The world's best marbled beef steaks, a dance of human passions called tango, cowboys-gauchos, extinguishing candles with the tip of a whip, and the vast expanses of the pampas - this is a traditional set of knowledge about Argentina for an ordinary traveler who bypasses South America due to a long flight and not too humane prices for air tickets. If you nevertheless decide and are looking for an answer to the question of what to see in Argentina, prepare a bigger memory card for your camera! The homeland of tango and gaucho is able to surprise, delight and fall in love with oneself from the first date.
TOP 15 attractions in Argentina
Theater Colon
Latin American theaters in almost all cities are true masterpieces of colonial-era architecture. Buenos Aires is no exception in this sense, and its Colon Theater is called the hallmark of the Argentine capital.
Aficionados of opera, the people of Argentina have gone to great lengths to create a magnificent mansion in the old city center. The building was built in the middle of the 19th century and its distinctive feature is excellent acoustics, thanks to which the vocal talents of Chaliapin, Pavarotti and Caruso who performed here were revealed in all their glory.
The interiors of the opera house are also impressive. The theater features marble staircases, sculptural compositions and crystal chandeliers. Excursions are organized for tourists.
To get there: metro line D st. Tribunales.
Tour price: 10 euros.
Iguazu
In the north-east of Argentina, you can look at the famous Iguazu Falls. The national park of the same name was established in 1934 on the border with Brazil. Part of the waterfall cascade, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lies in the territory of neighbors who have organized their own national park with the same name.
In addition to the famous waterfalls in Iguazu, you will see more than 2 thousand plant species of the ecological region "Atlantic Forests of Parana", hundreds of species of butterflies and birds and many rare mammals. On the trails of the national park you can find tapirs and ocelots, anteaters and howler monkeys, nosoha and chinchillas. Jaguars and cougars also live in Iguazu, and therefore tourists are better off using the services of professional guides.
To get there: by car from Puerto Iguazu (18 km) or from its airport (7 km).
Complex ticket price: 25 euros.
Casa Rosada
In the center of every Latin American city there is a main square, which certainly houses the cathedral and the seat of the local administration. In Buenos Aires, on the Plaza de Mayo, rises the Pink House, where the President of Argentina works.
Casa Rosada, or the President's House, was built in 1898 in the neoclassical style. It includes the office of the head of the country, several halls for receiving foreign delegations and organizing special events, a museum and many staircases, offices, rooms and galleries that can be called magnificent examples of architectural art.
Plaza de Mayo
The central square of the Argentine capital has existed since the end of the 16th century. It was from here that the city began to be built. Many significant events took place in the center of Buenos Aires, the main square witnessed.
Noteworthy in the Plaza de Mayo:
- Residence of the President of Argentina.
- National Bank building.
- May pyramid, symbolizing the independence of Argentina.
- Monument to Manuel Belgrano, leader of the Argentine liberation movement.
May Square is decorated with numerous flower beds, and you can relax on it in the shade of date palms on cozy benches.
Recoleta cemetery
Many burials in the Metropolitan Cemetery of Recoleta in Argentina are recognized as historical monuments, and almost without exception they delight fans of the Art Nouveau architectural style. On Recoleta you feel like a visitor to a museum, where magnificent sculptures made of marble and bronze are exhibited.
The cemetery appeared at the beginning of the 19th century, and a century earlier a Franciscan monastery was founded on this site. His land and turned into the first public cemetery in Buenos Aires.
Presidents, famous writers and artists, architects and diplomats have found their last refuge at the Recoleta cemetery. The most revered by local residents is the grave of Evita Peron, the wife of the former president of the country and the people's favorite.
La Boca
The southeastern outskirts of Buenos Aires is where the city was founded by the Spanish conquistador Mendoza in 1536. At the time of the colonialists, barracks for slaves were located here, and then there was a tannery. At the end of the 19th century, Italian immigrants began to settle in La Boca, who painted their houses in different colors. The tradition has survived to this day, and today La Boca is famous not only for its colorful streets, but also for locals, among whom there are many artists, musicians, poets - bohemians, in a word.
In La Boca, more often than in other areas of the Argentine capital, carnivals, festivals and celebrations are held.
Los Glaciares
One of the most beautiful national parks in the world is located in the extreme southeast of Argentina in Patagonia. Translated from Spanish, its name means "Glaciers", because the cold massif of 47 glaciers in the region is the largest after Greenland and Antarctica.
In the northern half of the park, tourists enjoy hiking along the shores of Lake Viedma and the conquest of the Fitzroy and Sierro Torre mountain peaks. In the southern part of Los Glaciares, there are major glaciers, and boat excursions to some of them are of interest to tourists. Tours usually start in El Calafate or El Chalten at the foot of Mount Fitzroy.
Located: in the province of Santa Cruz.
Museum of Latin American Art
The abbreviated name of this museum is MALBA. It exhibits samples of Latin American art of the twentieth century. The museum was founded in 2001 by local patrons, and annually it is visited by up to a million tourists.
The collection contains over 400 works by Latin American artists. The canvases of Frida Kahlo and Fernando Botero invariably attract the attention of visitors.
Ticket price: 5 euros.
Dorrego
A picturesque square in the center of the residential area of San Telmo - the quintessence of the Argentine capital. There are pubs and bars, antique shops and souvenir shops. The buildings on the square have kept their design unchanged for two hundred years, and the Plazza Dorrego is considered one of the most important landmarks of the capital of Argentina. But the main thing to see in Dorrego Square is tango! Professional dancers often perform in cafes and restaurants, and on Sundays on the square there are free tango lessons for everyone.
Buenos Aires Cathedral
The main city cathedral in its current form appeared in Buenos Aires in the first half of the 19th century. Earlier, several temples were built on this site, which were destroyed for various reasons.
The cathedral is recognized as a historical monument. His project has been in progress for over 70 years. The temple houses the burial place of General José de San Martín, Argentina's national hero, and several paintings by Francesco Domenigini. The floor of the temple is decorated with a Venetian mosaic made by Carlo Morro in 1907.
Pucara de Tilcara
The Inca tribes also had their possessions on the territory of modern Argentina. An ancient fortress, proclaimed a national monument, has survived since those times.
Pucara de Tilcara dates from around the 12th century. During its heyday, the city accommodated at least 2,000 residents who were masters in the field of weaving, agriculture and military affairs.
A museum has been opened in the fortress, in ten rooms of which are exhibited Native American ceramics, masks, mummies and exhibits from the era of Spanish colonization.
Location: in the province of Jujuy, 1 km from the city of Tilcara.
Jesuit quarter of Cordoba
A unique testament to the educational activities of the Jesuits in Latin America, the Jesuit quarter and missions of Cordoba are today protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage of Humanity.
The architectural ensemble of missions and farms began to be built up in the 17th century. Each mission has its own church and residential area. Spanish influences can be traced in architecture.
Obelisk in Buenos Aires
The four-sided obelisk erected in 1936 on Republic Square was dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the founding of the capital. The height of the "pencil" is 67 meters, and the base area is about 50 square meters. m.
The obelisk of the Argentine capital serves as a cult place for the townspeople. There are parades and celebrations of the football team, carnivals and fairs.
To get there: Metro lines B, C, D.
Talampaya
The national park in the northwest of the country is famous for its canyon. Its width starts from 80 meters at its narrowest point, and the height of the walls reaches 140 meters. In Talampaya, you will find dinosaur fossils and petroglyphs from ancient peoples. In the narrowest part of the canyon, a botanical garden is laid out, where samples of the local flora are presented.
In the national park of Argentina, you can meet foxes and guanacos, watch the flight of condors. Talampaya is about one and a half kilometers above sea level.
Location: in the province of Rioja, the nearest town is Villa Union.
Prices for excursions: from 28 euros.
Train in the clouds
The famous tourist attraction Train in the Clouds in Argentina is impossible to miss. During the trip, you can look at dozens of bridges, tunnels and viaducts located at an altitude of 4000 meters or more above sea level.
The beginning of the journey is in the city of Salta, the railway line is laid with ledges and zigzags to avoid steep climbs.
The train has a restaurant, a bar and two passenger carriages.
Departure: Saturdays at 7 am.
Ticket price: about 100 euros.
