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guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things to do in Buenos Aires","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Steak at midnight, tango in a neighbourhood dance hall, a Sunday market that takes over a whole street. Buenos Aires keeps late hours, and five days barely scratches it.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1307666","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Pick a neighbourhood | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"5 | Days to do it properly","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A capital that runs on its own clock","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Buenos Aires is enormous, but the parts you will spend time in fit into a strip along the river: San Telmo and the old centre in the south, Recoleta and Palermo to the north, with the grand avenues of the Microcentro in between. The subte and the buses link it all, and most visitors end up walking far more than they planned, because each barrio looks and feels different from the last.\r\n\r\nThe city's rhythm is the first thing to adjust to. Lunch is at two, dinner rarely before nine thirty, bars fill after midnight and clubs open their doors around two. Fight it and you will eat alone in empty restaurants. Go with it and the city makes sense: long, slow evenings, coffee and medialunas the next morning, and a siesta in between if you need one.\r\n\r\nGive it five days at least. That is enough for the big sights, a milonga, the San Telmo market on a Sunday, a football match or a day across the river in Uruguay. Many travellers stay for weeks, and the city rewards it: Spanish classes, tango lessons and a neighbourhood caf\u00e9 that knows your order are all part of the appeal.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Language | Spanish, with vos instead of t\u00fa and a famous Italian lilt\r\nCurrency | Argentine peso (ARS). Prices change often, so check them close to your trip\r\nFrom Ezeiza | Tienda Le\u00f3n bus, about an hour, 24 hours a day\r\nTransport card | SUBE, for subte, buses and trains\r\nEmergency | 911\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nTipping | Around 10% in restaurants, often in cash\r\nDinner | From 21:30. Restaurants fill at 22:00\r\nHow long to stay | Five days, longer if you can\r\nBest months | October, November, March and April","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to base yourself","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Most travellers split between Palermo for going out and San Telmo for old-city atmosphere. The Microcentro is handy for a night or two, quiet after office hours, and Recoleta is the calm, elegant option.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Palermo Soho | Going out, caf\u00e9s, first-timers | Cobbled streets, independent shops, leafy plazas and the city's densest cluster of bars and restaurants. Lively until late, especially at weekends. | -34.5880 | -58.4300 | Palermo Soho | \nPalermo Hollywood | Food, clubs, longer stays | Across the train tracks from Soho, with many of the city's best restaurants and some of its bigger clubs. A little calmer by day. | -34.5825 | -58.4400 | Palermo Hollywood | \nPalermo | Parks, museums, quieter nights | The wider barrio around the parks, the botanical garden and the zoo, with easy subte links to the centre. | -34.5810 | -58.4210 | Palermo | \nSan Telmo | Atmosphere, tango, budget | The oldest barrio: colonial houses, antique shops, tango bars and the Sunday market. Characterful and good value, but keep an eye on your phone. | -34.6213 | -58.3730 | San Telmo | \nRecoleta | Calm, culture, elegance | Grand Parisian-style buildings, the famous cemetery and museums. Safe and quiet, with fewer hostels and higher prices. | -34.5875 | -58.3930 | Recoleta | \nDowntown | Short stays, sightseeing | The Microcentro and Congreso: Plaza de Mayo, Avenida de Mayo and the Obelisco on your doorstep. Busy by day, quiet at night. | -34.6050 | -58.3810 | Downtown | \nRetiro | Early buses, transport links | Around the long-distance bus terminal and train stations. Convenient for arrivals and departures; walk with care around the terminal at night. | -34.5915 | -58.3745 | Retiro | \nBoedo | Local life, tango history | A traditional working-class barrio with old caf\u00e9s and tango heritage, away from the visitor trail and a short subte ride from the centre. | -34.6300 | -58.4170 | Boedo | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"Three ways to spend your time, from a quick stopover to a proper stay.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Buenos Aires","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Start with the classics. Recoleta Cemetery is a city of marble mausoleums where Eva Per\u00f3n is buried, and the Teatro Col\u00f3n runs guided tours of one of the world's great opera houses. Plaza de Mayo, the Casa Rosada and the cathedral sit together at the end of Avenida de Mayo, and El Ateneo Grand Splendid, a bookshop inside a former theatre, is worth a detour on the way to Recoleta.\r\n\r\nThen go and see how people live. San Telmo's Sunday market fills Calle Defensa with antiques, buskers and tango on the plaza. Palermo is parks by day and bars by night, with the Japanese Garden, the rose garden and MALBA, the city's best modern art museum, all within walking distance.\r\n\r\nFor the real thing, go to a milonga, a neighbourhood dance hall where locals of all ages dance tango until the early hours. Most offer a beginners' class first. And if football matters to you, a Boca Juniors or River Plate match is an experience you will not forget, though for visitors it usually means booking through an official tour package.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Milonga | Locals dancing tango, with a class beforehand. Skip the dinner shows\r\nRecoleta Cemetery | Evita's grave and streets of marble mausoleums. Entry is ticketed for visitors\r\nTeatro Col\u00f3n | Guided tours most days; cheap seats for performances too\r\nFootball | Boca or River via an official package, as general tickets are for members","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Buenos Aires","hw_hub_city_free_title":"And what it costs nothing to do","hw_hub_city_free_body":"A surprising amount of Buenos Aires is free. Free walking tours run daily from the centre and Recoleta and are the fastest way to get your bearings, tip included. The Reserva Ecol\u00f3gica Costanera Sur, a wetland reserve right next to the skyscrapers of Puerto Madero, has free walking and cycling trails and birdlife you would not expect in a capital.\r\n\r\nSan Telmo's Sunday market costs nothing to wander, and nor do the street murals of La Boca's Caminito by day. Many museums have a free or cheaper day each week, and the Palermo parks, the Floralis Gen\u00e9rica sculpture and the riverside walk at Puerto Madero are open to all.\r\n\r\nThe best free show in town might be a summer evening in a plaza, when free tango, folk music or outdoor cinema turns up without any announcement.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Walking tours | Daily from the centre and Recoleta. Tip what you think it was worth\r\nCostanera Sur | Wetland reserve beside Puerto Madero, free to walk or cycle\r\nSan Telmo market | Sundays on Calle Defensa, free to browse\r\nPalermo parks | Lakes, the rose garden and weekend fitness crowds","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Buenos Aires","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking","hw_hub_city_food_body":"The parrilla is the heart of it: a grill restaurant where beef is cooked slowly over wood and charcoal. Order bife de chorizo (sirloin) or ojo de bife (ribeye), add provoleta, a salad and a glass of malbec, and expect the steak to be enormous. The famous names are full of visitors and priced to match. A neighbourhood parrilla with a laminated menu is often just as good for a fraction of the bill.\r\n\r\nBeyond beef, the city's Italian roots show everywhere. Buenos Aires pizza is thick, cheesy and eaten standing at the counter in old Avenida Corrientes pizzerias, and the ice cream is some of the best in the world. Empanadas, chorip\u00e1n from a street grill, and coffee with medialunas at a caf\u00e9 are the daily fuel.\r\n\r\nAt lunchtime, look for the men\u00fa ejecutivo: a set lunch with a main, a drink and sometimes dessert, the best value meal in the city. Dinner starts late, so a merienda of coffee and pastries around six is how locals bridge the gap.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Parrilla | A big steak in a local grill costs much less than in tourist spots\r\nMen\u00fa ejecutivo | Set weekday lunch, the best value meal in town\r\nPizza | Thick, cheesy and eaten at the counter on Avenida Corrientes\r\nHelado | Ice cream so good locals have it delivered at midnight","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Buenos Aires","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Nothing happens early. Pre-drinks run until after midnight, bars fill from one, and clubs, called boliches, open around two and run until seven or eight. Arriving at a club at midnight means having the dance floor to yourself and the bar staff.\r\n\r\nPalermo is the centre of it all. Palermo Soho has cocktail bars, craft beer and speakeasies hidden behind flower shops, while Palermo Hollywood leans towards restaurants and bigger clubs. San Telmo is more bohemian, with old bars and live music. Fernet and Coke is the drink everyone tries once; vermouth on tap is the drink locals have been rediscovering.\r\n\r\nFor something different, catch a live show of La Bomba de Tiempo, a percussion group whose weekly gigs are a local institution, or spend a night at a milonga watching couples dance tango until dawn. Hostels in Palermo and San Telmo run bar crawls most nights, which is the easy way in if you arrive solo.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Timing | Bars from 01:00, boliches from 02:00, home after sunrise\r\nPalermo | Soho for bars, Hollywood for restaurants and clubs\r\nDrinks | Fernet and Coke once, vermouth and malbec after that\r\nGetting home | Colectivos run all night; use an app or radio taxi otherwise","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Buenos Aires","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Get a SUBE card as soon as you arrive. It works on the subte, the city buses (colectivos) and the suburban trains, and you can buy and top it up at subte stations and many kiosks. A subte journey costs around \u20ac1 and buses less than that, and fares are cheaper with a card than without.\r\n\r\nThe subte is quick for north to south trips, but the colectivos go everywhere, run all night and are how most locals travel. Download a journey planner app, as the paper map is a lost cause. Taxis are black and yellow and metered, and ride-hailing apps work across the city.\r\n\r\nFrom Ezeiza, the international airport 35km out, Tienda Le\u00f3n buses run around the clock to the centre, taking about an hour. Bus line 8 is the cheapest option, but slow and best avoided with big bags. Aeroparque, the domestic airport, is next to Palermo and a short bus or taxi ride from anywhere central.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"SUBE card | Needed for subte, buses and trains. Cheaper fares than without\r\nFrom Ezeiza | Tienda Le\u00f3n bus, around an hour, runs 24 hours\r\nAeroparque | Domestic flights, ten minutes from Palermo\r\nColectivos | Go everywhere and run all night","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Buenos Aires","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Buenos Aires costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Argentina has had years of high inflation and big swings in the exchange rate, so prices change fast and any figure here needs checking before you go. Broadly, Buenos Aires is no longer the bargain it was a few years ago, but it is still good value next to Europe.\r\n\r\nDorm beds start around \u20ac9 and the well-rated hostels sit between \u20ac12 and \u20ac20. A steak at a local parrilla is still affordable, coffee and a medialuna come in at a few euros, and a men\u00fa ejecutivo lunch is the cheapest proper meal. Transport is cheap, especially with a SUBE card.\r\n\r\nCards are accepted widely, and paying by foreign card has often given a rate close to the best available. Check current advice on exchange before you travel, as the rules have changed many times, and keep some cash for markets, small caf\u00e9s and tips.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From around \u20ac9, most well-rated ones \u20ac12\u201320\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac35\u201355 on a hostel budget\r\nPaying | Cards widely accepted. Check exchange advice before travelling\r\nPrices move | Inflation is still high. Verify figures close to your trip","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Buenos Aires","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Safety and scams","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Buenos Aires is generally safe to explore, including at night in busy areas like Palermo and Recoleta. The main risk is petty theft: phone snatching from caf\u00e9 tables and bus windows, and pickpockets on crowded subte lines and in San Telmo's Sunday market.\r\n\r\nKeep your phone in your pocket on the street, especially in San Telmo, the Microcentro and around Constituci\u00f3n and Retiro stations. La Boca's Caminito is fine by day, but stay on the tourist streets and leave before dark. The classic scam is the mustard trick: someone squirts something on your clothes and a helpful stranger offers to clean it while another empties your bag.\r\n\r\nIn an emergency call 911. The tourist police (Polic\u00eda Tur\u00edstica) can help in English and handle reports for insurance.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Emergency | 911\r\nPhones | Snatching is the main risk. Keep them off caf\u00e9 tables\r\nLa Boca | Caminito in daylight only, and stick to the tourist streets\r\nMustard trick | A stain and a helpful stranger is a setup. Walk away","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Buenos Aires","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Worth leaving the city for","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"All doable in a day, though Colonia is lovely for a night too.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Tigre and the Paran\u00e1 Delta | 1 hour | Mitre line train from Retiro, or the Tren de la Costa | A maze of river islands, wooden houses and boat trips, with a big fruit market at the port. |  | 1306099\nColonia del Sacramento, Uruguay | 1 hour 15 minutes by fast ferry | Ferry from Puerto Madero. Bring your passport | A cobbled colonial town on the river, a UNESCO site and a different country. |  | 1306100\nSan Antonio de Areco | About 2 hours | Bus from Retiro | Gaucho country: silversmiths, estancias and the November D\u00eda de la Tradici\u00f3n festival. |  | 1306101\nLa Plata | About 1 hour | Bus or Roca line train | A planned city with a huge neo-Gothic cathedral and a well-known natural history museum. |  | 1306102","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Buenos Aires","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Spring (October and November) and autumn (March to May) are the best times: warm days, jacaranda or autumn colour, and everything open.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs, rounded. January is hot and humid and many locals leave the city for the coast.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 30 | 3 | Hot and humid. Locals head to the coast\r\nFebruary | 29 | 3 | Still hot. Carnival in some barrios\r\nMarch | 26 | 4 | Warm and lively as everyone returns\r\nApril | 23 | 4 | Autumn, mild and pleasant\r\nMay | 19 | 3 | Cooler, and a good value month\r\nJune | 16 | 2 | Winter. Cool, grey days\r\nJuly | 15 | 3 | Coldest month. Winter school holidays\r\nAugust | 17 | 3 | Tango festival and world championship\r\nSeptember | 19 | 3 | Spring begins\r\nOctober | 22 | 4 | One of the best months\r\nNovember | 25 | 5 | Jacarandas in bloom and festival season\r\nDecember | 28 | 4 | Hot, festive and busy before the holidays","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The city's calendar is packed, from tango championships to stadium-sized music festivals.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Buenos Aires","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/south-america\/argentina\/buenos-aires\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Tango BA Festival y Mundial | August | Across the city | Two weeks of competitions, free classes and milongas, run by the city. |  | \nMarcha del Orgullo | November | Plaza de Mayo to Congreso | One of Latin America's biggest Pride marches. |  | \nFeria de San Telmo | Every Sunday | Calle Defensa | The weekly market of antiques, crafts, buskers and street tango. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Per night, for one person, based on Buenos Aires prices.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices move fast with inflation, so treat these as a guide. Excludes flights, football tickets and day trips to Uruguay.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4\r\nMiddle of the road | 22 | 22 | 6 | 12\r\nComfortable | 45 | 40 | 12 | 25","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in Buenos Aires, straight from Hostelworld. Prices and availability are live on each property page.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Buenos Aires","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/south-america\/argentina\/buenos-aires\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_team_title":"","hw_hub_city_team_intro":"","hw_hub_city_team":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Buenos Aires questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How many days do you need in Buenos Aires? | Five is a good start: enough for Recoleta, the centre, San Telmo, Palermo, a milonga and a day trip. A week lets you add Uruguay or a football match without rushing.\r\nWhere should I stay in Buenos Aires? | Palermo Soho if you want bars and restaurants on your doorstep, San Telmo for old-city atmosphere and lower prices, and Recoleta if you prefer quiet. The Microcentro works for a short stay.\r\nIs Buenos Aires safe? | Generally yes, especially in Palermo and Recoleta. Petty theft is the main risk: phone snatching and pickpockets in crowds. Visit La Boca in daylight and keep your phone out of sight on the street.\r\nIs Buenos Aires expensive? | Less than most European capitals, but no longer the bargain it was. Dorms start around \u20ac9 and a steak dinner at a local parrilla is still affordable. Inflation means prices move, so check them close to your trip.\r\nWhere can I see tango in Buenos Aires? | At a milonga, where locals actually dance, often with a beginners' class first. The dinner shows are polished but expensive. 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