Three days by neighborhood: the center and San Telmo on foot, Recoleta's cemetery and Palermo's parks, then La Boca, the docks and a night of tango. Dinner starts at 9:30 p.m. and the city stays up.
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Checked October 10, 2026. That’s the day we last confirmed the hours, prices and closed days.
March to May and September to November are mild, 59 to 77°F (15 to 25°C), with the jacarandas out in November. January is 86°F (30°C) and humid and half the city is at the coast. July is the cool month at 46 to 59°F (8 to 15°C), gray and fine for walking.
Palermo Soho or Palermo Hollywood for restaurants, bars and a quiet morning. Recoleta for the cemetery and the grand avenues. San Telmo for the market and the old streets; check the block before you book, it gets quiet at night.
The Subte costs about AR$750 a ride; tap a contactless Visa or Mastercard or your phone at most stations since late 2024, or a SUBE card everywhere else. Buses (colectivos) take SUBE only and cover the gaps. Taxis and Uber are cheap by any standard; use them after dark.
Monserrat · 60 min
The pink palace, the Cathedral and the mothers' headscarves painted on the paving. Free guided tours run on weekends and holidays, booked ahead at visitas.casarosada.gob.ar; bring your passport and arrive 20 minutes before your slot at Balcarce 50.
Monserrat · 45 min
The colonial council house on the square's west side; a small free museum and a balcony over the plaza. Thirty minutes is enough.
Monserrat · 75 min
Walk the Paris-style avenue west to the Tortoni at number 825, open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. There is a line most of the day; a coffee with churros is the order, a table takes 20 to 40 minutes.
San Telmo · 75 min
Fifteen minutes down Defensa to the 1897 market hall. Choripán at the grill counters or empanadas, and a coffee at Coffee Town in the middle.
San Telmo · 90 min
On Sundays the Feria de San Telmo fills Defensa from Plaza de Mayo to the square, roughly 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with tango dancers in the plaza. Other days the antique shops around the square are open and quiet.
San Telmo · 60 min
A 19th-century mansion turned into antique stalls, then the park at the end of Defensa where the city was founded. The Russian Orthodox domes across the road are the photo.
San Telmo · 120 min
A no-frills parrilla on Defensa 855 that takes walk-ins: bife de chorizo, provoleta and a bottle of Malbec for about AR$35,000 a head. La Brigada round the corner is the smarter version and takes bookings.
AR$35,000
Recoleta · 90 min
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Foreigners have paid since 2025, around AR$24,000 (about US$16) by card at the gate or online; Argentine residents are free with ID. Evita's tomb is in the Duarte family vault; pick up the free map at the entrance.
AR$24,000
Recoleta · 45 min
A 1919 theater turned bookshop at Avenida Santa Fe 1860, 15 minutes on foot. Sit in the boxes, have a coffee on the stage; free, and it opens around 9 a.m.
Recoleta · 75 min
Posadas 1515, the city's old empanada house. Order a locro or a plate of baked empanadas and a glass of Torrontés; no reservations, a short wait at weekends.
Palermo · 90 min
Latin American art from Frida Kahlo to Berni, open Thursday to Monday noon to 8 p.m., Wednesday from 11 a.m., closed Tuesday. General entry is around AR$12,000 (about US$8), half price on Wednesdays.
AR$12,000
Palermo · 75 min
Twenty minutes on foot to the lakes and the rose garden, free, best from October to December when the roses are out. Rent a pedal boat or walk the loop.
Palermo Soho · 90 min
Taxi or a 25-minute walk to Plaza Serrano. The cobbled blocks around Honduras and Gurruchaga for leather, local labels and a bar when the shops close around 8 p.m.
Palermo · 120 min
Don Julio (Guatemala 4699) books out weeks ahead on donjulio.meitre.com; the daily wait list opens at 6 p.m. at the door with a glass of sparkling wine. Las Cabras on Fitz Roy takes walk-ins and grills the same cuts for half the price.
AR$60,000
La Boca · 75 min
Taxi there (about 15 minutes from San Telmo) and go in daylight only. The painted conventillos, the street artists and the tango couples fill three blocks; stay inside them and keep your phone in a pocket.
La Boca · 60 min
The Boca Juniors museum beside La Bombonera, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, around AR$41,000 for the museum and a short stadium visit. Hours change on match and training days; it is only worth it if you follow football.
AR$41,000
Puerto Madero · 90 min
Taxi to the old docks. Cabaña Las Lilas on Dique 3 is the splurge steak with a view; the cafés along Alicia Moreau de Justo do a cheaper milanesa.
Puerto Madero · 60 min
Calatrava's white footbridge over Dique 3, then the frigate Sarmiento and the start of the ecological reserve. An hour's flat walk.
Centro · 60 min
Tours run daily 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. every 15 minutes, 50 minutes long, AR$34,000 (about US$23) for foreigners. The English tour is at 3 p.m. (also 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m.); book online at teatrocolon.org.ar or at the box office on Tucumán 1171.
AR$34,000
Centro · 75 min
The Obelisco, the Evita mural on the ministry, then Florida's arcades to Galerías Pacífico for its painted ceiling. Ignore the men whispering cambio.
Palermo · 90 min
Don Julio's sister bodegón on Jorge Luis Borges 2108: tortilla, milanesa and house wine. Eat early so you can dance late; it books on Meitre, walk-ins are seated at the bar.
Almagro · 120 min
La Catedral in Almagro runs a beginners' class around 9 p.m. and a milonga from 11 p.m. for a few thousand pesos (about US$5), and you can just watch. The dinner shows cost US$100 to US$250 and are polished, not local.
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From Ezeiza (EZE), 35 kilometers out, the Tienda León coach runs to its Pellegrini terminal near Retiro in about an hour for AR$17,000 (about US$11), with Ubers and taxis booked at the official booths inside the terminal running roughly US$40 to US$50 for the 45 to 90 minutes into town. Avoid anyone offering a taxi in the arrivals hall. From Aeroparque (AEP), the city airport, a taxi to Palermo is 15 minutes.
About AR$60,000 to AR$110,000 a day per person (roughly US$40 to US$75) for two meals, one ticket and transport. Prices move with inflation every few months, so treat every peso figure here as a guide and check the dollar equivalent on the day. A parrilla dinner with wine is AR$35,000 to AR$60,000; a Subte ride is under AR$1,000.
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Enough for the center, Recoleta, Palermo, La Boca and one night of tango. Add a fourth day for Tigre or Colonia; a fifth, an estancia and the real asado.
Yes, with care. Use the official booths at the airport and Uber in the city; the risk is a street cab with a rigged meter. Take one after dark in La Boca, Constitución and around Retiro.
Day 2: the cemetery is fine under an umbrella, then El Ateneo and MALBA are indoors and the parks can go. Waystop's rain plan is a second version of the day you can switch to, so nothing is lost.
Caminito's three blocks are policed and fine by day. Go by taxi, stay on the painted streets, leave before dusk and do not wander beyond the stadium blocks alone.
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