Anyone been to Buenos Aries, Argentina??

I'm very excited, this is my first trip out of the good ol' USA and I'm heading to Buenos Aries for 5 days. Has anyone been there and have any good tips on places to go & things to see? What about restaurants & entertainment? Any help is greatly appriciated!

Assuming you don鈥檛 have any special requirement or budget:

Don鈥檛 miss:

a)Teatro Col贸n (Colon Theatre): one of the best theaters in South America. It鈥檚 an interesting place to go, even if you don鈥檛 like cultural tourism. More info in www.teatrocolon.org.ar

b)Recoleta neighborhood: You will find the well-known cemetery of Recoleta (with a very rich history and nice architecture) surrounded by some of the best restaurants in the city, some nightlife, cultural events and great parks to walk around. Visit http://www.info-recoleta.com for more info.

c)Puerto Madero: The new 鈥渇ashion鈥?neighborhood of the city. Great restaurants, views, nightlife, architecture, and very close to downtown. Get more info from http://www.puertomadero.com/index.cfm.

d)Football (soccer) games: You are not able to live Buenos Aires, and as a matter of fact any provinces in Argentina and even in South America without attending to, at least, one soccer match. If possible select one including River Plate, Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo, Velez or Independiente. Sadly the official web site of the Argentinean Football Association (AFA) do not have an English site, but here is the URL: http://www.afa.org.

e)Tango Shows: Again, it seems that visiting Buenos Aires without attending to a Tango show or class is like being in New York and not visiting the Empire State Building! My personal choice is Se帽or Tango (http://www.senortango.com.ar) but you will get a lot of info in http://www.tangodata.gov.ar. Please keep in mind that Tango, Milongas, Chacareras, and Malambos (among others) are typical Argentinean dancing styles.

f)Nightlife: Nightlife in Buenos Aires is somehow different than other cities鈥?it starts VERY late (around 1:00 am) and could last until 10:00 am. You will find huge amounts of places to go: classic rock, rave, local music, salsa, tango, etc. Some places require special dress code, but most will just allow you to have great time and the chance to meet people. Check http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-27... but I suggest Opera Bay (http://www.operabay.com.ar) in Puerto Madero.

g)Polo games: Argentinean Polo is well known around the world as one of the bests. If you like to have a great time outdoors, do not hesitate to visit el Campo Argentino de Polo or any other field where this game is played. For more info go to http://www.pololine.com/eng/start.html where you will get tons of info.

h)Shopping: Because of exchange rate (and recent economic recession and devaluation in 2001-2002) shopping is very cheap (especially if you are from Europe). You can hire shopping specialist (assistants) in most good hotels but you can do it on your own in Alto Palermo, Paseo Alcorta, Galerias Pac铆fico and Unicenter (this is my favorite) shopping malls.

i)Restaurants: In this city you will found superb restaurants with awesome prices! Just try one different (and do not stay in the hotel!). If you like meat do not leave without asking for 鈥淏ife de Chorizo鈥? 鈥淐horizo鈥?(pork sausage), 鈥淢olleja鈥? 鈥淢oricilla鈥?(blood sausage), 鈥淐ordero Patagonico鈥?(southern lamb). Pastas are also great as well as pizzas. If you have a chance asks for 鈥淧rovoletas鈥?or grilled provolone cheese. Ice creams are very good as well as some other disserts like 鈥淔lan鈥?and those that have 鈥淒ulce de Leche鈥?(caramel like jam). Try the 鈥淎lfajores鈥?(cookies) specially those from 鈥淗avanna鈥?brand. Finally the wine and beer are great (and cheap!). The traditional drink of Argentina is an infusion called 鈥淢ate鈥?and some bars menus are build around this 鈥淎rgentinean Tea鈥?

j)Tigre & San Isidro neighborhoods: They are located to the north of the city (in the so called 鈥淕ran Buenos Aires鈥?(Great Buenos Aires)). Nice place to visit riding on bike, rollers and may be a train-trip. You will find a very nice neighborhood (in San Isidro) and interesting tours through the river in Tigre.

k)Finally: go to http://www.bue.gov.ar/home/index.php?&la... where you will find tons of info and links.

I never had a chance to go there.

Marvellous place. Huge city, with broad roads, an efficient subway system and many monuments.

Do not miss: Subway (Metro) line A - the oldest underground railway outside Europe, with historical wooden cars in daily use
- Retiro with an English Tower (Torre Monumental) modeled after London's Big Ben
- Casa Rosada (Presidential Palace) and neighbouring buildings (cathedral etc.)
- Recoleta Cemetery with the grave of Evita
and many others. Good place with fancy restaurants (great steaks for reasonable prices) is in a former port - Puerto Madero ( http://www.puertomadero.com ). If you are tired from the city, you can take a train from Retiro to Tigre and then a boat along Paran谩 Delta. See more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_... or my experiences (though rather from outside the city) at http://railtrips.euweb.cz/c_arg_uvod_en.... .

Enjoy the trip!

Buenos Aires is a fabulous city, the Paris of South America. It's very European in design, attitudes and population.

As in Spain, France, and Italy you'll find that people eat dinner very late. Nine o'clock is usually the earliest for locals. Meat, especially beef, is the centerpiece and huge steaks are the rule.

There's also a lot of people of Italian descent and there's excellant Italian food. (Try Guido's Bar at 2843 Rep煤blica de la India or El Obrero at 64 Agust铆n R Caffarena )

For some nighttime entertainment try Acabar t 5733 Honduras for music dancing and gernal craziness.

You should go and see a tango show. There are several major venues, most of them in the San Telmo district.

yes at night go to the tqango clubs in the afternoon la boca isd a hip section of town, visit the cemetry, go eat a steak at a good steak house ask your hotel outside of town you can see the gauchos on a ranch

I'm from Buenos Aires. When there, be careful with pickpocketers and don't make any displays of cameras, cellphones, expensive jewellery, etc, in vefy crowded places and you will be fine.

great place don't listen to the others the best place to go at night is palermo lots of restaurants, bars and clubs.
the best of the city is there and in recoleta neighborhood

Buenos Aires is a beautiful place!!! you'll have fun!!!! enjoy it every minute there, don't forget to taste the "facturas" Argentinean pastry and the rest of the yummy food! but like Cecilia said be careful with pickpocketers, if you go out with a group that will be better! Have fun!

I lived there as a teenager.. it is one of the most fantastic cities in the world! Keep in mind the Argentines do not consider themselves 'South Americans' they are "Europeans". So they are very classy. I love everything about them. The best places to eat can be found in a shopping district LaValle and Florida are the cross streets - everyone knows this area. Also near the American Embassy in an area called Palermo there are a lot of great steak houses. For shopping there are what are called 'Hippy Fairs' aka Feria Hippi. I dont know what kind of budget or no budget you are on... there is also something that comes every fall called La Rural - it is a fair of all the finest beef on leather products in Argentina (they are famous) for it and it is a HUGE ordeal for them.. look it up.. you wont want ot miss it... great taste of food, wine and culture! Good luck! and enjoy!

Yes! If you want nightlife, go to Opera Bay on Wednesday ("after-office"). Starts after 8pm until 3am. Best club ever!

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