Things to Do in Argentina

Juan Gabriel Brochero

Jose Gabriel del Rosario Brochero (16 March 1840 – 26 January 1914) was a Catholic Argentine priest who suffered leprosy throughout his life. He is known for his extensive work with the poor and the sick.

San Juan Bosco

John Melchior Bosco (Italian: Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; 16 August 1815, Piedmontese: Gioann Melchior Bòsch – 31 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco [ˈdɔm ˈbɔsko, bo-], was an Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, and writer of the 19th century.

Parque General Paz

Buenos Aires Botanical Garden

The Buenos Aires Botanical Garden (official name in Spanish: Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires) is a botanical garden located in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Torre Ader

The Torre Ader (Ader Tower in English) is an 18th-century Florentine-style tower located in Carapachay in Vicente López Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is an historical monument built in similar style to the Torre Monumental (Monumental Tower) in Buenos Aires.

National Library Mariano Moreno

The "Mariano Moreno" National Library (Spanish: Biblioteca Nacional "Mariano Moreno") is the largest library in Argentina. It is located in the barrio of Recoleta in Buenos Aires.

Puente Valentín Alsina

The Puente Alsina, formerly known as the Puente Uriburu, is a neo-colonial bridge inaugurated in 1938, that joins the neighbourhood of Nueva Pompeya in the Argentine capital (Buenos Aires) with the city of Valentín Alsina (District of Lanús, Gran Buenos Aires), crossing over the Riachuelo.Media re…

Las Violetas

The Café Las Violetas (Spanish: Confitería Las Violetas) building includes a restaurant and cafe on the corner of Avenida Medrano and Avenida Rivadavia in the Almagro neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.Café Las Violetas belongs to a select group of bars in Buenos Aires that are officially su…

Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club

The Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club is a private tennis club located in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club is the host of the ATP Buenos Aires, an ATP Tour tournament played on clay.

Central Military Hospital

The Hospital Militar Central Cirujano Mayor Dr. Cosme Argerich (Military Central Hospital Chief Surgeon Dr. Cosme Argerich) also known as Hospital Militar Central (Military Central Hospital) is a hospital owned by the Argentine Army in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina for the use of military pers…

Parque de la Memoria

The Remembrance park (Spanish: Parque de la memoria) is a public space situated in front of the Río de la Plata estuary in the northern end of the Belgrano section of Buenos Aires.

Ciudad Evita

Ciudad Evita is a city in the partido of La Matanza in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located 20 kilometers (13 mi) from Downtown Buenos Aires within the Greater Buenos Aires metro area. Ciudad Evita has a population of 68,650 (2001).

Quinta presidencial de Olivos

The Quinta presidencial de Olivos, also known as Quinta de Olivos, is an architectural landmark in the north side Buenos Aires suburb of Olivos and the official residence of the President of Argentina. It is one of the President's official residences.

Olimpo

El Olimpo was a clandestine detention center in Buenos Aires and used during the Dirty War in Argentina. Although it operated for only five months, from August 1978 to January 1979, about 700 people were illegally detained there, of whom only 50 survived.

Norberto Piñero

Norberto Piñero (1858–1938) was a prominent Argentine lawyer, writer and conservative politician.

Liniers

Liniers is a barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro.The neighborhood developed around the Liniers railway station following its in…

Recoleta Cemetry

La Recoleta Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio de la Recoleta) is a cemetery located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Bernasconi Institute

The Bernasconi Institute is an architecturally-significant primary school in the Parque Patricios section of Buenos Aires.