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LA BOCA
It's the most picturesque quarter of Buenos Aires. It's located on the south of San Telmo, by the mouth (LA BOCA)of Riachuelo River, giving access to the Prata River. That's where Buenos Aires most famous post card stands - The "Caminito", which is a small lane full of houses wrapped by steel colourful plates, art exhibitions, tango dancers, craftsmen, painters, photografers and the only wax museum of the city. The "Caminito" was created by the Italian-Argentinean painter Benito Quinquela Martín over a small section of an old railway.

How to get there:
There is no underground line serving directly La Boca. A good and cheap option is to take the C line up to the beautiful "Constitución" station, have a look around and then take a taxi.

RECOLETA
It's one of the most distinguished districts of Buenos Aires. Its origin goes far back to the end of XIX century, when many families left the southern part of the city, like Barracas and San Telmo, to flee from the yellow fever plague. The district has many palaces and buidilgs from that period, big squares, good restaurants and traditional coffee houses with tables on the sidewalks.

Visit:
- Alvear Square, where are:
- Recoleta Cemetery (where lies the Duarte Family grave that keeps the mortal remains of Evita Perón);
- Nossa Sra. Do Pilar Minor Shrine;
- Buenos Aires Cultural City Center;
- Buenos Aires Design Center;
- Recoleta's Crafts Fair, over the week-ends;
- Bellas Artes Nacional Museum;
- Nacional Library.

How to get there:
Bus lines: 61, 62, 67, 92, 93, 124 e 130.

SAN TELMO
It's one of the oldest districts of Buenos Aires, where the original harbour of the city used to be. It was seat of the main religious orders, important residential center and historical nucleus of the town. favourite place for antigues' collectors.

Visit:
- Dorrego Square and surroundings -full of antiquarians and coffee houses - where, on Sundays, takes place an unlosable antiques fair. In April, the fair happens also on Saturdays.
- Lezama Park - Place of the first foundation of the city done by the Spanish navigator Pedro de Mendoza in 1536;
- Russian Orthodox Church;
- Modern Art Museum;
- Historical National Museum;
- Antonio Ballve Penitentiary Museum.

PALERMO
With it's many parks and wide avenues and it's one of the most beautiful districts of Bueno Aires. Visit:
- 3 de Febrero Park (Los Bosques de Palermo), where are:
- Galileo Galilei Planetary;
- Zoo;
- Argentinean Hippodrome;
- Rosedal (Rose Garden);
- Eduardo Sivori Plastic Arts Museum;
- Japanese Garden;
- Botanic Garden.

How to get there:
The nearest underground station is "Plaza Itália" (line D), that will leave you right in front of the Botanic Garden. You can also take the following bus lines: 10, 34, 37, 130, 160, 161 e 166.

PUERTO MADERO
It's a bold project of reurbanization of the old Buenos Aires docks. The restoration began in the 90's and will finish in 2005, sheltering a big gastronomic complex with bars, restaurants, hotels, apartment buildings, museums, sport centers, cinemas, convention centers and an ecologic reserve - The "Costanera Sur e Norte".

How to get there:
I.N.Alem underground station (B line)
Bus lines: 4, 20, 22, 28, 54, 61, 62, 74, 91, 130, 140, 143, 152.

CONGRESS and DE MAYO AVENUE
De Mayo Avenue links the Executive (Casa Rosada) and the Legislative (Congress) Powers of the Argentinean Republic and it also connects the two of its main squares: De Mayo and Congress Square. The avenue is full of platane trees which gives it a special look in the autumn and the spring. The journey between "Plaza de Mayo" and "Plaza del Congresso" preserves some of the best city attractions.

Visit:
- Perú underground station (A line) - It maintains some wooden wagons and objects from the time of its opening (1915).
- Café Tortoni (826, De Mayo Ave.)
- Avenida Theater (1222, De Mayo Ave.)
- Barolo Palace (1370, De Mayo Ave.)

How to get there:
Starting by De Mayo Square, where the "Casa Rosada" is: Perú station (A line)
Starting by Congress Square: Congress station (A line)
Bus lines: 7, 64, 86 e 105.

CASAS DE TANGO
- Café Tortoni (829, De Mayo Ave. - tel.43424328)
- Confiteria Ideal (384, Suipacha St. - tel. 46058234)
- El Rincón de los Artistas (749, Balcarce St. - tel. 43023387)
- El Viejo Almacén (Balcarce St. with Independencia St. - tel. 43076689)
- Planeta Tango (917, Chacabuco - tel. 43076183)
- Piazzolla Tango (165, Florida - tel. 0810-3338-2646).

MUSEUMS
(informations - tel.4361-2462 -Dirección General de Museos).

- Contemporary Art Museum
Argentinean contemporary art of the past three decades.
664, Alberti St. (Constitución) -tel. 49420163
- Enrique Larreta Spanish Art Museum
Spanish art from the XIII to the XX century.
2291, Juramento St. (Belgrano) - tel.4784-4040
- Isaac Fernández Blanco Spanish and American Art Museum
It contains the most important collection of colonial silverware of South America.
1422, Suipacha St. (Retiro) -tel.4327-0272
- Modern Art Museum
Periodic exhibitions and permanent collection of argentinean and international contemporary plastic artists.
350, San Juan (San Telmo) -tel. 4361-1121
- Eduardo Sivori Plastic Arts Museum
It's got more than 4.000 works of sculptures and paintings of Argentinean artists of the XIX and XX centuries.
555, De la Infanta Isabel Ave. (Palermo) - tel. 4774-9452
- Fine Arts Museum de La Boca
Works of Argentinean artists and more than a thousand paintings of Benito Quinquela Martín, creator of the colourful lay-out of "Caminito".
1835, Pedro de Mendoza St. (La Boca) -tel.4301-1080
- Wax Museum of La Boca
Exhibition of historical and local characters responsible for the formation of the Argentinean people.
1261, Del Valle Iberlucea (La Boca) - tel.4303-0563
- The City Museum
It shows a considerable part of Buenos Aires history, from objects and furniture to architectonic elements. Visit also the “Farmacia de la Strella” (Pharmacy) on the ground floor.
412, Alsina (Montserrat) –tel. 4343-2123
- Juan B. Ambrosetti Ethnographic Museum
It holds the biggest etnographic, archaeologic and anthropological collection of the country.
350, Moreno – tel. 4331-7788
- Presidente Sarmiento Frigate Museum
A ship-museum that shows the history of its voyages around the world from 1899 to 1938.
Costanera c/Viamonte (Puerto Madero) – tel. 4311-8792
- Historical Nacional Museum
It holds a good sample of the Argentinean history since its discovery.
1600, Defensa (Parque Lezama –San Telmo) – tel. 4307-1182
- Cabildo Historical Nacional Museum
Religious art, portraits, furniture and objects from the 1580 to 1810 period.
65, Bolívar (Montserrat) – tel.4334-1782.
- Nacional Museum of Decorative Art
Good collection of paintings, sculptures, furnitures, porcelains and other decorative objects.
1902, Del Libertador (Recoleta) – tel. 4802-6606
- Oriental Art Nacional Museum
Various objects and garments from southeast Asia, middle East and north Africa.
1902, Del Libertador (Recoleta) – tel. 4801-5988
- Fine Arts Nacional Museum
The biggest art museum of the country.It has 32 exhibition rooms and a library containing 30.000 books. Goya, Rembrandt, El Greco, Rodin, Monet, Van Gogh and Gauguin are among its collection of 10.000 works of art.
1473, Del Libertador Ave. (Recoleta) – tel.4803-0802.