Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.3 km
Ascend 26 m
Descend 32 m

Experience Buenos Aires in Argentina in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in Buenos AiresIndividual Sights in Buenos Aires

Sight 1: Plazoleta Alfonsina Storni

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Plazoleta Alfonsina Storni

Alfonsina Storni was a Swiss-Argentine poet and playwright of the modernist period.

Wikipedia: Alfonsina Storni (EN)

73 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Plaza Lola Mora

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Plaza Lola Mora

Dolores Candelaria Mora Vega, known professionally as Lola Mora, was an Argentine sculptor. She is known today as a cultural rebel and a pioneer of women in her artistic field.

Wikipedia: Lola Mora (EN)

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Plaza Carlos Jáuregui

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Carlos Jáuregui was an Argentine LGBT rights activist. He founded La Comunidad Homosexual Argentina in 1984. In the early 1990s, he set up Gays por los Derechos Civiles and organised the first Pride march in Buenos Aires. He died from an HIV-AIDS-related illness at the age of 38. In memorial, a national day of activism for sexual diversity was established. He was posthumously given the Felipa de Souza Award, and, in 2017, a station was renamed after him on the Buenos Aires Underground.

Wikipedia: Carlos Jáuregui (activist) (EN)

454 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Plaza Garay

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Plaza Garay

Plaza Garay is a public green space located in the Constitución neighborhood, Buenos Aires. It is one of the oldest in Buenos Aires, known in colonial times as Hueco de los Sauces, and was formerly crossed by the Tercero del Sud stream. It is located between Pavón, Solís, Presidente Luis Sáenz Peña streets and Juan de Garay Avenue, within Comuna 1.

Wikipedia: Plaza Garay (ES)

855 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Plazoleta Maria Antonia de Paz y Figueroa

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Plazoleta Maria Antonia de Paz y Figueroa

Saint María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa was an Argentine Catholic religious sister who established the Daughters of the Divine Savior. She later became known as Mama Antula.

Wikipedia: María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa (EN)

621 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Plaza Casa Cuna

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Plaza Casa Cuna

As part of the administrative complex that meant the Protomedicato of the Río de la Plata, Viceroy Vértiz founded, on August 7, 1779, on a plot of land on San José Street, near the corner with San Carlos, current Peru and Alsina streets, a Foundling Children's House.

Wikipedia: Casa de Niños Expósitos (ES)

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