Buenos Aires

by Jay Schmith

The city is cosmopolitan and modern. Unlike most other Latin American cities where the architecture has a strong spanish influence, the Buenos Aires elite has always followed Europe’s architecture trends closely. The result is a mix of styles that hints at many far-off cities like Rome, Paris, Madrid, Budapest but resembles none.

With their boulevards line up with palatial mansions and spacious parks, “Palermo”, “Recoleta”, “Belgrano” and some parts of downtown area are testament to days of urban planning on a grandiose scale and budget, whereas “San Telmo” and “La Boca” have a distinctly working-class italian feel. The “Recoleta” has many french influenced buildings similar to the boulevard Haussman buildings in Paris.

Quick overview of the Escapes

 

During the day:

San Telmo / La Boca - famous flea market with variety of tango art pieces

Palermo Woods / Rose Garden / Japanese Gardens - romantic nature walks

Recoleta / Puerto Madero - seaport of Buenos Aires, classic river view

Abasto Shopping Mall - best shopping mall in the city

 

Cafe Tortoni - traditional old Tango cafe

Esquina Homero Manzi - famous cafe named after well known Tango poet

Carlos Gardel’s Museum - museum of the most worshiped Tango icon

 

During the night:

Las Canitas - exclusive dinning neighborhood for couples

Club del Vino - combination of wine tasting and live music

Clasica y Moderna - traditional restaurant of the ‘art elite’ with live music

Cafe Gandhi - art media library with cafe and live music