Buenos Aires Cool Stuff
The Coast Train - Tren de la Costa
The most modern and environmentally friendly train in Argentina, Tren de la Costa, runs along the shore line of Rio de la Plata from the Maipú station in Vicente Lopez to the Delta station in Tigre, where you can catch a boat and cruise the Delta. Makes for a great day trip!
Buenos Aires L'Open Tour
The first and only “open-air ride in Buenos Aires”, exactly as in the other great capitals of the world: New York, Paris, London and Madrid, on board a one-floor convertible bus, allowing visitors to enjoy the most interesting sights in Buenos Aires including shopping, fashion, art, gastronomy, shows and panoramic views. See Buenos Aires from a different perspective!
La Alameda Polo Club and Estancia Located on the pampas in Carmen de Areco about 1 hour and 30 minutes from Buenos Aires, the Alameda Polo Club offers a full range of services for polo players, their horses and equipment and polo fans alike on a beautiful estancia.
Whether it is a day in the country for a classic Argentine asado, a leisurely horseback ride, a polo tournament or full week of polo lessons, La Alameda Polo Club has it all. La Alameda also has a herd of 1,000 deer with free range of the estancia. Come stay with us in our short term rental cabins and country house for your stay on an estancia and polo club.
Museo Fortabat
Buenos Aires' newest art museum in Puerto Madero is a must see work of art in itself built to display the 230 works of the Berni to Worhol art collection of Argentina's richest woman cement heiress Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat. The first mezzanine collection "Landscape, the City and Tradition, 19th and 20th Centruries" features Argentina through the eyes if its most gifted painters.
Hours: Tue - Fri noon to 9pm, Sat & Sun 10am to 9pm
Address: Olga Cossettini 50
Telephone: 4310.6600
Galerías Pacífico - Shopping Mall
Historic European style shopping mall with fantastic murals by Berni and other famous artists. Exlcusive benefits for foreign toursits such as: Rewards Card, tax free shopping, free 30 minute tour, discount coupons and free espresso with petit fours.
Restaurant Guide - Guía Oleo
Best on line guide to Buenos Aires restaurants. Search by price, type of food, most popular, newest and restaurants offering discounts.
Best bife de chorizo - La Cabrera
800 gram bife de chorizo, cooked to perfection, served with a wonderful assortment of condiments and relishes.
Cabrera 5059
Best empanadas - El Sanjuanino
Regional empanadas and a pitcher of wine will delight your palate.
Posadas 1515
Best pizza - Filo
Thin crust pizza from a wood burning oven, perfect tomato sauce and the right amount of ingredients - pizza heaven.
San Martin 975
Markus Day Spa for Men
Latin America's first day spa exclusively for men in the heart of Buenos Aires. Choose from a variety of estetic treatments and rejuvenation procedures: massages, body sculpture, peelings, thermage, diamond tip dermoabrasion, manicure, pedicure and facials.
State of the art spa facilities include: sudatorium, sauna, jacuzzi and a relaxation room. We highly recommend a relaxing and rejuvenating visit to Markus Day Spa for Men.
Tetro
From the director of "The Godfather" Francis Ford Coppola
Filmed in Buenos Aires, in black and white, "Tetro" reminds the viewer of what Francis Ford Coppola can do with actors when he isn't distracted by technique. The supporting actors are young Argentines who bring lightness and humor to a dark story of family secrets and rivalries that the director has mined from the imposing mythology of the Coppola family.
Francis Ford Coppola's Buenos Aires Francis Ford Coppola the director of "The God Father" and latest film "Tetro" spent a year and a half living in Buenos Aires. Some of his favorite places include: Restaurant Don Carlos There's no menu, you just sit down and they bring you food. If you see something going by that you like , you just ask for half of it. "Tetro" was filmed in this neighborhood. Brandsen 699, La Boca Paradour Aku Aku Located in Tigre, on the delta where the Paraná converges with other rivers, a popular weekend escape from the city. There is boating, fairs, flee markets and many restaurants such as this one which serves pastas during brunch. Río Sarmiento and Luján, Tigre La Brigada The owner of this restaurant is an expert on Argentine wine and offers a great collection of malbecs. Estados Unidos 465, San Telmo |
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