This is the second part of this guide.

MUST-SEE PALACES IN BUENOS AIRES

Obelisco

A symbol of Buenos Aires city, the Obelisk was built in May 1936 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first foundation of Buenos Aires. Address:Av. Corrientes and Av. 9 de Julio

Caminito

This is an open air street-museum that recreates the typical conventillos (housing projects) of the early La Boca neighborhood. Every weekend, tango shows are offered by professional tango dancers and singers.

Crossroads of Garibaldi and Olavarría streets Cancha de Boca This mythical stadium rises on Brandsen street when it intersects Del Valle Iberlucea street. It is one of the most popular soccer clubs in the country. Founded in 1940, it was then popularly called “La Bombonera” (the candy jar). At the entrance hall, people can see and enjoy soccer-related murals painted by Benito Quinquela Martín and other painted by Pérez Celis.

River Plate Stadium

This stadium is popularly known as "El Monumental", since it has been one of the first big stadiums in all South America. It was inaugurated in 1938 with a capacity for 70,000 spectators. El Monumental is the official stadium of the Argentina National Selection.

It is also the venue for the main test-matches played by Los Pumas and historical concerts such as The Rolling Stones, U2, Amnesty International, Madonna, Guns´n Roses, Eric Clapton and Red Hot Chili peppers, among others. The Athletic River Plate Club was founded on May 25, 1901 in La Boca neighborhood. It was then when "La Banda Roja" (the red stripe) was created. Then, the club was moved to Palermo and then to Belgrano neighborhoods. River Plate has been granted 32 local awards and 5 international cups.

River Plate club offers first class facilities, an interactive museum of 3,500 square meters and a roofed immense swimming pool. More than 60 sport, social and cultural activities are practiced there.

Av. Figueroa Alcorta 7597 (at the intersection of Udaondo) - www.cariverplate.com.ar

Recoleta Cemetery

The Recoleta Cemetery is the oldest and most aristocratic cemetery in the city. Its almost 6 hectares (14,000 acres) include the tombs and mausoleums of Independence patriots, presidents of the Republic, military people, scientists and artists. Among them, Eva Perón, Adolfo Bioy Casares and Facundo Quiroga.

Hours: Every day from 8 am to 6 pm. - Guided tours: Free, on the last Sunday of each month,

Botanical Garden

Inaugurated in 1908, the Botanical Garden was designed towards the end of the 19th. century by the French landscape designer Carlos Thays to help accomplish university studies and to classify botanical species.

Nowadays, the Garden occupies a surface of 69,772 square meters and comprises about 5,500 shrub species, arboreal species and herbaceous species spread around the whole space and sorted by place of origin, family and use; gardens of style; and five greenhouses.

Manzana de las Luces

The set of buildings also presents tunnels built in the XVIII century to connect the Cabildo (government´s cradle in the colonial period and currently a museum) and the Cathedral with the San Ignacio, San Francisco, Santo Domingo, San Juan, Del Salvador churches, the old Irish convent, the Capuchinas monastery, the Vicequeen ´s house, the Socorro de la Recoleta and other surrounding buildings.

Palermo

This park has more than 80 hectares full of aged forests. Two artificial lakes border the vegetation. You can go through aquatic birds and plants by boat or water bike.

Additionally, you can enjoy many subspaces, like the “Poets Garden”, the “Andalusian Yard” and the “Roses Garden” commonly known as El Rosedal with 15,000 rose bushes and plants of 1,189 different species.

Plaza Dorrego

On Sundays, in the streets surrounding the square, you can see different artistic tango and folklore shows in addition to plastic artists exhibitions. The market is in the heart of the traditional San Telmo neighbo>rhood where many of its old big houses of the 19th. century were recycled to become antiques shops and first class restaurants.

Defensa and Humberto Primo San Telmo - Hours: Sundays from 10 am to 5 pm

Puente de la Mujer

The new pedestrian and pivoting bridge was built in Dock 3, in Puerto Madero neighborhood. The plastic interpretation of the work is a couple dancing tango, where the white mast represents the man and the curved profile of the bridge is the woman.

Reserva Ecológica

This is a green space of 360 hectares with some unique features. The land was gained to the river by artificially refilling this area. As years went by, a wide variety of the typical River Plate flora and fauna started to grow up in this area. It has been officially declared as a “Natural Park and Reservoir Zone”.

SERVICES

Accomodation

Buenos Aires is ready to provide lodging to more than five million tourists each year. The main chains of threeand four-star hotels worldwide offer their services in the city. You may also choose one-, two- and three-star hotels. In addition, apart hotels and economical hostels for people expecting more affordable fees are included in this offer.

Gastronomy

In Buenos Aires you can enjoy food from different regions and several typical specialties. The city has specific areas where you can choose from a wide range of restaurants.

Costanera Norte and Puerto Madero districts are renowned because of their parrilladas (barbecues). Avenida de Mayo surroundings is the place to taste Spanish food. The most traditional pizzas can be found in Corrientes street. Plaza Cortázar, Palermo Hollywood, Recoleta and Las Cañitas neighborhoods offer gourmet specialties: elaborated, refined and exotic dishes.

Time to dinner

In Buenos Aires, people usually have dinner after 10 pm, and some restaurants are open until dawn. While in Paris, New York or London restaurants are crowded at about 8:30 pm, this generally happens in Buenos Aires after 11 pm.