Sabrina Hummel says the friendly guides and interesting anecdotes that come with a Buena Onda Free Walking Tour of Recoleta breathe new life into a familiar barrio.

Our new photography competition is now on, this time with the theme ‘My Buenos Aires’. Entries are open until 31st May, so get snapping to be in with a chance to win!

Boedo, situated in the south of Buenos Aires, is a typical residential neighbourhood. It gained its notoriety with the emergence of social literature which rose up with the ‘Boedo group’ (Grupo Boedo), an informal grouping of avant-garde Argentine artists in the 1920s. Originally, the area occupied by Boedo – set between Almagro, San Cristóbal and [...]

The sprawling city of Buenos Aires houses an astounding total of 48 barrios, each with a distinct personality. However, if you are just passing through the city and/or most of your friends here are English-speaking ex-pats, it can be easy to fall into a routine of hanging out around the same two or three neighbourhoods [...]

Our Subte Stories series continues as Chris Barrett explores the area around José M. Moreno on the E line, retracing the steps of one of Argentine literature’s most innovative and controversial characters.

Subte Stories explores Buenos Aires’ lesser-known subte stops, scoping out local stories and the best on offer within four blocks or less. This week we get lost in mysterious Parque Chas, on the B Line.

Our ‘Subte Stories’ series, exploring the neighbourhoods around lesser-known subte stops, continues as Chris Barrett heads south on the H line to Caseros and discovers the changing face of Parque Patricios.

Lina Soualem picks five unconventional spots to take someone on a date in Buenos Aires, from the sensual ‘erotic’ dinner to a ping pong tournament in Villa Crespo.

In time for the reopening of the A line in its centenary year, we launch Chris Barrett’s ‘Subte Stories’ mini-series, exploring Buenos Aires’ lesser-known subte stops and the neighbourhoods they are found in.

Sabrina Hummel presents a cross section of opulent stately homes, architectural tributes to legendary poets, and important government buildings, all of whose architecture and patronage tell an intriguing story.