Women-Friendly Travel in Buenos Aires
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Boedo
Boedo offers quite a variety of entertainments to the native and the tourist. It is one of the main Tango and historical areas in the city, and has many authentic cafes, theatres and pubs. The cultural centres and Tango houses will prove fascinating. Places that please people from all ages and tastes. It is also a working class neighbourhood so you won’t find too many brand name stores or swanky French cafes here. Explore the streets to find a bargain or a quaint family-owned restaurant or a theatre run by the performers themselves. Boedo has a strong artistic culture, in fact a group of writers in the 1920s called themselves the Boedo Literary group and published magazines with a political twist.
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La Boca
The first things you’ll notice in La Boca are the brightly coloured houses! Many wooden and corrugated iron houses have been painted in primary colours and are a treat for the eyes. The houses were built and painted by Italian immigrant families who liberated materials and paint from the local docks where they worked. The whole area is pretty much a little Italy. Calle Caminito is the most famous of the streets with the colourful houses; it is definitely worth a walk down and normally has arts and craft stalls open. There is also a river cruise you can take from there where you can see a huge picturesque metal structure across the river.
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The Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA)
A bit out of the way, but worth the trip is the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA) in the barrio of Castelar. It showcases works by some of the best Latin American artists around and is a beautiful building in itself. There is an attached library, gift shop and café.
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The majestic Teatro Colòn
In the San Nicholás barrio stands the majestic Teatro Colòn, the opera house. It is a beautiful building and if you get the chance to see a performance, go for it by all means! The Renaissance-style building, designed by Italian architect Francisco Tamburri, has seen dancers like Vaslov Nijinsky and Anna Pavlova grace the stage. Bernstein, Strauss and Stravinsky have conducted here and Melba, Caruso, Callas, Pavarotti and Domingo have all sung in the 2,500-seater auditorium. The acoustics are highly regardedby these maestros. The central hall, the mirrored Salon Dorado and the beautifully decorated dome-ceilinged auditorium have guided tours running through them most days and they are extremely interesting. There are admission charges for visiting and the guided tours are hourly between 11:00am and 5:00pm. Address: Libertad 621, close to the Plaza Lavalle Phone: 4378 7344 Website: www.teatrocolon.org.ar
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Other Places
As well as places to see, there’s plenty to experience in Buenos Aires. Try some of the following on your trip: -Have a Gaucho Party! Live like the cowboys do in rural areas. -Play golf, polo or football with the locals. All three sports have avid followings in Buenos Aires and excellent facilities. -Learn how to Tango! It’s easy to find places where authentic Tango performances can be watched and you can normally ask for a lesson afterwards. Look for the ‘Milongas’ which is what that type of show is called.