Sights · Our pick in Buenos Aires
The Catedral Metropolitana
On the Plaza de Mayo
The cathedral of Buenos Aires on the Plaza de Mayo, behind its neoclassical portico.
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Image courtesy of © The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA 2.5 ca via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Dress respectfully
- Address
- Monserrat, Buenos Aires
- Nearest Subte
- Catedral
50 m · 1 min walk
More distances
About The Catedral Metropolitana
The Catedral Metropolitana faces the Plaza de Mayo behind a neoclassical portico. Dress respectfully, and keep quiet during services.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Catedral Metropolitana before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Catedral Metropolitana, as the crow flies.
- Alvear Icon Hotel & Residences1.1 km14 min walk
- Faena Hotel Buenos Aires1.3 km16 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Catedral Metropolitana are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest Subte stations
- CatedralLine D50 m1 min walk
- PerúLine A150 m2 min walk
- BolívarLine E250 m3 min walk
Key sights
- The Plaza de Mayo150 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Puerto Madero750 mWalk 9 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- The Teatro Colón1.2 kmWalk 14 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- San Telmo’s Plaza Dorrego1.5 kmWalk 18 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The Recoleta Cemetery2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 15 min
- The MALBA4.4 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Aeroparque6.5 kmCycle 33 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Ezeiza Airport28 kmCar or taxi 99 min