. When the team picked the colours for their uniforms, they couldn’t agree on any colours, so they decided to use the colours of the first ship that arrived at the port the next day, which happened to be a Swedish ship.

 

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