Iglesia del Santísimo Sacramento
Near the Plaza de San Martín in Retiro, the skinny Iglesia del Santísimo Sacremento is not as famous or conspicuous as so many other landmarks close nearby.
Metropolitan Buenos Aires
Groups of shouting Brazilians, skyscraper window cleaners, gallery-worthy graffiti, costumed kings and queens roaming the streets...
A Sneaky Exploration of the Teatro San Martín
On Avenida Corrientes, one of Argentina's most important theaters hides behind an inauspicious 1960s glass facade.
The Carlos Thays Botanical Garden
The most striking aspect of the northern barrios (Retiro, Recoleta, Palermo), especially in comparison with their less affluent southern counterparts, is the number of beautiful parks and green spaces. One of the most remarkable is the Carlos Thays Botanical Garden in Palermo.
El Sanjuanino – A Rustic Recoleta Escape
Immediately surrounding the Recoleta Cemetery, there are any number of restaurants with conspicuous English-language signs and inflated prices.
Sebastián Rivas of Amici Miei
One of San Telmo's most popular spots is Italian restaurant Amici Miei, where tourists and locals congregate in equal numbers.
Inside the Teatro Colón
Built in 1908 at the height of the city's Golden Age, the Teatro Colón is a grandiose testament to the rivers of money that once flooded the Argentine capital.
Pizzería Banchero in La Boca
"Hey, what do you feel like eating?" Every time I've been asked that, every single time during the course of my entire life, the answer has been "pizza". Even when it was 8am.
Walking tour Balvanera in Buenos Aires
The Santa Rosa de Lima Basilica and Southern Balvanera
Before we began our exploration of Once, we spent some time walking around the southern end of Balvanera.
Recoleta Cemetery
One of Buenos Aires' most beautiful neighborhoods is also one of its most exclusive. They won't let just anyone move in, so if you're looking for a new home here, there are a couple of inflexible prerequisites: you must be rich, and you must be dead. Being famous helps.
