Palermo:

Residential district, surrounded by parks and gardens. It has many pubs and restaurants and a rich cultural and night life. Palermo is the most extensive district of the city; it is about fifteen minutes away from downtown Buenos Aires. It has quite diverse areas with a noticeable architectonic and stylistic difference:

The Palermo parks, with artificial lakes, great gardens, fountains and sculptures are an ideal place for outdoor sports. There is the Zoo and the Botanical Gardens too. You can also visit Rosedal and admire a great variety of roses and the most beautiful sculptures.

Palermo Chico or Barrio Parque, a residential zone with beautiful mansions, some museums and small curving streets.

Palermo Viejo, a traditional neighborhood with wide streets and old, turn of the century, houses. It is a cultural area where it is possible to see the last word in fashion or crafts, developed mostly by young designers. There are also many bars, pubs, restaurants with different food styles (Mexican, Japanese, Creole, and others).

Palermo has many means of transportation. Several bus lines run along Santa Fe avenue which take you to different parts of the city and suburbs of Buenos Aires. It also has trains and subways that allow you to arrive comfortably to Belgrano or Downtown BA.

We suggest visiting:

- Paseo del Rosedal
Tres de Febrero Park: Av. del Libertador and Paseo de la Infanta.

- Planetarium “Galileo Galilei”
Sarmiento avenue and Roldán. Tel.: 4771-6629. The Museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10AM to 4PM. Saturdays and Sundays, from 3PM to 7PM. Free access.

- Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo (National Museum of Decorative Arts)
Libertador Ave. 1902. Tel.: 4806-8306/4801-8248. Monday to Sunday from 2PM to 7PM. Entrance fee. Tuesdays are free. Guided tours.

- Rural Society of Argentina - Exhibition center.
Santa Fe Ave. and Sarmiento Ave. Throughout the year, diverse exhibitions take place here, among them, the national country fair or Exposición Rural.

- Japanese Garden Casares Ave. and Adolfo Berro. Tel.: 4804-4922 Open daily from 9AM a 6PM. Guided tours: Saturdays at 3PM and 4PM. - Botanical Gardens Santa Fe Ave. 3951. Tel.: 4832-1552. Open daily from 8AM a 6PM. Free access.

- Zoo
Sarmiento and Las Heras avenues. Tel.: 4806-7412.
Open from tuesday to sunday,from 9,30AM a 6PM.

- Plaza Julio Cortázar
At Borges and Honduras. In this small square, surrounded by coffee shops and pubs. People meet there often on Fridays and Saturdays, at night. In the area there are also numerous stores of decorative arts as well as ethnic restaurants. It is interesting to spend some hours in the afternoon walking around this neighborhood and later have a cup of coffee in some of the sidewalk caffes around this square.

- Alto Palermo Shopping Center
Santa Fe and Colonel Díaz avenues. Shopping center, with two cinemas.

- Boulevard Charcas
Four blocks of bars and restaurants that begin at Colonel Diaz Ave.and end at Salguero, at Güemes Square.

- Metropolitan Museum and the home of Victoria Ocampo (a well known writer).
In Palermo Chico, from Libertador Ave. towards the river Río de la Plata.

- Latin American Art Museum - MALBA
In Palermo Chico, at Figueroa Alcorta Ave. and San Martín de Tours. (Free admission on Wednesdays).

- José Hernández Museum
In Libertador Ave. - Palermo Chico. Popular and gaucho museum pieces.

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