Moving around in Buenos Aires:
How do I locate myself in the city?
Interactive Buenos Aires Map. In this website you can write addresses and it has information about means of transportation you can use to do your trips. It also has thematic maps (services, culture, tourism, etc) and search engines for places. http://mapa.buenosaires.gob.ar
SUBTE
The Buenos Aires Metro (locally known as "el subte", from "subterráneo" meaning "underground") is an extensive system providing access to various parts of the city. The system has six lines (A, B, C, D, E and H). Information about ticket fare, schedule, lines-map, etc:
http://www.metrovias.com.ar/v2/Mapas-EN.asp?op=3&Item=8&Lang=EN
http://www.subte.com.ar/
Staying in Buenos Aires:
Recommended Lodging
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Please make reservations in advance given that the American Soccer Cup will take place in Buenos Aires in July. |
4 Stars:
Park Unique Hoteles
http://www.parkplazahotels.com/
3 Stars and Boutique Hotel (between 450 and 300 AR$) :
Wilton (Zona Centro)
http://www.parkplazahotels.com/
Vitral Baires (Zona Centro)
http://www.hotelvitral.com/
Hotel Moreno (San Telmo)
http://www.morenobuenosaires.com/
2 Stars and Hostels (between 150 and 300 AR$) :
Circus Hotel (San Telmo)
http://www.hostelcircus.com/
Hotel Juncal (Recoleta)
http://www.juncalpalacehotel.com.ar/
Florida Suites (Microcentro)
http://www.hostelsuitesflorida.com/
1 Star and Hostels (between 50 and 100 AR$) :
Rayuela Hostel (San Telmo)
http://www.rayuelahostel.com
Ayres Porteños (San Telmo)
http://www.ayresportenos.com.ar
Getting around Buenos Aires:
What to do in Buenos Aires?
Official tourism website from the Buenos Aires Government
http://www.bue.gov.ar/?mo=portal&ac=componentes&ncMenu=2&tr=body&mn=2
There you can find information about accommodation, restaurants, maps, an events agenda and sightseeing around the city.
Tango in Buenos Aires
El Boliche de Roberto
Bulnes 331, Almagro
http://www.info-almagro.com.ar/historia/loderoberto.htm
http://es-la.facebook.com/el.boliche.de.roberto
Small bar established in 1894 located in one of the corners of plaza Almagro. You can hear good tango, take a glass of wine or vermouth and enjoy a bite. It´s not part of tango´s touristic circuit. Access is free.
Fairs and Folcklor in Buenos Aires
Feria de Mataderos
Av. Lisandro de la Torre y Av. de los Corrales (Mercado Nacional de Hacienda), Mataderos.
http://www.feriademataderos.com.ar/feria.htm
On sundays from 11 a.m. live the Mataderos fair. You can find crafts and traditional foods, art festivals and Gaucho skills. The fair was created in 1986 to offer a space for the production and dissemination of our cultural roots.
Outdoors and nature in Buenos Aires
Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur
Av. Tristán Achával Rodríguez 1550, Puerto Madero.
http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/med_ambiente/reserva/
The Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve is a green area having unique features located by the River Plate, in the southern corner of the city of Buenos Aires. A few blocks away from the heart of the City and government buildings, the Reserve offers a different promenade where people can come into else contact with wildlife.
Opening hours: April to October from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Open Tuesday to Sunday. Access is free.
Buenos Aires break
El Tigre, Delta del Paraná
Av. Tristán Achával Rodríguez 1550, Puerto Madero.
http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/med_ambiente/reserva/
Excursions in catamaran, walks by the waterfront, visits to Tigre´s Museum of Art and the Puerto de Frutos.
http://www.vivitigre.gov.ar/index.php
http://www.tigretienetodo.com.ar/
Fotoescape
http://www.fotoescape.com.ar/
Photographic Safaris, Workshops, Shows and Meetings.
