The 1.5 km avenue that links the seat of government with Congress: the colonial Cabildo, the cathedral, Café Tortoni and Palacio Barolo, ending at the Congress palace.
Best time: Morning
The route, stop by stop
- 1Plaza de Mayo and Casa Rosada
The square of the May Revolution; the Casa Rosada stands where the city's fort was built in 1580; 15 min.
- 2Cabildo of Buenos Aires
The colonial town hall and seat of the viceroyalty's government, on the same site since 1580; 30 min.
- 3Catedral Metropolitana
The city's cathedral facing the square, a National Historic Monument since 1942; 15 min.
- 4Café Tortoni
Avenida de Mayo 825, opened in 1858 and named after the Paris café; stop for a coffee if the queue is short; 30 min.
- 5Palacio Barolo
Avenida de Mayo 1370, built with references to Dante's Divine Comedy; the city's tallest building until the Kavanagh (1936); 20 min.
- 6Plaza del Congreso
The square at the west end of the avenue; 10 min.
- 7Palacio del Congreso
Seat of the National Congress, built 1898-1906, a National Historic Landmark; 15 min.
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- San Telmo on a Sunday: Defensa street to Parque Lezama
- Recoleta: the cemetery, El Pilar and the museums on Libertador
- Retiro to the Teatro Colón: Plaza San Martín, the Kavanagh and Florida street
- Palermo parks: Botanical Garden to the Rosedal and MALBA
- Puerto Madero docks to the Costanera Sur and the Reserva Ecológica
- Belgrano: Barrancas, Barrio Chino and Juramento