The back story
Tigre and the Paraná Delta: a city on the water
The train from Retiro to Tigre, the launches through the islands of the delta, the Puerto de Frutos and the Museo de Arte Tigre.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © https://www.flickr.com/people/davelonsdale/ · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsTigre stands where the Paraná Delta begins, north of Buenos Aires: a maze of islands and rivers where houses stand on stilts, and the shopping, school runs and post all go by boat. The town itself has a river front of rowing clubs, a fruit-port market and the Museo de Arte Tigre in a Belle Époque club house (vivitigre.gob.ar).
Getting there
By the Mitre line from Retiro to Tigre (Trenes Argentinos), or by road north through San Isidro.
The delta
Launches and boat trips leave the river station for the islands of the Paraná Delta; the town’s tourist office (vivitigre.gob.ar) lists the options.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Falk2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsThe Mitre line runs from Retiro to Tigre; launches leave the river station for the islands.
The town
The river front with its rowing clubs, the Puerto de Frutos market and the Museo de Arte Tigre.
Our advice: go on a weekday; at weekends the city comes to Tigre too.
Why it's on our list
- Getting there
- The delta
- The town
What’s nearby
Distances from Tigre and the Paraná Delta: a city on the water 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.
Key sights
- Aeroparque23 kmCar or taxi 82 min
- The MALBA25 kmCar or taxi 89 min
- The Recoleta Cemetery27 kmCar or taxi 94 min
- The Teatro Colón29 kmCar or taxi 100 min
- The Plaza de Mayo30 kmCar or taxi 104 min
- Puerto Madero30 kmCar or taxi 106 min
- San Telmo’s Plaza Dorrego31 kmCar or taxi 108 min
Location
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