Tourism in Buenos Aires
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The Obelisk
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Tourist attractions
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The most popular tourist sites are found in the historic core of the city, in the
Cabildo, to the west, which was renovated during the construction of Avenida de Mayo
and Julio A. Roca. To the south is the Congreso de la Nación (National Congress), which currently houses the Academia Nacional de la Historia (National Academy of History). Lastly, to the northwest, is City Hall.
Avenida de Mayo links the Casa Rosada with the
Plaza del Congreso, which features a number of monuments and sculptures, including one of Auguste Rodin's few surviving original casts of "The Thinker
".
On the Parque Lezama is a few blocks south.
The borough of
Cementerio de la Recoleta, where Eva Perón
's crypt can be visited, among those of many other Argentine historical and cultural figures.
botanical gardens, and the Palermo woods (with paddleboat lake, rose garden, and planetarium
) are all a short walk to the east of it.
The borough of
Retiro Railway Terminal and several other notable landmarks, including the Plaza San Martín square, its monument to the dead of the Falklands War, an equestrian statue of General San Martín and, nearby, the Torre Monumental (formerly Torre de los Ingleses) donated by the Anglo-Argentine community, the ornate Basilica Santísimo Sacramento and the Art Deco Kavanagh Building
, one of the tallest in the city.
The Buenos Aires Zoo.
The southern area of the city, (including barrios such as
Obelisco, the emblem of the City of Buenos Aires, is located. The Art Deco former central wholesale fruit and vegetable market, Mercado de Abasto, which became a shopping mall
, is also on this avenue.
At the southwest end of the city, the
Parque de la ciudad amusement park, with a 200 metre-high Torre Espacial
tower, are located.
Buenos Aires has been attracting a
homosexual
community in Latin America.
[1] Since 2006, the city has seen unprecedented numbers of gay-oriented cruise ship arrivals, an increase in the number of gay-owned businesses, and the construction of a five-star gay-oriented hotel; despite its relatively unfavorable location, the Axel Hotel Buenos Aires has remained popular since opening in October 2007.
Caminito
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Theatre district -
Callao Avenue (Recoleta district) -
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Corner café bar inSan Telmo
Hotels
Buenos Aires has various types of accommodation, from luxurious centrally-located five-star hotels to budget hotels in neighborhoods further from the city centre but with transport links.
There were, as of February 2008, 23 five-star, 61 four-star, 59 three-star and 87 two or one-star hotels, as well as 25
bed & breakfasts, vacation rentals and other non-hotel establishments were registered in the city. In all, nearly 27,000 rooms were available for tourism in Buenos Aires, of which about 12,000 belonged to four- or five-star or boutique hotels. Higher-rated establishments typically had higher occupation rates.[3]
The majority of the hotels are located in the central part of the city, near main tourist attractions.
There are many furnished apartments for rent, ranging from small low-cost studios to expensive luxurious apartments.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buenos Aires.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Buenos Aires.
References
- ^ "Sector de viajes y turismo argentino avanza hacia su recuperación en la contribución al PIB" [Argentine travel and tourism sector is advancing towards recovery of its contribution to GDP] (in Spanish). World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Buenos Aires lidera la recuperación del sector de viajes y turismo en Argentina" [Buenos Aires leads the recovery of the Argentine travel and tourism sector]. World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) (in Spanish). 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Buenos Aires Statistical Monthly, April 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Buenos Aires.
- (in English) Official City of Buenos Aires tourist website
