First walk
Buenos Aires: Plaza de Mayo and the streets of San Telmo
The cathedral, Cabildo and Casa Rosada, followed by San Telmo Market and Plaza Dorrego. Stops, walking map, terrain and GPX for an independent walk
Argentina / CITY GUIDE
Buenos Aires, on foot
Plaza de Mayo, San Telmo and Recoleta. 9 walks, 34 places. Area guides and walking routes
Read, then explore
Open city map ↗
Neighbourhoods
Buenos Aires: Recoleta — books, museums and urban architecture
The Water Palace, El Ateneo bookshop, the cultural centre, fine-arts museum and Floralis. Stops, walking map, terrain and GPX for an independent walk
All walking routes
Plaza de Mayo and the streets of San Telmo ↗
The cathedral, Cabildo and Casa Rosada, followed by San Telmo Market and Plaza Dorrego
Recoleta: books, museums and urban architecture ↗
The Water Palace, El Ateneo bookshop, the cultural centre, fine-arts museum and Floralis
Extended central walk: Buenos Aires ↗
The main stops from the first themed central walks; additional districts are covered by separate routes
Buenos Aires: theatre and ceremonial avenues ↗
Teatro Colón, the Obelisk, Palacio Barolo and the view toward Congress
Arcades and Puerto Madero docks ↗
Shopping palaces, a former post office, a footbridge and a sailing frigate
Monserrat and San Telmo: colonial streets to modern art ↗
A Jesuit block, a house with supporting figures, market streets and a converted factory
Recoleta: mausoleums, art and a library ↗
Mariano Moreno National Library → Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires) → Recoleta Cemetery → Recoleta Cultural Centre
Palermo: botany, roses, planetarium and MALBA ↗
Carlos Thays Botanical Garden → Palermo Rose Garden → Galileo Galilei Planetarium → Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens → MALBA
La Boca: Caminito and old-port art ↗
Caminito → Fundación Proa → Benito Quinquela Martín Museum
Places on the map
- Casa Rosada
- Buenos Aires Cabildo
- Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
- Plaza Dorrego
- San Telmo Market
- El Ateneo Grand Splendid
- Palacio de Aguas Corrientes
- Recoleta Cultural Centre
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires)
- Floralis Genérica
- Teatro Colón
- Obelisk of Buenos Aires
- Palacio Barolo
- Congressional Plaza
- Puente de la Mujer
- Presidente Sarmiento Frigate
- Palacio Libertad
- Galerías Pacífico
- San Ignacio Church
- Manzana de las Luces
- Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art
- Otto Wulff Building
- Avenida de Mayo
- Galería Güemes
- Recoleta Cemetery
- Mariano Moreno National Library
- MALBA
- Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens
- Carlos Thays Botanical Garden
- Palermo Rose Garden
- Galileo Galilei Planetarium
- Caminito
- Fundación Proa
- Benito Quinquela Martín Museum
How these guides are made
Sources: tourism organisations, museums and heritage sites. Distance follows the walking track; time and elevation are estimates. Sources are checked remotely; an on-site walk has not been confirmed