The list of reasons to visit Buenos Aires is extensive. So prepare yourself to be dazzled, touched, excited and entertained in one of the most attractive cities in Latin America, chosen in 2015 as the best tourist destination in South America for the Travelers Choice awards, granted by the TripAdvisor travel site. We present you with good reasons to know it:
There are many attractions, architectural, historical or cultural in the city, which you can find. There are also green areas to explore and, but also the city offers activities such as guided tours and circuits, which will allow you to discover a Buenos Aires full of secrets, emotions and stories.
Traditional cuisine from Buenos Aires, a fruit of the contribution of Italian and Spanish immigrants, can be enjoyed in every corner of Buenos Aires and especially in the gastronomic centers of Palermo, Las Cañitas, Recoleta, San Telmo and Puerto Madero. Above all, visiting the city can be a good occasion to try the typical Argentinean barbecue. But in addition, you can discover the different flavors of the world, as it offers a wide and very interesting variety of places to try the typical cuisine of other countries.
Buenos Aires It has wide and cared parks, squares and green spaces so you can enjoy nature, play sports, take in fresh air and relax in the open air. In addition, you can move around the city by bicycle through the cycle paths.
Football is a passion shared by most Argentines. If you travel to Buenos Aires while the local football championship is disputed, you can be lucky enough to attend one of the most exciting sporting events: the Superclásico. This is the football match between the two most popular clubs in Argentina, River and Boca, and the English newspapers TheObserver and TheSun described as "the most intense sporting experience in the world."
Sensual and nostalgic, the tango is part of the porteño identity. For those who are encouraged to dance, the city has milongas - places where tango is danced - spread over different neighborhoods and also has many tango bands with orchestras and live dancers. Recognized as the world capital of tango, Buenos Aires had among its most renowned musicians Carlos Gardel and Astor Piazzolla.
Its very wide range of shows makes Buenos Aires the city that has the most intense theatrical activity in Latin America and the fourth with more theaters worldwide. Among its more than 300 theaters is the Colón, one of the most important lyric theaters in the world, symbol for a century of opera, ballet and performing arts.
Shopping tours are one of the favorite activities of visitors to the city. If you are looking for shopping, Buenos Aires is not going to disappoint you. There are first-class shopping malls and fashion and design commercial circuits, such as the Palermo Soho area, Santa Fe Avenue or traditional Florida Street. And for those looking for opportunities at lower prices, the outlets areas are an excellent choice, on Cordoba Avenue or Aguirre Street.
Buenos Aires does not sleep. In its intense nightlife, there are restaurants, bars and discos where to have fun and meet new people. Palermo, San Telmo and Puerto Madero are some of the neighborhoods that offer this type of activities. This nightlife also makes the city one of the favorite tourist destinations in South America for the international LGBT community.
The city is a privileged and unique place to connect with the life and work of Pope Francisco or "Papa de Flores", as they call it in his native district. It is also possible to visit the Metropolitan Cathedral, where he celebrated mass for more than 20 years.
Diverse, extreme, welcoming, Buenos Aires is an excellent host, welcoming people from all over the world and making them feel at home. Its people, its attractions, its food, its music are the result of all the people who visit it and turn it into a cosmopolitan city and at the same time close. In Buenos Aires, you will live a thousand cities in a city.