Gaimán Travel Guide

 TexasDave Says:  As you enter the town from Highway 25 you are on Sarmiento Street. One block over to the right is Belgrano St. Right next to the old Railroad Tunnel is the Visitor's Center where you can get a map of the town and suggestions about what can be seen. 

 ellielou Says:  If the idea of having even more sweets than you have during the typical Argentine breakfast, it's recommended that you avoid taking tea in this town.Also, if you skip tea time, and come here, you won't run into those traveling around on tour buses....plus, it's sort of an... 

 andal13 Says:  The main square is so big that it not only has monuments, plants and benches; the town hall building is inside the square, and an artificial canal runs through it.La plaza principal es tan grande que no sólo tiene monumentos, plantas y bancos; el edificio de la Municipalidad... 

 andal13 Says:  Camwy is a bilingual high school; the students learn Spanish and Welsh. The front door sign says: "Nid byd, byd heb wybodaeth", that as everybody well knows, means "Education is bread to the soul".Camwy es una escuela secundaria bilingüe; los estudiantes aprenden en Español... 

 andal13 Says:  There is only one Catholic church in Giaman: Nuestra Señora de Luján. There are many Protestant chapels all over the region; there were 36 in the past, not further than 10 Km one to the other; they were not only religious temples, but also schools and meeting places.Hay sólo... 

 andal13 Says:  The first house of Gaiman was built in 1874; it was made of stone, and the roof made of straw and mud (nowadays it has a different roof). It is situated at a protected place (to avoid the eternal wind). There is a museum inside, but unfortunately it was closed when I visited... 

 andal13 Says:  These kids, like every kid in the whole word, were curious: facing a tourist with a camera, they pose for the picture! Estos niños, como todos los niños del mundo, fueron curiosos: ante una turista con una cámara, posaron para la foto! 

 andal13 Says:  An ancient big wheel can be seen at the main square canal; among the blue lilies and the willows, it composes a very attractive picture.Una antigua noria se encuentra en el canal que atraviesa la plaza principal; entre los lirios azules y los sauces, compone un cuadro muy... 

 andal13 Says:  Julio A. Roca Square is the main square of Gaiman, and it has a curious monument: a pyramid that commemorates the fourth centenary of the discovery of America. It was built in 1892 (obviusly!) and each one of the four sides has a caption in a different language: the North... 

 andal13 Says:  This picture shows the ancient post office; notice the typical style of the building: one floor, ridge roof, small windows.La foto muestra el antiguo correo; observen el estilo típico del edificio: una sola planta, techo de dos aguas, ventanas pequeñas. 

 andal13 Says:  Camwy is the name of the first high school of Patagonia. It was founded in 1906, and Gaiman teenagers still study there.Camwy es el nombre de la primera escuela secundaria de la Patagonia. Fue fundada en 1906, y los adolescentes de Gaiman aún estudian allí. 

 andal13 Says:  The first house is quite small; it was built in a depression, so to come in people have to come down some rungs. Between you and me, I am very short, so I felt as a giant close to this house!La primera casa es bastante baja; fue construida en una depresión, por lo que su... 

 andal13 Says:  The museum situated inside the first house of Gaiman was closed that day; it exhibes typical Welsh stuff, brought by the immigrants. As I could not visit it, I took pictures from outside, like this lovely little window.El museo situado dentro de la primera casa de Gaiman... 

 sof76 Says:

 andal13 Says:  Ty Gwyn (as you know, of course!) means "white house" in Welsh; it is one of the several tea houses that you can find in Gaiman. It is a beautiful, cozy, well decorated place, and the service is excellent; the kind waitress are dressed with typical Welsh costumes.Ty Gwyn...