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 Info
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Buenos Aires, AR Tourism Web Site ... Easy Buenos Aires ... The Economist City Guide ... gobBsAs (in Spanish, good site for current events in the city) ... Turismo Bs As (the city government's tourism web site) |
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 Airports
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Buenos Aires has two airports: Jorge Newbery Aeroparque (mostly domestic flights, uses code AEP) and Ezeiza (mostly international flights, uses code EZE) |
 Apartments
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Alohargentina---Furnished Apartments in Buenos Aires ... Rent Apartments In Buenos Aires |
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 Dining
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All About AR --- Buenos Aires Dining Guide ...
Restaurant.com.ar (in Spanish) http://www.labiela.com/ La Biela (website down, sidewalk cafe in Recoleta, breakfast, informal lunch plates, opposite Recoleta Cemetery) Casa Cruz (Uriarte 1658, no sign on huge brass door, reservations recommended, Mon-Sat 8:30pm-3am M-Sat, ph. 11/4833-1112) Freddo (chain of designer ice cream shops, they deliver) Cabaña Las Lilas (best parrilla in BA, daily noon to midnight, reservations recommended ph. 11/4313-1336, A.M. de Justo 550 in Puerto Madero) Milion (Paraná 1048, Retiro, tapas, tel 4815 9925) Novecento (900) (Baez 199 at Arguibel in Las Cañitas, Palermo, paella, tel 5411 4778-1900) Le Sud (inside Sofitel Hotel, best French haut cuisine, 6:30-11, 12-3pm, 7:30-midnight daily, Arroyo 841, Retiro, tel. 43110131, try the stewed rabbit) Lo De Pueyrredón (parrilla at Armenia 1378 at Cabrera, Palermo, folkloric dance show at 11:30pm Friday and Saturday night for 2 hours) Persicco (ice cream salon, 2591 Salguero in Palermo, tel. 54 11 4808 0888) Tomo Uno (in Hotel Panamericano at the Mezzanine/entrepiso level, near the Obelisk, lunch M-F 12:00-15:00 M-F, dinner 7:30 PM to 1:00 AM M-Sat, ph. (54-11)4326-6698) Cafe Tortoni (Mon-Thurs 8am-2am, Fri-Sat 8am-3am Sun 8am-1am, classic cafe with both locals and tourists, on Av. De Mayo between Piedras and Tacuarí) |
 Hotels
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Alvear Palace (in Recoleta district, very expensive, Louis XV style furnishings, tel. 54-11-4808-2100) Amerian Reconquista (in Microcentro, Reconquista 699, tel. 11/4317-5100, value four star hotel) Caesar Park (tel. 54-11-4819-1100) Four Seasons (in Recoleta district, very expensive, get a room with view of Avenida Julio Nueve, tel. 54-11-4321-1200) Park Tower (by Plaza San Martin in the Microcentro district, tel. 54-11-4318-9100) Sofitel (between Retiro and Recoleta neighborhoods, tel. 54-11-4131-0000) |
 Maps
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Downtown Buenos Aires |
 Museums
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Museos de Buenos Aires (in Spanish) Centro Cultural Borges (Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun noon-9pm, $4 tarifa) ... Centro Cultural Recoleta (eclectic art exhibits, Junín 1930, Tues-Fri 2pm-9pm, Sat-Sun 10am-9pm) ... MALBA (Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, Thurs-Mon noon-8pm, Wed free admission, closed Tuesdays) ... Museo Evita (Tues-Sun 11am-7pm, 2988 Lafinur Street in Palermo) ... Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano Isaac Fernández Blanco (Suipacha 1422, very close to Sofitel, 14:00 to 19:00 Tues-Sun) ... Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (performances and exhibitions, Tues-Fri 12:30-19:30, Sat-Sun 9:30-19:30) |
| Shopping | Abasto (3247 Av. Corrientes, near Aguero, Almagro, Sun-Thurs 10am to midnight, Fri-Sat 10am to 2am) ... Galerias Pacifico (at Florida and Cordoba, Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun noon-9pm, tel. 54-11-5555-5110) ... Grand Cru (website in Spanish, Av. Alvear 1718, one of the best wine shops, tel. 54-11-4816-3975) ... Navarro (leather jackets, shoes, boots, accessories in Galerias Pacifico) ... Parras Wines & Spirits (no credit cards, taste anything for sale, in Galeria Alvear, Recoleta, tel. 11.54.4.814.0011, 10am-9pm Mon-Fri,10am-6pm Sat) ... Patio Bullrich (Retiro, upmarket designer clothes and leather) ... Terroir (wine shop, Bushciazzo 3040, Recoleta, 10:30am-9pm Mon-Fri, noon-7pm Sat, tel. 54+11-4778.3443/3408) ... Tonel Privado (chain of wine shops) ... Winery (chain of wine shops, 9am-8pm Mon-Fri, 9am-2pm Sat) |
 Photography
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Buenos Aires Slideshow |
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Sights
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Casa Rosada (aka Casa de Gobierno aka Palacio Presidencial, in the Plaza de Mayo) ... Cemeterio de Recoleta ... Centro Cultural General San Martin (in Spanish, music, theater, and dance venue) ... Jardin Japones (corner of Av. Casares & Av. Berro, Palermo) ... The Obelisk (El Obelisco, at 9 de Julio and Corrientes) ... Teatro Colón (closed for renovation, exterior may be photogenic) ... Teatro Nacional Cervantes (see website for activities, tickets Wed-Sun 10:00-21:00, closed in summer) ... |
 Subte
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The Buenos Aires subway is called the Subte. Fares, schedules, maps, and passes can be found online in a Spanish-only website Subte.com.ar |
 Telephone Numbers
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Police 101 Fire 100 Ambulance 107 Remises Le Coq (radio taxi) +54(0) 11 4964-2000 |
 WebCams
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Webcams Live From Buenos Aires |
Weather
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Buenos Aires Weather and Climate
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Buenos Aires Travel And Tourism
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