Free tour

SAN NICOLÁS: WHERE THE FLAG WAS RAISED

5.00

Excellent(1)

Buenos Aires

Duration: 2 hours

Languages: Spanish

Guru: Gabriel

PRO

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Registered on 26 July 2022

Hello. I'm Gabriel. History professor, Journalism graduate, Broadcaster... and a few other things that don't fit into a title. But if you'll allow me, I want to avoid labels. I want to tell you how I walk through the city. I don't give tours, I tell chronicles. I believe the best classroom has no walls. It's in the street. Where the bus rumbles, where an umbrella opens in the rain, where two old men argue politics on a street corner. That's why my tours aren't strolls. They're conversations in motion. About History, Politics, Philosophy, Art... and also about mate, barbecue, the tram that no longer runs, and the streets that hold forgotten names. Because for me, learning isn't about accumulating data. It's about feeling, asking questions, remembering. What are we going to do together? Walk through Monserrat, Retiro, San Telmo, or San Nicolás with the eyes of a curious person, not a tourist. Ask ourselves: Who lived in that mansion? What were they thinking as they looked at the square? Talking about Borges in an old bookstore, about Perón on a corner in San Telmo, about the disappeared who have no name in stone, but in memory. Entering a museum not as a visitor, but as someone who wants to understand why someone painted that way, at that time, with that color. And, of course, sharing a mate, an empanada, a beer, while the city follows its rhythm. This tour is for you if... You're not satisfied with a photo. You want a story. You believe that culture isn't consumed: it's lived. "The best place to learn, know, and understand reality is reality itself, the only truth, which is in the streets, pulsating with the life of the people."

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

You will walk through the kilometer zero of Buenos Aires, where the Argentine flag was born, Perón met Evita, and today Corrientes never closes.

🧉 If you want your FREE experience of traditional MATE, you must request it via WhatsApp.

Hello. I'm Gabriel. History teacher, journalist, broadcaster... but if you allow me, I want to avoid labels. I don't give tours. I tell walking chronicles.

This journey is not a tourist tour. It's an immersion in San Nicolás, the neighborhood that lies beneath the cobblestones of downtown Buenos Aires. The true kilometer zero of Argentine history.

What will we do together?

Walk through streets that witnessed the birth of the nation, decided destinies, and kept secrets.

Ask ourselves: Who decided the country's future here? What was danced in that hall? What was signed on that desk?

Talk about Belgrano, who first raised the flag here in 1812; about Evita and Perón, who met at Luna Park; about Saint-Exupéry, who wrote from his lookout in the Güemes Gallery.

Enter emblematic places —if they are open— because history is not viewed from the outside. It is lived.

📍 What we will see:

🚩 The Obelisk, a symbol of the city, on the foundations of the San Nicolás chapel

🚂 Plaza Lavalle, witness to the first Argentine railway (La Porteña, 1857)

🎭 Teatro Colón, one of the top five in the world, with perfect acoustics

🍰 Confitería La Ideal, a jewel of the Belle Époque, where tango is still danced

🏙️ Güemes Gallery, the first skyscraper in Buenos Aires, home to Saint-Exupéry

🏦 Bank of London (now Hipotecario), a masterpiece of concrete and modernity

🏛️ Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK), a temple of culture in the old Central Post Office

🥊 Luna Park, stage for The Beatles, boxers, rock... and the first meeting of Evita and Perón

⛪ Basilica of La Merced, San Ramón convent, and Libertad synagogue, where faith is shared

🎬 Corrientes Avenue, the theatrical vein of the city: neon lights, classic plays, used books, pizza, and coffee

🎭 Cervantes Theater, a neo-Plateresque jewel, where Spanish is spoken as in Madrid

📍 Meeting point

Corner of Libertad 815 and Av. Córdoba, in front of the National Cervantes Theater. The tour starts on time.

Recommendations: 👟 Comfortable sneakers, water, sunscreen.

💬 At the end of the tour

The tour is free to pay. We suggest between €15 and €50 (or its equivalent in pesos). If you liked it, leave your stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and a comment. Because the best recognition is knowing that you walked with me... and left with more than just a photo.

🔥 Why choose this tour?

✔️ Guided by a history teacher and journalist

✔️ Sensory experience: mate, architecture, tango, silence in a basilica

✔️ No megaphone, no massive groups: just you, the city, and a good conversation

✔️ Ideal for those seeking depth, not just postcards

"San Nicolás is not visited. It is felt. Between the echo of the Obelisk and the murmur of Corrientes, the city tells you who it was... and who it still is."

✅ Recommended actions after booking

· Save this experience in your "Things to do in Buenos Aires" list

· Follow me on Instagram: @culturaysabores22 to see real photos of smiling groups

· Share the tour with your travel companion: it's worth more with friends!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Libertad 815, C1055AAQ Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

I will be at the corner of the National Cervantes Theatre: Libertad 815, corner with Av. Córdoba.

Outside visit

Teatro Colón

Outside visit

Palacio de Justicia de la Nación

Outside visit

Obelisco

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €15 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).