Mansions, palaces & historic buildings
Hidden palaces, century-old cafés, mansions, forts and buildings with a past that few itineraries include. Each one comes with its history, curiosities, a map and tours nearby.
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42 places
America Cultural Center
Salta · from social club to Government House and cultural centre
Barolo Palace
Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires · 22 floors that follow the Divine Comedy
Bosch Palace
Palermo, Buenos Aires · a French Neoclassical mansion from 1917
Buenos Aires Central Post Office
San Nicolás, Buenos Aires · from post office to cultural centre
Buenos Aires Customs Palace
Montserrat, Buenos Aires · the twin-towered palace by the port
Buenos Aires Stock Exchange
San Nicolás, Buenos Aires · a Louis XVI palace and a modern tower
Córdoba Cabildo
Córdoba · a colonial cabildo with 15 arches beside the Cathedral
Café La Biela
Recoleta, Buenos Aires · a notable bar that began in 1850
Café Las Violetas
Almagro, Buenos Aires · a luxury confitería opened in 1884
Café Tortoni
Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires · a 1858 café with tango and jazz
Casa de Liniers
Monserrat, Buenos Aires · the colonial house of Viceroy Liniers
Club de Pescadores
Costanera Norte, Buenos Aires · a fishing club over the river
Confitería del Molino
Balvanera, Buenos Aires · an Art Nouveau café with windmill sails
Confitería Richmond
Calle Florida, Buenos Aires · the literary café of Borges and Girondo
Eden Hotel
La Falda, Córdoba · the hotel that gave birth to a town
El Ateneo Grand Splendid
Recoleta, Buenos Aires · a bookshop in a 1919 theatre
El Castillo Hotel Fábrega
Valle Hermoso, Córdoba · a medieval-style castle born as an estancia
Esteban de Luca's House
San Telmo, Buenos Aires · colonial home of a poet and arms maker
Estrugamou Building
Retiro, Buenos Aires · a stately building with a winged Victory
Fernández Anchorena Palace
Recoleta, Buenos Aires · French-style mansion, now Nunciature
Fort of Buenos Aires
Plaza de Mayo · the colonial fortress under the Casa Rosada
Galería Güemes
Downtown Buenos Aires · an Art Nouveau arcade with a viewpoint
Historical House of Tucumán
San Miguel de Tucumán · the house where independence was declared
Hotel Castelar
Montserrat, Buenos Aires · the hotel where García Lorca lived
Hotel Villavicencio
Las Heras, Mendoza · a grand mountain hotel closed in 1979
House of Culture of Buenos Aires
Avenida de Mayo · the La Prensa palace and its bronze beacon
Llao Llao Hotel
Bariloche · Bustillo's hotel between two lakes, a National Monument
Marquis of Sobremonte Provincial Historical Museum
Córdoba · the colonial house of a governor who became viceroy
Martín García Island
Río de la Plata · an Argentine island surrounded by Uruguayan waters
Ministry of Public Works Building
Monserrat, Buenos Aires · the skyscraper with the Evita murals
National Museum of Decorative Arts
Buenos Aires · a French-style palace full of European art
Palacio Alcorta
Palermo Chico, Buenos Aires · a showroom with a track on the roof
Paz Palace
Retiro, Buenos Aires · a French château with 140 rooms
Pereda Palace
Buenos Aires · a Parisian palace with ceilings by Sert
River Plate Fresh Meat Company
Campana, Buenos Aires · South America's first refrigeration plant
San Martín Palace
Retiro, Buenos Aires · the Beaux-Arts palace of the Foreign Ministry
Sarmiento House
Tigre, Buenos Aires · Sarmiento's wooden house in the Delta
Usina del Arte
La Boca, Buenos Aires · a 1916 power station turned cultural centre
Estancia Villa María
Near Buenos Aires · a Tudor manor with a 74-hectare park
Villa Ocampo
Béccar, San Isidro · the house where world culture crossed the Río de la Plata
Ortiz Basualdo Villa
Mar del Plata · a 1909 villa turned into an art museum
Yatasto Relay
Near Metán, Salta · a colonial post stop of the Independence war