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San Telmo, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires' oldest neighborhood with a famous Sunday antique market, milonga dance halls, and colonial architecture.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Boedo
Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina · South America
About Boedo
Boedo works well as a base: 5 minutes from Barracas, 5km from El Ateneo Grand Splendid.
Boedo is in Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina, with about 48,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Barracas, about 4 km away.
Boedo is a working-class barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The neighborhood and one of its principal streets were named after Mariano Boedo, a leading figure in the Argentine independence. It is the home of San Lorenzo de Almagro football club.
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What is there to see near Boedo?
Within an hour or so of Boedo: San Telmo, Buenos Aires (4 km), Cafe Tortoni (4 km), Palacio Barolo (4 km), La Boca (Caminito), Buenos Aires (5 km).
Where is Boedo?
Boedo is in Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina, about 4 km from Barracas.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 48,231
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- Buenos Aires F.D.
- Timezone
- America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates
- -34.6333, -58.4167
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Worth the detour from Boedo
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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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.
4 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.
5 km · about 10 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.
5 km · about 10 min 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.
5 km · about 10 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.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Don Julio
A Palermo parrilla where the walls are papered with bottles signed by diners and dry-aged beef is grilled over quebracho embers. Regularly named among the world's best restaurants; queues form before opening.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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