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 | |  |  | Puerto Madero and Catalina's: Don't miss Puerto Madero | Tip Rating:   |  |  | |  |
Puerto Madero is a great place, and if you want to go home with the feeling that you really got to see what the city has to offer, you have to come here at least once. It's called "Puerto Madero" because there used to be grand plans to build the new harbor of Buenos Aires here. The project was a complete failure. There are about 20 red, brick buildings all in a row here, which used to be old warehouses, and once the project failed, this area closed down and all of the old warehouses were abandoned and inhabited by rats. However, it's a different scene today. Almost every one of the old warehouses has been restored, and nowadays they house restaurants, apartments, offices, and one of them houses the Catholic University. You'll find the yacht harbor here, 2 museum boats, and the Hilton Hotel as well. On both sides of the water there is a lovely, clean, relaxing promenade which I highly recommend strolling, and definitely you should eat in at least one of the restaurants. Many of the city's well known restaurants are located here, like Cabana Las Lilas, La Cabelleriza, Happening, Bice, and so forth. You'll also find a TGI Fridays. Yes, alot of tourists go here, but also locals (locals with a little money) so prices are higher than some other areas of the city, but nonetheless, it's a must see. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Puerto Madero and Catalina's: Puerto Madero - renovated harbour neighborhood | Tip Rating: | | | | |
This neighborhood is situated behind the Casa Rosada, on the banks of the river and in the vicinity of the "City", the Financial distric. It was created thanks a gigantic urban project in 1991 with the intention of recuparating the old harbor district that had been abandoned for many years (in this aspect, it goes in the today's trend of the flats in industrial buildings - like I saw in Lisbon). The old brick warehouses that used to serve as storage place space were renovated. They preserve its exterior apperance and house offices, a cinema complex, a hotel, a disco, forty restaurants and ten bars (new "lounge" style) that have made Puerto Madero one of the places most visited by nightlife lovers. It is a quite expensive place (in comparison to the rest of Buenos Aires) and people eating and drinking there are mostly people working in the Financial Area or people who possess a yacht! Indeed, the old harbour canal n° 4 (Dique) was rehabilitated in marina for the yachts. Along the "Diques", you will find explanation about the creation of the neighborhood and a walk there is really interesting to discover the working of the harbor in the past. You can also visit the Sarmiento Frigate, an old Argentine Navy schooling ship moored at Dique 3 and admiring a wonderful bridge called Calatrava. Leave a Comment
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