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barryg23 Says: The riverfront in Parana is a good place for a stroll, or even a jog if you feel the need. We saw more joggers here in one day than we've seen so far in three weeks in South America! There´s a small beach here too though it was still out of season in early October so no one...
barryg23 Says: Parana's Fine Arts Museum contains some interesting paintings by the artist Cesareo Bernaldo de Quiros. His work was the only thing on display during our visit as all the other rooms were being prepared for an upcoming exhibition. We had a very entertaining tour with a girl...
barryg23 Says: Parana has two main squares: Plaza 1 Mayo and Plaza Alvear. Plaza 1 Mayo is much the nicer and contains some of the city's most important buildings, such as the Cathedral and the Palacio Municipal. It´s always busy and is a great place to sit, relax and watch everyone go by....
barryg23 Says: Urquiza Park overlooks the Parana river and is a nice place to visit both for its riverside views and for some much needed green space in a busy town. A statue of General Urquiza dominates the entrance road to the park. From here, there are steps down to the port and beach...
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barryg23 Says: I´m not sure if Isenback Cafe is the correct name for this place, but there´s a big Isenbeck beer sign as well as a sign saying Azafran - I´ll call it Isenbeck cafe here to keep things simple. We ate here on two of our three nights in Parana, attracted by the tasty food,...
barryg23 Says: Newstone Cafe is a nice place for a coffee or a good value lunch. It´s in a great location at the corner of Calle San Martin, the main street, and Plaza 1 Mayo. Service was a bit slow here but the food was good as were the drinks when we called in a second time for a quick...
barryg23 Says: After leaving Parana, we moved onto Puerto Iguazu by bus, a trip of 14 hours on our first overnight bus in Argentina. Anyone who hasn't travelled by bus in Argentina is in for a pleasant surprise on their first long distance journey as most services are of excellent quality....
barryg23 Says: There are regular, cheap buses to Santa Fe, one of the country's oldest cities, on the west side of the Parana river. Santa Fe makes a good day trip from Parana, and has a couple of interesting museums and churches, as well as plenty of shops, cafes and restaurants. Buses...
barryg23 Says: We travelled to Parana from Concordia, on the Uruguayan border, a trip that gave us our first experience of Argentina's bus system. We were very impressed. Nice, big comfortable seats, a movie - "Meet the Fockers" - in Spanish with Spanish subtitles (great to help us learn...
pili Says: Located in the civic centre, it was built between the years 1884 and 1900. In ?The Grey House?, as it is known, you can find the governor?s oficces and the two cameras of the Parliament (the low camera and the high one)
pili Says: This place can host 2,000 people and it?s a scenery for theatre plays, films and music shows in the open air. Its acoustics is really perfect.-
pili Says: This fabulous park of 44 hectares has three diferent levels: the high promenade, the middle and the low promenades, united for ancient outside stairs. Between cascades, you can find a rich vegetation, fountains and several sculptures.-On the weekends the park is crowded with...
pili Says: It was founded in 1870 by the President of the Country in those days, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. It is one of the most important state school in this city.-It was the first school where people in this country graduated as teachers.-
pili Says: It is placed in the centre of town, opossite the main square: "1ro. de Mayo".-It was built in 1890. This building is a mixture of italian and french styles, which you can mainly admire in the clock and in the bell tower.-This building is the place where the local authorities...
pili Says: This is the most important square in Paraná. Around the square you can find, the Town Hall, the Cathedral and two important schools: "Jose María Torres" and "Justo José de Urquiza" (known as Colegio del Huerto).-
Cathedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
pili Says: The cathedral is located just opposite the main square, “Primero de Mayo”. It was built under the command of Pope Pio XI in bisantine style. Its construction, that began in 1883, has a special architectonic beauty. At the entrance there is a sculture of Saint Peter that is a...
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The heart of the Paraná River - Paraná is a 350000 people city built on the hills along the Paraná river, facing to the NorthEast and North, with a nice park. The inhabitants love to go jogging and walking by the riverside and there...
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Paraná is a really nice city, surrounded by Paraná River, the longest river in Argentina.- Paraná is the capital city of the Province of Entre Ríos (that means between rivers).- In this city you can...
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After we left Uruguay our original plan was to spend a few days on the Argentinian side of the River Uruguay, at Concordia and Colon, before heading north to Iguazu Falls. However, the area was hit by...
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OK, so i'm sure you have worked out there is more than one Iguacu in the world. Of course there is, the water fall's run between Brasil and Argentina. However, you need to see both sides. Brasil...
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Paraná is a 350000 people city built on the hills along the Paraná river, facing to the NorthEast and North, with a nice park. The inhabitants love to go jogging and walking by the riverside and there...
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