El Ateneo Bookshop
A memorable bookshop is usually one that has a large, impressive and interesting selection of books. A place where you can allow yourself to get lost in a world of print for several hours. In Buenos Aires however, there is ...
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El Palacio de Aguas Corrientes
Towards the end of the 19th Century, after a series of increasingly serious disease outbreaks (in 1871 Yellow Fever wiped out nearly 10% of the city's inhabitants), it was decided to do something about the quality of the drinking water. ...
Inside the Congreso Nacional
From the outside El Congreso de la Nación is on of the most recognisable buildings in Argentina, and last week I had the chance to take a look at the inside. Work started on the construction of Argentina's parliament building ...
Confiteria del Molino, a Buenos Aires landmark
In a city filled with architectural curiosities, one that captures the attention more than most on the daily free walking tour is the Confiteria del Molino, on the corners of Rivadavia and Callao, opposite the Congeso Nacional. Abandoned since 1997, ...