UltimateCity Guide Buenos Aires
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Recoleta and the parks at sunset from above, with Floralis Genérica in its circular garden and the river beyond

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The Buenos Aires corner of the forum: ask about neighbourhoods and hotels, the best milonga for a first night, the parrillas and the opera, Tigre and Colonia, and swap notes with people who have just been.

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Planning Buenos Aires? Ask which neighbourhood to stay in, how to cross to Colonia, and which day trips are worth it.

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Food & drink

Starred tables, parrillas, cafés notables, pizza at the counter and cocktails behind a flower shop.

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Restaurants   Bars

Tango, opera & art

Milongas and tango shows, the Teatro Colón, the MALBA and the city’s theatres.

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Arts & Culture   Sights

Arrival & getting around

Ezeiza and Aeroparque, the Subte and the SUBE card, the trains to Tigre and the ferries to Uruguay. Please keep it practical.

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Getting around Buenos Aires   Buenos Aires essentials

Travellers’ tips

Back from Buenos Aires? Leave the café, the milonga or the parrilla the next visitor should not miss.

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