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Palacio Barolo
A 1923 tower built as an allegory of Dante's Divine Comedy: 22 floors for the poem's cantos, hell below, a working lighthouse for paradise at the top with views down Avenida de Mayo.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Balvanera
Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina · South America
About Balvanera
Balvanera works well as a base: 10 minutes from Barracas, 2km from El Ateneo Grand Splendid.
Balvanera is in Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina, with about 150,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Barracas, about 5 km away.
Balvanera is a neighborhood, or in Spanish: a "barrio", of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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What is there to see near Balvanera?
Within an hour or so of Balvanera: Palacio Barolo (1 km), Obelisco de Buenos Aires (2 km), Cafe Tortoni (2 km), El Ateneo Grand Splendid (2 km).
Where is Balvanera?
Balvanera is in Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina, about 5 km from Barracas.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 152,198
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- Buenos Aires F.D.
- Timezone
- America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates
- -34.6103, -58.3977
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Worth the detour from Balvanera
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Obelisco de Buenos Aires
Iconic 67-metre obelisk in the centre of the Plaza de la República, marking the heart of Buenos Aires.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Cafe Tortoni
Buenos Aires' oldest cafe, opened in 1858, with marble tables, stained glass and a basement tango room where Borges and Gardel were regulars. Expect a queue on Avenida de Mayo; order the chocolate con churros.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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El Ateneo Grand Splendid
A 1919 opera house converted into a bookshop, with the painted cupola, boxes and crimson stage curtain intact; the stage is now a cafe. Shelves fill the stalls under the original ceiling fresco.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
An ornate city of the dead with elaborate mausoleums housing Argentina's elite, including Eva Perón, in a labyrinth of marble and statuary.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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San Telmo, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires' oldest neighborhood with a famous Sunday antique market, milonga dance halls, and colonial architecture.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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La Boca (Caminito), Buenos Aires
A colorful working-class neighborhood famous for its brightly painted corrugated-iron houses, tango dancers, and the passion of Boca Juniors football.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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MALBA
Buenos Aires' leading contemporary art museum, showcasing the finest Latin American art from the 20th century onward.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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