Interactive map
Use this map to get your bearings in Buenos Aires and see how far day trips such as Tigre, San Antonio de Areco, Colonia del Sacramento and Iguazú Falls really are.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires: Orientation Guide to Argentina's Capital Buenos Aires orientation: barrios, EZE vs AEP airports, the Subte and SUBE card, and southern-hemisphere seasons, with links to each area. La Boca La Boca travel guide: how to reach this port barrio safely, where the tourist perimeter ends, and what to see beyond Caminito. Microcentro The Microcentro is downtown Buenos Aires: Avenida Corrientes theatres and late bookshops, busy by day, largely empty by night and on weekends. Palermo Palermo is a Buenos Aires barrio, not the Sicilian city — a huge district of Soho, Hollywood and parks needing a full day. Puerto Madero Puerto Madero: Buenos Aires's reconverted dockside district of glass towers, waterfront dining and the Uruguay ferry terminal. Recoleta Recoleta guide: Haussmann streets, El Ateneo bookshop, cafés and weekend fair — the elegant barrio, not just its cemetery. San Telmo San Telmo travel guide: cobbled streets, antiques, street tango, and the Sunday fair that transforms the barrio. Caminito Caminito is a short painted lane in La Boca, not a neighbourhood — here's what it actually is, how long to spend, and how to visit safely. La Bombonera Stadium Visit La Bombonera and its museum without a match ticket: hours, what the tour covers, and how to actually see a game. Plaza de Mayo: Buenos Aires's Political Heart Plaza de Mayo guide: Casa Rosada, Cabildo, cathedral and the Madres' Thursday march, in the square where Argentina's history is still made. Recoleta Cemetery: A Practical Guide to Visiting Buenos Aires' Monumental Necropolis How to visit Recoleta Cemetery: entry, layout, notable tombs including Eva Perón's, and how long to plan for this Buenos Aires landmark. Teatro Colón How to visit Buenos Aires' opera house: guided tours by day, performances by night, and why they're two separate visits to plan for. Abasto Abasto is Carlos Gardel's home barrio, built around a former produce market. Tango history and a mall, not a nightly show district. Belgrano A practical guide to Belgrano, a residential Buenos Aires barrio with its own small Chinatown — useful mainly if you're staying nearby. Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve: Buenos Aires's Riverside Wetland A free wetland reserve beside Puerto Madero: trails, birdwatching and views over the muddy Río de la Plata in Buenos Aires. El Monumental River Plate's stadium in Núñez: museum, stadium tour, match tickets, and why it's a separate outing from La Bombonera. Mataderos Mataderos is a far-flung barrio worth a trip only for its weekend gaucho fair. Here's when to go, how to get there, and when to skip it. Retiro Retiro is Buenos Aires's rail and bus gateway, not a sightseeing stop — here's how to change trains, buses and taxis safely and move on. Vicente López Vicente López is a residential riverside district north of the city — a stop on the way to San Isidro and Tigre, not a destination on its own.
Day trips & excursions
Colonia del Sacramento: The Ferry Day Trip to Uruguay Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay: a UNESCO colonial town an hour by fast ferry from Buenos Aires, with border crossing and day-trip logistics. San Antonio de Areco: Argentina's Gaucho Capital San Antonio de Areco, 110 km from Buenos Aires: silversmiths, leatherworkers, pulperías and gaucho heritage, plus how to get there and back in a day. The Paraná Delta: Navigating Buenos Aires' River Islands How to explore the Paraná Delta by lancha from Tigre: channels, stilt houses, rowing clubs, and what the boat trips actually involve. Tigre Tigre is the riverside town north of Buenos Aires where the train ends and the Paraná Delta begins — station, market, launches. Iguazú Falls: How to Plan the Trip from Buenos Aires Iguazú is a 2-hour flight from Buenos Aires, not a day trip by road. How to book the flight, choose an airport, and plan two days at the falls. La Plata: A Grid City of Diagonals and a Neo-Gothic Cathedral La Plata is a planned provincial capital 60 km from Buenos Aires, built on a strict grid with diagonals around a monumental cathedral. Montevideo Montevideo is Uruguay's capital, a two-hour-plus ferry from Buenos Aires — bigger than Colonia and best with an overnight stay. San Isidro San Isidro is a leafy riverside town near Buenos Aires, known for its neo-Gothic cathedral, best paired with a Tigre day out. Luján: The Basilica Pilgrimage Town Near Buenos Aires Luján's neo-Gothic basilica draws pilgrims from across Argentina. A practical guide to visiting this religious town near Buenos Aires.