20 things to do in Buenos Aires in 2023

[Music] hi i'm glenn from secrets of buenos aires and welcome to my channel in this video i will show you my top things to do in town be sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell to get the latest updates there's so many things to visit that's why i made a list of my favorite things to do in buenos aires so when you're traveling to the paris of south america you get the most out of your visit always check circuits of buenos aires.com for the latest events and travel tips now let's start with the top things to do in buenos aires [Music] palacio barolo it's my personal favorite located in avenida damascus near the congress of argentina the construction of this electric style building was finished in 1730 and the design is based on the divine's comedy it measures 100 meters high and has 18 floors you can get a guided tour that ends on the top of the building in the lightning beacon i suggest going when the sky is blue and one hour before sunset so be sure to book your tickets in advance a breathtaking view will mesmerize you you can take beautiful photos with a view on the congress square el caminito in la boca enjoy the colorful houses in kamenito or little walkway in english and see how local painters bring their area to life on a white canvas camanito is located in the neighborhood la boca la boca was in the mid 19th century the home of spanish and italian immigrants the colorful houses came by leftovers of paint that they could get some say that tango was first danced here between two men you will see some tango dancers while you're having lunch in one of the bars you can visit the houses for free in la boca enter the galleries where you see all the shops and take the stairs up this is how you can see how life was before and how they lived and if you're a boca junior fan don't miss out the tour in la bombanera and visit the laboca museum also here you can book your tickets in advance when you say argentina you say evita are you interested in the life of the famous first lady of argentina then the evita museum in palermo is a must thing to do some surprising facts will give you a better look how the life was at that time in the 1950s at the same location and building there was a temporary home for women and children during the tour you will see the beautiful dresses and get more info about her private and professional life the entrance is around five dollars the cemetery of recoleta is called one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world with the grace of evita peron nobel prize winners and the daughter of napoleon the place was created in 1822 it contains 4691 graves beautiful mausoleums gives the cemetery that special look because of the rich history i suggest to take a guided tour most of the tourists walk directly to the mausoleum of evita and are missing a lot of the info a tour costs around 10 worth of money the entrance fee for non-residents at this moment is around eleven dollars next is casa rosada or the pink house you will find casa rosada or the presidential palace in front of plaza damascus in the neighborhood of montserrat the plazar macho went world famous because of the silent protests of the grandmother since 1977. still now every thursday around 3 30 in the afternoon the grandmothers walk around the plaza to keep the subject alive casa rosada is the executive office of the president argentina he works there but he doesn't live there did you know that the president of argentina comes to the qatar side with a helicopter every weekend you can visit the casa asada for free on secrets of buenos aires.com i explain you how to get a free ticket during the tour you will be able to stand on the famous balcony of evita and other presidents of the nation also every evening at 7 00 pm the flag in front of kazurazada is lowered down with an official ceremony when you're in buenos aires you definitely need to go and see a tango show my argentine friends never had the urge to see a tango show because it sounds too touristic but by surprise during a visit with my family i went to see a tango show for the first time and it was amazing from a to z everything was perfect the dinner the dance the music the orchestra everything was great it's definitely worth to check it out therefore i dedicated an article on my website with all the best tango shows in town be sure to check it out on secosabonosaris.com a must thing to do in buenos aires is feria de san telmo san telmo is the smallest area and oldest neighborhood of buenos aires it hosts every sunday in antique market the market starts from avenida san juan into plaza de majo wander around between all the small market stands and maybe you can find some historical items go also to see the san telmo during weekdays and enter san telmo mercado have a coffee or taste a local cuisine are you visiting buenos aires for one or two days then a bike tour is definitely something for you you can visit the most popular places in one day there are plenty of bike tour companies active in buenos aires don't be scared and take a bike you can make a choice depending how long you want to bike kind of tour with electric bike and other options really one of the best things if you want to visit bonazires differently puerto madero this is the area where the first european immigrants set foot in argentina during the 90th century puerto madero was booming because of imports and export after a second world war trade decreased tremendously and the hangars and cranes went into decay until a new government set a new goal for puerto madero lofts hotel museums and luxury apartments are giving puerto modero the look of today with puente la mojer as eye catcher go with the sunset up to puerto madero and enjoy a lovely walk when you see the sun going down really a perfect view hey did you know that buenos aires has the highest bookstores per capita el ateneo bookstore wasn't always a bookstore before there was a marvelous theater with thousand seats in electric style building in the 20s the theater was rebuilt into a cinema and in 1929 the first movie which sound was played there the guardian placed el ateneo in the second place for the most beautiful bookstores in the world where to visit and wander around between thousands of books in front of retiro train station you will see tora monumental also known as la torre de los engleses or english tower some people call it also the big ben of argentina it was a gift from united kingdom to argentina it has a balcony on top of a tower and was built in 1916. a little secret you can visit the tower by going up to the balcony and the balcony will give you a beautiful view around the city puerto madero the train station and recoleta the entrance fee is around three dollars so many reasons to just step inside and visit tori monumental in retiro visit the political heart of argentina the congress argentinians are very passionate about politics and talk about it in every moment as they can sometimes with a lot of passion from the outside you will be impressed by the architecture sometimes it's possible to visit the congress especially during the night of the museum if the opportunity takes place go and visit did you know that in front of the argentina congress there is kilometer zero from that point all highways are counted so the congress of argentina is always kilometer zero let's fly above the rose garden in palermo or el rosedale you can find the rose garden as part of parque tres ferberreros more than 18 000 roses are planted here in this beautiful part of the park it's perfect to take a break and relax the best moment to visit is in november when all the roses are in bloom it's my favorite place to end a day walking around in the city the first time i visited buenos aires i saw a long waiting line and buses parked at a cafe that was cafe tortoni it was opened in 1858 by a french immigrant and many famous argentines went there for coffee or merienda it's a great location to get into the atmosphere of buenos aires in the 19th century however sometimes it took crowded after some years living in buenos aires i discovered many other barn tablets with the same vibe and something more authentic so sure to check out secrets of buenos aires.com for more authentic bars in buenos aires wondering what a beautiful palace is on avenida corientes that's the water palace or palacio de aguascorientes it's a little secret in town it's a water pump station in a beautiful palace and it's still active until the day and provides the city with water on the outside it's covered with over 300 thousand glazed terracotta tiles inside the water company palace you can visit the water museum on the left side of the building there is the entrance on the ground floor there are the offices of the water company but search for the signals museum and go to the first floor one of the buildings that will trigger your interest will be teatro colon it's located near obelisco theatro colon is an opera house that opened in 1908 and rumored as one of the best opera houses in the world they say that acoustic is magnificent i went a couple of times to watch the philharmonic orchestra of buenos aires truly a wonderful experience you can find the link to book tickets on secretsabonitaris.com and enjoy a beautiful night out a museum little bit in the shadow of a bigger ones but definitely were to visit i suggest you visit the monetary museum or museo del banco central at the beginning of your stay ask at the desk if there is an english guy tour available they will show you with a lot of passion the monetary history of argentina behind the different currencies that argentina had is a great history about how argentina became how it is now for example did you know that the banknote had kangaroos on it even though argentina doesn't have any kangaroos at all all because of yeah you need to discover it definitely the most famous landmark of a city and perhaps the symbol of the city is the oblisco it was built in 1936 as a monument to the 400th anniversary of the city of buenos aires in 1536 pedro mendoza set foot here in the city doblisco is located in the middle of the widest street with 16 lanes nuevo the julio or 9th of july street i and many others barely managed to cross the street in one time in front of the blizzco you'll find also the two large letters b a decorated with flowers a nice place to take a picture go early in the morning to be able to take a photo without many people the national hero of argentina is jose de san martin you will see him on banknotes there is a national holiday for him and there are important monuments in the city san martin was born on february 25 1778 in corientes a province in argentina he joined the spanish army but later samartin came into contact with supporters of south american independence in 1812 he sailed to buenos aires and offered his service to liberate south america from spain he crossed tiandez in 1817 via mendoza and together with bernardo hingings he liberated chile later he liberated peru with simon bolivar afterward he moved to france in his will he wanted to be buried in buenos aires his grave is in the bonazar's cathedral you can visit it for free a secret tip that not many known is that you can visit the national history museum in parque lesama you will discover the complete history of argentina's foundation including the original sword of jose de san martin you can also see the very first flag of argentina in that museum visiting is of course for free and english language paper guides are available the argentine architect eduardo catalano designed the aluminum flower in 2002 as a counterbalance to the popular landmark obelisko the flower also named floraris generica opens every morning at 8 and closes again in the evening the hydraulic system was broken for a long time but after a few years the flower is blossoming again like never before during the evening the flower has a beautiful purple glow a beautiful new landmark in buenos aires there are so many things you can do in bolisares such as a japanese gardens riding the historic tram in the city visit a malma museum eating a cherry pan near the riverside the national library planetarium galileo galilei plaza serano eco parque even after several years living in buenos aires i still discover new things so be sure to follow sikhotobonazires on instagram where i post most of my new discoveries and thanks for watching this video and don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell for the newest updates [Music] [Applause]

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Length: 14min 29sec (869 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 19 2022