Buenos Aires is a great metropolis with eleven million inhabitants and one of the largest in the world. It is also the most elegant and busiest city in South America and is in some way the essence of the variety of the Argentine.
As Buenos Aires is so big, seeing all it can to offer can prove to be difficult. A good way to see as much as possible is by going on a city tour. In this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Mariana Gallow of Travel Line tours in Buenos Aires to talk about their 'Traditional Buenos Aires City Tour' which can be booked on Hostelworld.com. In the podcast she tells Colm about some of Buenos Aires' most famous squares, neighbourhoods and much more.
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View all guides »Lots of streets full of shops and restaurants. Nice artisian area by the cemetary. Check out street vendors for local food at a decent price.
Insider Tip:Go to Siga La Vaca. All you can eat grill with a salad bar, fries and cold cuts. A bottle of wine, liter of beer or liter of cola per person, all at a cost of $105-120 Peso depending on the day.
A city with history, party, beautiful people, classy and bohemian at the same time! Buenos Aires querido.
Insider Tip:Estilo Campo steakhouse in Puerto Madero for fantastic steak.
Buenos Aires is a fantastic city to explore and wander. The beauty of BA is walking around the neighbourhoods, which each have their own atmosphere, architecture and feel. Must-visits are San Telmo (especially on a Sunday), La Boca, the Casa Rosada, Recoleta, Palermo Viejo and Palermo Hollywood. Nightlife is great, try to tag along with BA residents. BA can be easily explored on foot or by public transport. Crime threat is minimal as long as you take care of yourself and your belongings.
Insider Tip:To experience tango, go to a milonga instead of a tourist show. Cheap, fun and few tourists. I paid 20 pesos for a class and show while tourist places can charge 250-300 pesos for a show featuring professionals. Go around on the buses, subte and by foot, even if you only have a couple of days. You see much more than sitting on a tourbus which may not let you off at places like Recoleta! Public transport costs between 1-2 pesos a journey. Try not to look too touristy and you will not be bothered by thieve
Buenos aires is a great place to visit, I loved this city, there are many parties, many great places to see and good things to do, and you can find cheap restaurants and stores to make go shopping if you pay attention. Buenos Aires is not a totally safe place, you must be aware that if you son't pay attention to your stuff, they just take it away and you even see that. Nothing happen with me while I was there but I heard a lot of cases that people were stolen, so be careful in the streets, bars and places
Insider Tip:Stay in the Milhouse Hostel, it's a great place, and go to the Casino, it's amazing, even when you lose some many, you have a lot of fun!
I'm in love with Buenos Aires, there's nothing you can't do, just ask for it, you got it! clubs, pubs, bars, restaurants, beautiful people. Open 24/7.
Founded in 1536, Buenos Aires became the Argentinean capital in 1862, 42 years after Argentina received independence from Spain on the 9th July, 1816. Today it has a population of approximately 3 million people (Greater Buenos Aires has nearly 13 million) and strongly resembles a European city with its tree-lined streets and large squares.
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