Sights & Attractions in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aries We stayed in the Emperador Hotel on Ave Libertador which was within walking distance of quite a few sights of Buenos Aires such as May Square, the Harbour area and the pedestrian shopping streets such as Florida St. On our first day we had an official city tour which began in May Square ( Plaza de Mayo) which was named to commemorate Argentina's independence from Spain which began in May 1810 .We took the obligatory photo of the famous (Casa Rosada) Presidential Palace from where Evita stood on the balcony to talk to the people. We saw the white scarves painted around The Piramide de Mayo which is an obelisk in the middle of the square, this ...  Read the complete review

There are many fascinating places in the world that everyone should see at least once but I usually shy away from cities. City life is not my idea of a relaxing holiday but I do make one exception there. The most intriguing city I have ever visited is Buenos Aires which is also known as Eva Peron City. Everyone here seems so animated and does whatever they have to with passion and a certain amount of grace. The taxi drivers have little Argentinian flags in their cabs and small religious icons to keep them safe. They all talk football and ask questions about David Beckham and Manchester United football and I just say whatever comes into my head because ...  Read the complete review

A great summation of La Recoleta, a truly impressive cemetery. One little mistake however: Juan Manuel Fangio, F1 Champion, was not buried there but in Balcarce. See towards end -http://www.museofangio.com/biografia/biogra_6.html

We take a yellow and black painted 'radio taxi' to the docks area, near the Pink House. The Pink House is where the executive branch of government meet. Exactly opposite, at the very end of the long July 9th avenue (the widest in the world, lined with hundreds of matching trees and some of the city's more upmarket shops), is the nation's congress. A massive obolisque stands in between the two. It's also where Eva Peron stood and spoke to the Argentinian people during her show of power in 1951. This is a famous scene in a certain Madonna film as well, but not being a fan, I havn't watched it. It is, to say the least, very pink, and is apparently so because it ...  Read the complete review

Buenos Aires is a chic cosmopolitan city that bristles with sensual elegance - a place of smoke-filled tango halls, wide leafy boulevards and street art of a myriad of genres. The city is divided into districts, or barrios, each with an individual style and character. One of the most popular barrios for visitors is exclusive Recoleta, a thoroughly well-heeled area which fronts onto the Rio Plata. Porteños, the residents of Buenos Aires, seem to have three great passions in life - tango, football and Evita, and it is in this district, in the vast Recoleta Cemetery, that the remains of Eva Peron found their final resting place. For many people Evita is the ...  Read the complete review