Free tour Retiro and Recoleta: Aristocratic Buenos Aires

Aristocratic Buenos Aires!
Join us on a walk through two of the most architecturally impressive neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, home to the French-obsessed oligarchic elites of late 1800, who tried to shape Buenos Aires after the French capital.

Discover the glamour and extravagance of the "Paris of South America" by visiting Retiro and Recoleta. The chosen neighbourhoods by Argentina's French-obsessed economic (and oligarchic) elites in the late 1800s and the beginning of the 20th century, where they constructed 60-room French palaces to show off their wealth and power, and competed for fame and influence.

The golden age of Argentina, stories of love and revenge that echo through time, quirks, and bizarre facts and habits of Buenos Aires and its people, "los porteños".
Go back into the glamour of the old days, as you learn about Argentina's "Belle Époque", and how their fortunes (and misfortunes) intertwined with the ups and downs of the country throughout the 20th century and all the way until today.

During the tour, we will see: 

• San Martín Square: 

1.  - Anchorena Palace 
2.  - Kavanagh building
3.  - Paz Palace
4.  - Monument to José de San Martín (Argentina's main National Hero)

• The Monumental Tower (formerly known as the British Tower)
• Arroyo Street
• Embassy of France
• Embassy of Brazil
• Alvear Avenue: home to Argentina's finest palaces

Useful information:

1. The tour will end at the Plaza Francia, right in front of the Cemetery of Recoleta. 
2. This tour DOES NOT include the cemetery