racetrack
Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez
Permanent racing circuit in southern Buenos Aires opened in 1952, host of Argentine Grand Prix rounds and TC racing.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Castelar
Buenos Aires, Argentina · South America
About Castelar
Castelar works well as a base: 10 minutes from Haedo, 23km from El Ateneo Grand Splendid.
Castelar is in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with about 110,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Haedo, about 5 km away.
Castelar is a city in Morón Partido (county), Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, some 30 km west of the nation's capital, the autonomous city of Buenos Aires. It is part of the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area.
Castelar is the westernmost city of the Morón Partido, and borders on Ituzaingó Partido.
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second most populated city in Morón, and it's located in the western side of it.
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What is there to see near Castelar?
Within an hour or so of Castelar: Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez (17 km), Don Julio (21 km), MALBA (23 km), El Ateneo Grand Splendid (23 km).
Where is Castelar?
Castelar is in Buenos Aires, Argentina, about 5 km from Haedo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 107,786
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- Buenos Aires
- Timezone
- America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates
- -34.6514, -58.6407
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Worth the detour from Castelar
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
museum
MALBA
Buenos Aires' leading contemporary art museum, showcasing the finest Latin American art from the 20th century onward.
23 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
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.
24 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Obelisco de Buenos Aires
Iconic 67-metre obelisk in the centre of the Plaza de la República, marking the heart of Buenos Aires.
24 km · about 30 min drive
cafe
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.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
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.
24 km · about 25 min drive
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