The Puerto Madero area in Buenos Aires is a trendy redeveloped dock area full of restaurants and residences, and also where you can catch a ferry to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. The South Coast Ecological Reserve (Reserva Ecológica Costa del Sur) is located along the Río de la Plata.
One of the biggest highlights of visiting Buenos Aires was getting to try a delicious Argentinian steak. We asked around and were given a handful of good steakhouses. We were able to try two of them, both in the Puerto Madero area.
El Centro (Central Buenos Aires) is made up of Barrio San Nicolás, a rectangular area bordered by Avenida Córdoba to the north and Avenida de Mayo to the south. It’s rarely called Barrio San Nicolás and has taken on the name El Centro.
The city center of Buenos Aires is cut in half by the gigantic Avenida 9 de Julio. This 140 meter wide street is the widest street in the world. It has seven lanes of traffic in either direction and two lane access roads on each side. To the east is Microcentro and to the west is the rest of El Centro. It also cuts through Barrio Monserrat.
Avenida de Mayo, one of the main streets in Buenos Aires, has lots of attractions between Plaza de Mayo and Plaza del Congreso. It separates El Centro and Microcentro from Barrio Monserrat.
Barrio Monserrat is the oldest neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located to the south of Avenida de Mayo.
Casa Rosada (Pink House) is the presidential palace of Argentina. It was built between 1862 and 1885 on the former site of Fuerte Viejo, the old fort of Buenos Aires. For many, the building is most famous for the time Eva Perón addressed her supporters from one of its balconies. It’s located on Plaza de Mayo.
The historic plaza in the center of Buenos Aires, Plaza de Mayo, contains a lot of interesting buildings and landmarks to keep you busy. The beautifully landscaped area always seems to be buzzing with some kind of excitement.
Microcentro is the smaller section of El Centro (Central Buenos Aires) to the east of Avenida 9 de Julio. This area focuses on that section, while another entry on El Centro describes the area west of Avenida 9 de Julio.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I got to Buenos Aires. It seems like a love it or hate it kind of place. The first impression I got wasn’t a good one. The view from my hotel showed lots of run down buildings and there didn’t seem like much action on the street.