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Design is a strong urban attraction which is felt in its

streets, architecture, in multiplicity of fairs, in clothes and

in several spaces of the City of Buenos Aires.

New trends have a remarkable presence in Palermo and

San Telmo neighborhoods.

There, designers of the City deploy their productions

stamping a style which mixes the Latin soul with Europeaninfluences, whose spectrum of options ranges from small

objects to furniture.

Exclusive design-made clothes also find a privileged space

in this metropolis. Citizens of the City and guests indulge

in window shops of these Palermo streets which get

dressed in design creations signed by young designers.The flow of talents is permanent and varied.

New Trends

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Commercial

circuits for all tastes

Buying takes a very important place in the list of pleasures

proposed by the City of Buenos Aires.

In San Telmo neigborhood, you can acquire antiques;

Avenida Corrientes is the proper place for book lovers; Retiro

area stands out for its leather items and La Boca, for its

souvernies.

The main malls gather the most well-known national andinternational brands. There are also many outlets, season sale

clothes options, where to get a varied range of items at very

good prices.

And to complete the shopping circuit, you can visit its

markets and fairs which are set up in different parks and

squares, where a varied public go for antiques, typical

products or just for leisure.



Puerto Mdero



Malba Museum. Permo



Unexpected and exciting, with its urban characters and

full of mystical corners, the City of Buenos Aires was the

source of inspiration to many writers.This is how millions of readers worldwide know Parque

Lezama through On Heroes and Tombs, by Ernesto

Sábato. And they can also imagine the Palermo of Borges,

the Flores of Roberto Arlt, thanks to his works.

The porteña tradition of letters is also expressed by

“literary” coffee-houses, where prestigious writers would

go and whose essence and features are kept as in the olddays; and by the wide range of bookstores available for

all readers’ preferences. antiques; brand-new, publishing

houses; institutions and for specific purposes stores.

It cannot be put to chance that the “Reader’s Day” is

celebrated here, a data revealing the literary soul of this

city, which was honored by UNESCO as the World BookCapital 2011.

The tradition

in literature



Since time immemorial, the City of Buenos Aires issituated as one of the cultural centers and axes of LatinAmerica.Its heterogeneous essence and romance with the artsmay be felt all along its streets and in its museums andgalleries.Art is the star of the City on specific dates: ArteBA, theNight of the Museums and the Art week are remarkable

events of the annual calendar which offer the unbeatablechance to citizens and foreigners to visit museums, suchas the National Fine Arts, the MALBA and the Modern ArtMuseum, among others.This proposal is crowned with more than 120 galleries andaround twenty Cultural Centers.The last Friday of each month, between Fall and Spring on

sunset time, the Gallery Nights shed lights upon BuenosAires night.

Cultural Axis of

Latin America



Pz Dorrego. Sn Temo



E Rosed. Permo



With a gastronomic profile molded by the influence ofimmigrants and a criolla stamp, the City of Buenos Aires is

a collection of samples of food from all around the world.

There is a wide variety of grill places and restaurants:

typical, colorful and design places. In all of them, you

can taste from regional meals to Asian food, from classic

proposals to those revealing gourmet modernity. In all of

them, the common denominator is quality and the famouswines recognized worldwide, specially, the Malbec from

Mendoza.

Travelers will find in the City a variety of ever-present

delicatessen in all city tables: meat –recognized as the

best of the world–, pasta, pizza; empanadas and delicacies

prepared with dulce de leche, an Argentine sweet-toothemblem.

City tables,

tradition and vanguard

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There are certain bars in the City of Buenos Aires whichwere the scene of significant cultural activities or that are

acknowledged as “Remarkable” and take part, officially, of

the City cultural heritage due to seniority, architecture or

local importance.

To visit them and to share the pleasant atmosphere of

the coffee chats while enjoying a classical cortado is a

committed ritual for all citizens as well as an imperative

experience for travelers.

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A must

experience



The capital of Argentina represents

one of the most important and lively

commercial poles of South America,

concentrating a quite rich activity in fairs, congresses and corporate

tourism.

The City offers spaces provided

with state-of-the-art image, sound

and connectivity technology and

highly qualified providers. More

than 30.000 hotels categorized

with 3-5 stars and a surface forexhibitions with more than 150.000

One of the most dynamic

poles of the region

m2 complement an infrastructure of

wide services and a varied cultural

invitation which allows matching

work with entertainment.These benefits, added up to the

tourist attractions, to the existence

of great city lots, to a favourable

environment for businesses and

a convenient foreign exchange

relation for the guest and the

organizer, position the City of

Buenos Aires as an outstandingevent venue.



9.00am Strting point: the Oeisco, pced on 9 de Juio, venue with two ouevrds, considered

the widest in the word. Through Roque Sáenz Peñ

av. (Digon Norte) you cn rech Pz de Myo, City’soundtion centre. On the wy, we recommend you to pss yCIT t Forid nd Digon Norte (nd uy the Tourist busticket, which you cn use during the whoe dy). There youwi fnd the most importnt historic pces nd uidings. It isenough to stro over the squre to wtch them: CtedrMetropoitn (Sn Mrtín on the corner o av. Rivdvi), the

Government o the City o buenos aires Pce (boívr 1),the Cido (boívr 65), the Cs Rosd (bcrce 50).

11.00amKeep on wking towrds Sn Temo, one o the

odest neighorhoods o the City. Churches, mrketsnd museums join the ntiques’ commerci route. Do not miss wk through Sn Temo’s mrket, which keeps theneighorhood’s historic trdition. For those who oveHistory, the Znjón de Grndos is one o thepce’s secrets etter kept in this site. at the corner o Pseo Coón and Independencia, you can get on the Tourist

bus tht wi tke you to Cminito corner, in l boc.

A day in the City, visiting places which

are a must.

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12.30pm Once in l boc, you wi notice tht

Cminito Street is n outdoor museumgthering pinters, musicins, dncers, iving sttues,street works.

2.00pm From l boc, mking the most o theTourist bus run tht wi et you visit the

ecoogic reserve, you wi e e to rech Puerto

Mdero, ormer City’s hrour, recenty revitized, whichhs now ecome gstronomic re. We recommend youto tste the we-known argentine met in one o there’s prris, with view to the river.

4.00pm a txi cn tke you rom Puerto Mdero toRecoet: one o the most excusiveres o buenos aires. There, it is worthwhie to visit theCemetery, where you wi fnd the toms o Ev Perón, adoobioy Csres nd Fcundo Quirog, mong others.another pce to visit: Igesi de Pir (Junín 1890).

6.00pm To end the dy, tke stro cross Permo Viejo, rein the vngurd o rt, design nd gstronomy.

Permo is ide or window shopping nd or choosing gourmet cuisine option: the est wy to fnish n intensedy in buenos aires.



Other options for those who want to

enjoy the several attractions proposed

by the City one more day.

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9.00amYou cn strt your tour y icyce or on

oot through Permo orests. It is the mostimportnt green re o the City, oering recretion spceide or stroing or prcticing sports. There you my visit theRosed nd the lke nd, terwrds, you cn rech the

Jpnese Grden. From this point nd wkingstright through Figuero acort ave., you wi get

to the Malba (Museum o ltin americn art o buenos aires).

12.00am Malba, whose modern uiding houses permnent argentine nd ltin

americn Modern art exhiition, is must. It is octed in

Permo Chico, n re o mnsions nd emssies (pesedon’t miss to tour round this distinguished neighorhood).

2.00pm by txi to Retiro you cn pprecite the avenid deliertdor in its spendor. It is surrounded y

1900’s uidings nd pces nd immersed in the green o itsprks. On rriving t Torre Monument nd Retiro Sttions,



mke stop to wtch the Kvngh buiding (frstCity’skyscrper) nd Mrriot Pz Hote, uit to

odge visitors to the ceertions o the First 100th anniversryo Revoución de Myo (My Revoution). Once in thisneighorhood, we suggest you to unch in some o the puswith their tes on the sidewk, distriuted overReconquist Street, new pedestrin re oering nosis in the midde o the restess buenos aires City.

4.00pm Wking through Reconquist towrds Córdoave., it is worth mking stop nd doing some

shopping t Gerís Pcífco, mgnifcent m mous or itsimpressive dome gthering rescos y antonio berni, linoSpiimergo, Jun Cros Cstgnino, Demetrio Urruchú ndMnue Comeiro.

6.00pmFrom here, wking through the ememticForid Street, you cn rech avenid Corrientes, u o

ookshops, music shops, thetres nd pizzeris. Nothingetter thn to cose second dy in buenos airesenjoying thetre py eore or ter tsting the

we-known argentine pizz.



Cultural Capital of Latin AmericaThe City of Buenos Aires matches the porteña mystic with the overall

modernity while presenting an intense cultural life which turns it into the

venue of the most varied and attractive cultural events.

Birthplace of great poets, painters, musicians and dancers, owner of a

rich history which remains alive in the urban heart, the rhythm of culture is

restless in this metropolis. The City’s heart beats in the great theatres and

on the small scenarios, where the classics, avant-garde and experimental

popular proposals live together every day.The cultural interest is felt in the bookshops, where thirsty for knowledge

readers may find both old and modern editions. Buenos Aires is

discovered through its museums, art galleries, tango and milonga shows,

and in festivals gathering international and local artists which appeal

visitors worldwide.

The City, which matches passion with intellectuality, is restless; the

capital of Argentina always has some surprises for us. The City of Buenos Aires is culture.



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Interactive map of the City: http://mapa.buenosaires.gob.ar

Official Data:

The Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Aires

is the federal capital of the Republic of Argentina. It

extends upon a flat surface divided in 48

neighborhoods.

It has approximately 3 million inhabitants who,

together with the metropolitan area population which

normally move in the City, exceed 10 million persons,

which turns it into one of the ten most dynamic

urban centers of the world.

Its limits: Río de la Planta and Riachuelo are its

natural limits towards East and South. General Paz

beltway, passing around the City from North to West,

complete its limits. This avenue links the Capital with

Buenos Aires outskirts in an express way.

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