Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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10.4 km
218 m
Experience Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires in Argentina in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresSight 1: Confitería El Molino
The Confitería del Molino is an historical Art Nouveau style confitería (coffeehouse) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in front of the Palace of the National Congress and the Congressional Plaza, on the intersection of Callao and Rivadavia avenues in the barrio of Balvanera.
Sight 2: Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Montserrat
The Parish Church of Nuestra Señora de Montserrat is a Roman Catholic church in the autonomous city of Buenos Aires.
Wikipedia: Parish Nuestra Señora de Montserrat (Buenos Aires) (EN), Website
Sight 3: Plazoleta Intendente Joaquín S. de Anchorena
Joaquín Samuel de Anchorena (1876–1961) was an Argentine lawyer and politician, noted for being mayor of Buenos Aires between 1910 and 1914.
Sight 4: Iglesia San Juan Bautista
The Church of San Juan Bautista, known at the end of the nineteenth century as "San Juan de los franceses", because it was frequented by the French community of Buenos Aires, where they showed special devotion to an image of San Bernardo, is a Catholic church located on Alsina Street, on the corner of Piedras, in the neighborhood of Monserrat, in Buenos Aires. The primitive church was built in 1654, given its poor condition it was rebuilt in 1719. It was completely rebuilt in 1767, demolished in 1778 to build the current construction, completed in 1797. In 1942 it was declared a National Historic Monument by decree of the PEN. It was also known as the "church of the Basques", because the Betharramite or "Bayonese" fathers who managed it carried out their apostolate for the Basque community.
Sight 5: Club Español
The Spanish Club is located at 172/78 Bernardo de Irigoyen Street, meters from the intersection between Avenida 9 de Julio and Avenida de Mayo, in the neighborhood of Monserrat, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sight 6: Cataratas del Iguazú, Misiones
The monument to the Iguazu Falls is located in the Province of Misiones square, on the corner of Avenida de Mayo and 9 de Julio Avenue in Buenos Aires (Argentina). It is located in one of the most central points of the city, a few blocks from the Obelisk and the Casa Rosada. It was inaugurated on December 11, 2013.
Sight 7: Andrés Guacurarí y Artigas
Andrés Guacurarí, Andrés Guasurarí or Andrés Guaçurarí y Artigas, known as Comandante Andresito, was a Guaraní missionary military officer and caudillo. He was one of the first federal caudillos of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. Of Guaraní origin, he governed between 1815 and 1819 the Province of the Missions, of which the current Argentine province of the same name is only a remnant. He was one of the most faithful collaborators of the general of the Banda Oriental José Gervasio Artigas, who sponsored him and adopted him as a son; allowing him to sign as Andrés Artigas.
Sight 8: San Miguel Arcángel
Church of San Miguel de Arcángel is a Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina, declared a national historic monument in 1983.
Wikipedia: Church of San Miguel de Arcangel (Buenos Aires) (EN)
Sight 9: Lisandro de la Torre
The Monument to Lisandro de la Torre is a sculpture made in his honor, located in the neighborhood of San Nicolás in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sight 10: Basílica Nuestra Señora de La Merced
Our Lady of Mercy Church of Buenos Aires is an Argentine Catholic church. It is located on Calle Reconquista corner of Tte. Gen. Juan Domingo Perón Street, in the neighborhood of San Nicolas in Buenos Aires.
Sight 11: Buque Museo Fragata A.R.A. 'Presidente Sarmiento'
ARA Presidente Sarmiento is a museum ship in Argentina, originally built as a training ship for the Argentine Navy and named after Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, the seventh President of Argentina. It is considered to be the last intact cruising training ship from the 1890s.
Sight 12: Aduana
The Buenos Aires Customs House (Aduana) is a government building and architectural landmark in the Montserrat section of Buenos Aires.
Sight 13: Plaza de las Armas Ejército Argentino
The Argentine Army is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, exercising his or her command authority through the Minister of Defense.
Sight 14: M4 Sherman
The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. It was also the basis of several other armored fighting vehicles including self-propelled artillery, tank destroyers, and armored recovery vehicles. Tens of thousands were distributed through the Lend-Lease program to the British Commonwealth and Soviet Union. The tank was named by the British after the American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Sight 15: Antigua Sede del Congreso Nacional
The Old National Congress is the first headquarters of the Congress of the Argentine Nation, inaugurated in 1864 by President Bartolomé Mitre and closed in 1905, when the sessions were moved to the current Palace of Congress. It was located in Plaza de Mayo, on the corner of the current Balcarce and Hipólito Yrigoyen streets, meters from the Casa Rosada, seat of the Executive Power.
Sight 16: Plazoleta San Francisco
The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco de Asís is a Catholic temple located at 380 Alsina Street, in the historic center of the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Monserrat neighborhood. It belonged to the Franciscan order, the first to receive a piece of land in the settlement founded by Juan de Garay in 1580.
Sight 17: Pink House
The Casa Rosada, literally the Pink House, is the president of the Argentine Republic's official workplace, located in Buenos Aires. The palatial mansion is known officially as Casa de Gobierno. Normally, the president lives at the Quinta de Olivos, the president of Argentina's official residence, located in Olivos, Greater Buenos Aires. The characteristic color of the Casa Rosada is baby pink, and it is considered one of the most emblematic buildings in Buenos Aires. The building also houses a museum, which contains objects relating to former presidents of Argentina. It has been declared a National Historic Monument of Argentina.
Sight 18: Equestrian monument to General Manuel Belgrano
The Equestrian monument to General Manuel Belgrano is a landmark of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located at Plaza de Mayo, in front of the Casa Rosada. It depicts General Manuel Belgrano holding the Flag of Argentina, and it is made of bronze over a pedestal of granite.
Wikipedia: Equestrian monument to General Manuel Belgrano (EN)
Sight 19: Casa de la Cultura de la Ciudad
The Buenos Aires House of Culture is an architectural landmark in the Montserrat section of the Argentine capital.
Sight 20: Metropolitan Cathedral
The Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, officially called Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, is the main Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Wikipedia: Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral (EN), Website
Sight 21: Cabildo de Buenos Aires
The Cabildo of Buenos Aires is the public building in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that was used as a seat of the town council during the colonial era and the government house of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
Sight 22: Julio Argentino Roca
The Monument to Julio Argentino Roca, in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a work made up of three bronze sculptures on a base of polished red granite. Inaugurated in 1941, it honors Lieutenant General Julio Argentino Roca (1843–1914), Argentine politician, military and statesman, architect of the Conquest of the Desert, twice President of the Argentine Nation and representative of the so-called Generation of the Eighties that led Argentine politics for more than thirty years.
Wikipedia: Monumento a Julio Argentino Roca (Buenos Aires) (ES)
Sight 23: Edificio Otto Wulff
Otto Wulff building is a historic building of Buenos Aires. It is located in the corner of Belgrano and Peru, neighborhood of Monserrat.
Sight 24: Iglesia Presbiteriana San Andrés
The San Andrés Presbyterian Church is a Christian church whose origin dates back to the arrival of Scottish settlers in Argentina at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Sight 25: Juan B. Ambrosetti ethnographic museum
The Juan B. Ambrosetti Museum of Ethnography is an Argentine museum overseen by the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Philosophy and Letters and located in Buenos Aires.
Wikipedia: Juan B. Ambrosetti Museum of Ethnography (EN), Website
Sight 26: La Trastienda Club
La Trastienda Club is a prominent café-concert style venue in Buenos Aires.
Sight 27: Basílica Nuestra Señora del Rosario
The Santo Domingo Convent, or Basilic of Our Lady of the Rosary and Convent of Santo Domingo is a convent for Our Lady of the Rosary located in the Monserrat neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Built during the colonial times, it was the scenario of a military conflict during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata. It holds as well the tomb of the Argentine national hero Manuel Belgrano.
Sight 28: Casa Mínima
In the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, the minimum house is known as a dwelling located at number 380 of Pasaje San Lorenzo, neighborhood of San Telmo. With only 3.27 meters wide and 13 meters deep, it has the particularity of being the narrowest in the city.
Sight 29: Museo Argentino del Títere
The Argentine Puppet Museum is a museum founded on November 5, 1983, from a collection of different types of puppets and material related to this art. Located at 902 Piedras Street, San Telmo neighborhood, Buenos Aires, it is managed through financial self-management.
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