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Vista del edificio principal de la estación Don Torcuato del Ferrocarril General Belgrano. Don Torcuato, partido de Tigre, provincia de Buenos Aires, República Argentina.
Barrio Vice Almirante Montes o "bajo 26"
Don Torcuato station
Photo by Galio (talk) 00:57, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
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Don Torcuato

Buenos Aires, Argentina · South America

About Don Torcuato

Don Torcuato works well as a base: 10 minutes from General Pacheco, 24km from El Ateneo Grand Splendid.

Don Torcuato is in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with about 71,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is General Pacheco, about 5 km away.

Don Torcuato is a town in the Tigre Partido of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is named after Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, ex-President of Argentina, as he had his ranch and residency there. Most of the streets are named after his immediate family and his governmental staff. Don Torcuato

Read more has two train stations on the Belgrano Norte Line with direct connection to Buenos Aires, and also the nearby Pascual Palazzo highway, part of the Pan-American Highway. It formerly had a general aviation airfield, bearing the same name (Don Torcuato - ICAO:SADD), that was closed in January 2006.

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What is there to see near Don Torcuato?

Within an hour or so of Don Torcuato: Don Julio (21 km), MALBA (22 km), Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires (24 km), El Ateneo Grand Splendid (24 km).

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Don Torcuato is in Buenos Aires, Argentina, about 5 km from General Pacheco.

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Quick Information

Population
71,356
Continent
South America
Country
Argentina
Region
Buenos Aires
Timezone
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
Coordinates
-34.4946, -58.6273

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Argentina

Police
911
Ambulance
107
Fire
100
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Don Torcuato

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.

22 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

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.

24 km · about 30 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.

26 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.

26 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.

26 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

San Telmo, Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires' oldest neighborhood with a famous Sunday antique market, milonga dance halls, and colonial architecture.

27 km · about 30 min drive

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Don Torcuato.

General Pacheco

🇦🇷 Argentina

5 km awayPop. 43,287

Villa de Mayo

🇦🇷 Argentina

5 km awayPop. 43,405

Los Polvorines

🇦🇷 Argentina

7 km awayPop. 53,354

Ingeniero Pablo Nogués

🇦🇷 Argentina

7 km awayPop. 38,470

Tigre

🇦🇷 Argentina

9 km awayPop. 31,106

San Miguel

🇦🇷 Argentina

9 km awayPop. 168,762

Bella Vista

🇦🇷 Argentina

10 km awayPop. 79,737

Muñiz

🇦🇷 Argentina

10 km awayPop. 26,844

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