Old City and South Areas Circuit
(Caminito - Cancha de Boca - Plaza Dorrego market - Reserva Ecológica - Costanera Sur)

Caminito

This is an open air street-museum that recreates the typical conventillos (housing projects) of the early La Boca neighborhood. Today, you can permanently enjoy a wide variety of exhibitions formed by national and foreign artists. Originally, this footpath, of almost 100 meters long, was part of the Ensenada railway station. Then, it became one of the most interesting sightseeing areas in Buenos Aires city. Every weekend, tango shows are offered by professional tango dancers and singers. You can also visit a handicraft market.
As time went by, traditional artists started to provide the walls with bas-reliefs and mosaics together with statues, friezes and tablets. Thus, in 1959, Caminito became the first pedestrian museum in the world, with no pavements or gates.

Crossroads of Garibaldi and Olavarría streets
Bus Lines: 20, 25, 29, 33, 46, 53, 64, 152

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.
It has a horseshoe-shaped structure, three superposed trays and a very high inclination angle. Its capacity is for 60 thousand spectators. 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 with the soccer club blue and yellow colors. At the outside, there is another mural painted by Pérez Celis that shows different themes of daily life and personalities of this soccer club and neighborhood. The stadium platforms are a few meters away from the soccer court, thus allowing a complete proximity between the spectators and the match.
A few meters far from the stadium, on Brandsen street, the "Boca Juniors" Passion Museum is in place. It houses soccer-related objects and an interactive audiovisual that tour you through the history of the club.

Brandsen 805
Hours: Every day, from 10 am to 6 pm.
TE: 4309-4700 (extension 717).
Bus Lines: 20, 25, 29, 33, 46, 53, 64, 152

Plaza Dorrego market

Plaza Dorrego market, in San Telmo neighborhood, has been in place since 1970. Initially, only antiques were offered. Today, it is a traditional place where Argentine and foreign tourists may take a walk. Every Sunday, around eight thousand people fill the square and a great variety of objects are offered in the 270 stands of the market.
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 neighborhood where many of its old big houses of the 19th. century were recycled to become antiques shops and first class restaurants.
This market offers from "fonolas" (old record players), second-hand books, tango records and sold-out magazines to valuable antiques, costume clothes, mantillas and embroideries. Additionally, you can get tango dance lessons at the center of the square.

Defensa and Humberto Primo - San Telmo -
Hours: Sundays from 10 am to 5 pm
Bus lines: 2, 3, 10, 17, 22, 24, 28, 29, 33, 39, 45, 54, 61, 62, 64, 70, 74, 86, 91, 93, 100, 103, 126, 143, 152, 159

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".
It is a few blocks far from the financial and administrative city, on the southern cost of the River Plate.
You can take a walk or a bicycle ride down the paths that go to the river and stop to have a wonderful view from the sightseeing balconies.

Av. Tristán Achaval Rodríguez 1550

Bus Lines: 4, 29, 33, 53, 54, 64, 86, 129, 130, 152, 154, 159, 168, 186

Costanera Sur

This a nostalgic boulevard located in front of the Ecological Reservoir. You can observe the centenary trees naturally spread along 20 blocks approximately, from the España avenue round on the south dock to the Argentine Yacht Club on the extreme of the north dock. At the center of the avenue round you can see the Nereidas fountain, a sculpture of the Argentine sculptor Lola Mora.
In 1918, the southern coast area was designed as a public bathing place. Today, it is an ideal place to take sun bathes, a bicycle or roller ride, to play soccer or just to stroll around. This park has wide paths and big green spaces together with a sightseeing balcony that let you get a complete view of the Ecological Reservoir.

From España avenue round on the south dock to the Argentine Yacht Club on the north dock

Bus Lines: 4, 29, 33, 53, 54, 64, 86, 129, 130, 152, 154, 159, 168, 186

 

 

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Information source: Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires www.bue.gov.ar
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