13 Sights in Rosario, Argentina (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Rosario, Argentina. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 13 sights are available in Rosario, Argentina.
Sightseeing Tours in Rosario1. Sede del Gobierno de Santa Fe

The Popular center of remembrance is a former illegal detention center in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It was used by the provincial police between 1976 and 1979, during the Dirty War, to hold people with no formal charges and torture them, under the pretense of fighting radical left-wing political subversion and terrorism. Most of the detainees were in fact social activists, political dissidents, or merely relatives or acquaintances of people that were ideologically suspect in the eyes of the military junta of the self-styled National Reorganization Process.
2. Distrito Norte Villa Hortensia
Villa Hortensia is a mansion in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located on 1917 Warnes St. in Barrio Alberdi, in the north-eastern part of Rosario. It was built in 1890 by architect Boyd Walker for José Nicolás Puccio, founder of Alberdi. It was then sold to Ciro Echesortu, and then in turn to Alfredo Rouillon, married to María Hortensia Echesortu. The wealthy Rouillon family employed Villa Hortensia as a summer residence, taking advantage of its proximity to the Paraná River and its large, tree-shadowed gardens.
3. Observatorio Astronómico Profesor Victorio Capolongo

The Municipal Astronomical Complex is a group of buildings located in the southwest sector of Urquiza Park in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It occupies a vast sector of the same area, Calle Diario La Capital Nº 1602, near the intersection of Chacabuco Street and the continuation of Montevideo Street and was officially inaugurated on June 18, 1970. It is an institution dependent on the Secretariat of Culture and Education of the Municipality of Rosario.
4. Juan B. Castagnino Fine Arts Museum
The Juan B. Castagnino Fine Arts Museum is an art museum in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina, considered the most important of the interior of the country and the second in national terms. It is administered by the municipal government. The museum lies within the Parque de la Independencia immediately outside the city center, at the intersection of Oroño Boulevard and Pellegrini Avenue.
5. Parque Urquiza
The Parque Urquiza is a public urban park in Rosario, Argentina. It is located in the southeastern end of the city center, on top of the Paraná River ravines. It is bordered by 3 de Febrero St., the coastal Belgrano Avenue, Chacabuco St. and the beginning of Pellegrini Avenue. Its name is an homage to General Justo José de Urquiza, President of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.
6. Museo Historico Provincial Doctor Julio Marc

The Dr. Julio Marc Provincial Historical Museum is a museum in Rosario, Argentina. It comprises more than 30 rooms hosting collections of archaeological items, Spanish-American art, numismatics, pre-Columbian textile and silverwork crafts, and weapons, complemented by archives, a library, and collections of historical newspapers and maps.
7. Centro de Expresiones Contemporáneas
The Center for Contemporary Expressions (CEC) Cultural Center of the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It belongs to the Municipality of Rosario and is located in one of the ancient port sheds of grains, on the banks of the Paraná River, at the intersection of this with the drops Sergeant Cabral.
Wikipedia: Centro de Expresiones Contemporáneas (ES), Website
8. Museo de la Memoria

The Museum of Memory is a municipal museum located in the city of Rosario that deals mainly on political violence and state terrorism in Argentina in the 1970s and 1980s. It is a space where the memory of men and women is protected, protagonists and witnesses of the last military dictatorship in Argentina.
9. Basílica Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
The Basilica Cathedral Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary is a minor basilica and cathedral dedicated to the Virgen del Rosario, of the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe in the Argentine Republic. It is the episcopal headquarters of the Archbishopric of Rosario.
Wikipedia: Basílica catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (ES)
10. Plataforma Lavardén
The Sala Lavardén is an important theater in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is formally called Teatro Provincial Manuel José de Lavardén and is part of the culture center of the same name, in turn administered by the provincial state.
11. Museo del Deporte Santafesino

The Santa Fe Sports Museum is located in the city of Rosario (Argentina), in Avenida Ayacucho at 4800 between Lamadrid, Las Heras and Pasaje Juárez, within the site of the former Communications Battalion 121, current Park Heroes of Malvinas.
Wikipedia: Museo del Deporte Santafesino (Rosario) (ES), Website
12. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Rosario
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Rosario is an annex to the Juan B. Castagnino Fine Arts Museum that is devoted to contemporary art. It's located in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
13. Anfiteatro Municipal Humberto de Nito

The Municipal Amphitheatro Humberto de Nito is an amphitheater located in the Urquiza Park in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is a replica of a Greek theater with capacity for 3000 viewers.
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