How to plan your visit to Buenos Aires?

The city of Buenos Aires is as charismatic and beautiful as few others. It is the mecca city for most globetrotters; and also the gateway to a country that offers an incredible amount of beautiful landscapes, such as the vineyards, the multicolored hills in the north, the vast pampas, the vast glaciers in the south, the Andes Mountains in the west, one of the most impressive waterfalls in the world: “La Garganta del Diablo”, and many more wonders. 

Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina. It is a multifaceted city, very versatile and diverse. It is also known as “Baires”, “The City of Fury”, and “The Paris of America”, among other nicknames. It is a massive city; it is composed of 48 different neighborhoods. But don’t despair; with the proper planning, you will be able to make the most of your stay and get to know its most iconic places.  

Visiting Buenos Aires can be intimidating due to its size and a fast pace that never stops day or night, but with the information, we will give you in this article, you won’t have to worry about anything! So, if you are soon to travel, either for a great vacation, for work, or to take a Spanish course in Buenos Aires, be sure to read these lines and take note!

Buenos Aires is a city so exciting that it will steal your heart in an instant. Let yourself be seduced and carried away by its magnificence, making the most of your visit. To do so, consider all the details that we will give you below.

How to get around the city of Buenos Aires

As we have already mentioned, the city of Buenos Aires is gigantic; however, it is advisable to get around the neighborhoods on foot and by public transportation (which can be a subway or bus). The city’s traffic is hellish, and a cab will cost you a fortune, and it will take you forever to get anywhere. 

Buenos Aires has a vast public transportation system, with six subway lines and more than 200 bus lines. In order to access these means of transportation, it is necessary to acquire a card called “SUBE”, which can be requested at the Tourist Assistance Centers, or you can even buy it for 25 pesos in the stores (or as the Argentines say “kiosks”) of the city. The card is rechargeable and can be used to travel by subway, buses, trains and pay tolls. 

Regarding the means of transportation, it is essential to consider which part of the city you will be staying in. There are certain places where there are many means of transportation available and others where there are only a few. To find your way around and know which subway or bus will take you where you want to go, you can download the app “Como llego”, which is free. 

That is why it is advisable to stay in the center if your budget allows it. But if your trip is for business or because you will be attending a Spanish language school in Buenos Aires, it is advisable to stay near the school or wherever you have to go to work. That way, you will have all means of transportation at your disposal. 

Another excellent means of transportation that you can use downtown is the “EcoBici”. This is a bicycle service available in different stations of the city; it is free and can be rented for periods of one hour.

What to see and what to do in Buenos Aires

Next, we will highlight some of the most touristic points, since, as we have mentioned before, Buenos Aires is so big that there is a lot to see and go through. Depending on how long you stay, you will be able to see a lot or a little of what Buenos Aires has to offer.

Covering all the activities, attractions, and visits to tourist places in a single article is impossible. Still, in any case, we will tell you which places you cannot miss to discover the city’s essence and get to know its culture to the fullest.

In any case, we must clarify that the minimum time to make a good tour of the capital is 48 hours; In any case, to be able to explore it well and not miss anything, the ideal situation is to stay for a whole week. Well, let’s see then what are the main places to go.

Colon Theater

The Colón Theater has been classified as one of the best lyrical theaters in the world due to its incredible acoustics, size, and trajectory; therefore, you cannot fail to visit it. It is lovely, and the best singers and dancers have passed through there.

You can take a guided tour, which is recommended to understand every incredible detail hidden behind its walls. They are available every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A tour of the most iconic avenues, its squares, public and historic buildings, and the obelisk

We will start by going through the widest avenue in the world, Avenida 9 de Julio, which is crowned by the obelisk, right in the center, surrounded by a beautiful garden with the letters BA (the city’s initials). In this typical place, all tourists take the emblematic photograph as a souvenir of their trip. 

The Congress of the Nation (headquarters of the Legislative Power) is a building with one of the biggest domes in the cayo. As you walk along it, you will see emblematic buildings such as the Palacio Barolo, where you can climb the lighthouse and enjoy the most incredible views. Then we can continue along with Avenida de Mayo. City.

Then you will arrive at the most iconic square in Buenos Aires: “La Plaza de Mayo”, where the Casa Rosada (headquarters of the Executive Power) is located, which you can visit with guided tours that must be booked. It is home to the Bicentennial Museum or Casa Rosada Museum, where thousands of historical pieces belonging to various presidents of the nation are exhibited, and many outstanding works by artists such as Lino Enea Spilimbergo, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Antonio Berni, Erinque Lazaro, and Juan Carlos Castagnino