Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Rosario, Argentina

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 5.7 km
Ascend 85 m
Descend 92 m

Experience Rosario in Argentina in a whole new way with our 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.

Individual Sights in Rosario

Sight 1: Museo Ángel Gallardo

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The Dr. Ángel Gallardo Provincial Natural Sciences Museum is a public museum in Rosario, Argentina, specialized in biology. It was founded by Professor Pascual Maciá in 1945, and is currently administered by the provincial state of Santa Fe.

Wikipedia: Dr. Ángel Gallardo Provincial Natural Sciences Museum (EN)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Sede del Gobierno de Santa Fe

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Sede del Gobierno de Santa Fe No machine-readable author provided. Pablo-flores assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 2.5

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.

Wikipedia: Popular center of remembrance (EN), Website

88 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Plaza San Martín

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Plaza San Martín is a plaza in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Its name is an homage to General José de San Martín, hero of the Argentine War of Independence.

Wikipedia: Plaza San Martín (Rosario) (EN)

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Facultad de Derecho

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The Facultad de Derecho is the Law School of the National University of Rosario (Argentina), and is located in the former Palace of Justice Building, a Rosario landmark and a National Historic Monument.

Wikipedia: Facultad de Derecho (UNR) (EN), Website

114 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Museo de la Memoria

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Museo de la Memoria Facultad Libre de Rosario / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Museum of Memory is a municipal museum located in the city of Rosario that deals mainly with political violence and state terrorism in Argentina in the 1970s and 1980s. It is a space where the memory of men and women, protagonists and witnesses of the years of the last military dictatorship in Argentina, is safeguarded.

Wikipedia: Museo de la Memoria (Rosario) (ES), Website

1803 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 6: Plataforma Lavardén

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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.

Wikipedia: Sala Lavardén (EN)

399 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Teatro El Círculo

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Teatro El Círculo No machine-readable author provided. Pablo-flores assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 2.5

Teatro El Círculo is a theater in Rosario, Argentina.

Wikipedia: Teatro El Círculo (EN), Website

841 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 8: Museo Estevez

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Firma y Odilo Estévez Municipal Decorative Art Museum is the former home of the Estévez family in Rosario, Argentina, which was donated to the Municipality of Rosario and turned into a museum.

Wikipedia: Firma y Odilo Estévez Municipal Decorative Art Museum (EN)

225 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Basílica Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario

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The Sanctuary Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary is a minor basilica and cathedral dedicated to the Virgin of the Rosary, in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe in the Argentine Republic. It is the episcopal seat of the Archbishopric of Rosario.

Wikipedia: Basílica catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (ES)

1496 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 10: Parque Urquiza

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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.

Wikipedia: Parque Urquiza (Rosario) (EN)

420 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Anfiteatro Municipal Humberto de Nito

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Anfiteatro Municipal Humberto de Nito Roberto Ettore / CC BY 3.0

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

Wikipedia: Anfiteatro Municipal Humberto de Nito (ES)

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