buenos aires city

Brief Description

Welcome to Buenos Aires! In this city you will find a perfect mix between the elegance of the European capitals and the spirit of South America. The city  grew by immigrants arriving mostly from Italy, Spain, France, United Kingdom and Germany during the XIX and XX century .  You will experience a sort of "deja vù"  visiting the grand boulevards, expansive parks, magnificent architecture, and ever changing fashion of Argentina's beautiful capital.

We encourage you to take a walk through neighbors like Recoleta, Belgrano and Palermo, which gives the impression of Paris's 16^th District. The 10 million Porteños, (as Buenos Aires citizens are called) feel with pride, they are the most European of South America.

Do not get confused by the architecture of the city, it may appear to be a  European  city, but you will soon notice porteño`s evident Latin influence. Specially regarding  the traffic, driving is hell! (I think the techniques were inherited from the Spanish)  They are also passionate about the warm way they treat their relationships with  relatives & friends. (Porteños boys give a kiss to greet other males specially straight  guys) finally  there is the way they speak with a strong but sweet accent.

While exploring Buenos Aires, you will find a city  of contradictions. Great wealth exists alongside  poverty. The economy has been stagnant, but hotels and restaurants remain inexplicably full. The Porteños seems self-assured, although they appear intensely image-conscious.

Buenos Aires defines Argentina, yet has little to do with the rest of the country. All these elements demonstrate the complexity of a city searching for identity among its European influences.  Making Buenos Aires an unusual and fascinating place.

Buenos Aires has a  "unique night life" recognised world wide. We feel it compares very favourably to any similar sized city in Europe or North America, as there are loads of  bars, restaurants & clubs. The only down side is that being a Latin country  most bars don't get going until well after midnight.
They say with pride: "Night Life In Buenos Aires Doesn't Start Before 2am"

We think this unique & exotic combination of vibrant scenes and a distinct "European feeling" is a great souvenir for any visitor. As the Porteños say... This is the place to be !