The city's oldest square, where Juan de Garay refounded Buenos Aires in 1580 and where the May Revolution of 1810 happened; the Cabildo, the Cathedral and the Casa Rosada all face it, with the 1811 Pirámide de Mayo in the middle.
- Address
- Plaza de Mayo (Av. Hipólito Yrigoyen and Bolívar), Buenos Aires
- Hours
- Open 24 hours (public square)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 45 min
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- $
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- On Thursdays the Madres de Plaza de Mayo have gathered here since 1977 to demand answers about their disappeared children.
- It is still the city's main stage for political rallies, so expect fences or crowds on protest days.