Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires (Spanish for ‘fair winds’), is one of the largest cities in Latin America. The cities residents are known as portenos, or ‘people from the port.’ Whether you get swept up in the exhilaration of a local football game with thousands of screaming Argentines, lose yourself in a passionate tango or sit down for a juicy steak dinner in a local hideaway, you’ll find that portenos openly integrate visitors, creating a memorable urban adventure.
Buenos Aires Highlights:
Tango Houses: Your trip is nowhere near finished until you have experience Tango, Argentina’s national dance. An ideal place to immerse yourself is at any of the Tango houses or ‘milongas’. Watch and learn or try out your Humphrey Bogart moves at a “matinee milonga”.
Shopping: Fashion is an important part of Argentine culture and there are myriad shops and boutiques along the city’s main streets. Alvear Avenue, Arroyo Street and the Retiro neighborhood are popular shopping destinations.
Palermo Viejo District: This trendy neighborhood features cobblestone streets, bars, bookstores and boutiques. It is not as much a tourist trap as the San Telmo area.
Argentine Football: If there’s one thing that unites and divides Argentines, it’s football. Attending a football game in Buenos Aires is not for the faint of heart, but you’ll never forget the experience. The local clubs, Boca Juniors and River Plate, are bitter rivals so if you do attend, know that ambivalence won’t be tolerated: Locals will want to know who you’re rooting for.
Palermo: In the eastern part of the city, you will find open spaces to walk in, a large lake where you can rent paddle boats and a huge flower garden with free entry.
Tigre Islands: Take a day trip to this island and spend the day at the private swimming pool, drinking beer as you indulge in an authentic BBQ. You can also rent canoes, play volleyball or simply enjoy the good life.
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