La Boca (Caminito)Story N° 72
Buenos Aires — Tango, La Boca, Palermo Soho
Three days in the Paris of the South — a Caminito morning under the corrugated-iron rainbow houses of La Boca, an asado at a Palermo parrilla, a milonga night at Salón Canning where the locals dance tango until 04:00, and a Sunday San Telmo antique market.
The itinerary.
3 days · 16 stops
Friday
Day One
EZE airport, check into a Palermo Soho boutique, afternoon Plaza de Mayo + Casa Rosada + Teatro Colón backstage tour, evening parrilla dinner + first tango show.
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EZE → Palermo transfer
Tienda León airport shuttle to centre, 50 min. Cabify door-to-door. Avoid official taxi rank rip-offs.
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Home Hotel Palermo Hollywood
Boutique in a converted 1920s family home — 18 rooms, garden pool, Sunday brunch on the patio. Walking distance to the Palermo Soho restaurants. homebuenosaires.com
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Plaza de Mayo + Casa Rosada
City's central square since 1580 — the Pink House (presidential palace, Evita's balcony), Cabildo (1751 colonial town hall), the Metropolitan Cathedral. Free Plaza de Mayo Tour Thursdays 16:00.
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Teatro Colón backstage tour
1908 opera house — ranked one of the world's top 5 for acoustics. 50-min guided tour walks the auditorium, gold-leaf foyer, the original ballroom. teatrocolon.org.ar
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Don Julio — dinner
Palermo's most-respected parrilla (steakhouse) — Argentine grass-fed beef on wood embers, the Bife de Chorizo is the local benchmark. Wall is signed empty Malbec bottles. Reserve 2 weeks out. parrilladonjulio.com
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La Catedral — first tango
Converted-warehouse milonga in Almagro — beginner class 21:00, live tango orchestra + open dance floor from 23:00. Local crowd, no dress code. Free entry after 01:00.
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Hotel
Home Hotel Buenos Aires, Palermo Hollywood homebuenosaires.com · AI hotel ratings: hotelist.com
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Getting around
- EZE → Palermo: 50 min Tienda León shuttle.
Saturday
Day Two
La Boca + Caminito morning, Recoleta Cemetery + Cementerio coffee, afternoon Palermo Soho street art + boutique shopping, evening milonga at Salón Canning.
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La Boca Caminito
Corrugated-iron painted houses, the pedestrian Caminito street, Boca Juniors stadium (La Bombonera, 200 m walk) — Maradona's home club. Stay on the official 4-block tourist zone; the surrounding area is not safe. Free.
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Recoleta Cemetery
City of the dead — 4,700 mausoleums in marble + granite. Evita's grave in the Familia Duarte tomb. Free entry, guided tour (English Tue/Thu 11:00).
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Café La Biela, Recoleta
1850 institution across from the cemetery — gomera de jamón (ham + cheese sandwich on baguette), café cortado. Borges + Bioy Casares wrote at this café for decades.
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Palermo Soho street art walk
Around Plazoleta Cortázar — Argentine + international muralists (Martín Ron, Pum-Pum, Roa). Walking-tour app GraffitiMundo (a 2-hour guided tour).
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Tegui — dinner
Palermo Hollywood, Argentina's #1 Latin America's 50 Best entry — German Martitegui's tasting menu, ingredient-focused (Patagonian lamb, Tucumán empanadas reimagined). tegui.com.ar
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Salón Canning — milonga
Classic milonga in Palermo Viejo — opens 22:30, live orchestra most nights, the floor is full of professionals (don't try to dance unless you can). Watch + drink Malbec until 03:00. parakultural.com.ar
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Hotel
Home Hotel Buenos Aires homebuenosaires.com · AI hotel ratings: hotelist.com
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Getting around
- Palermo ↔ La Boca: 30 min by taxi. Palermo ↔ Recoleta: 15 min by taxi.
Sunday
Day Three
San Telmo Sunday antique market all morning, parrilla brunch at Mercado de San Telmo, EZE flight in the evening.
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San Telmo Sunday Feria
Sundays only 10:00–17:00 — 250 antique + craft stalls fill Defensa street from Plaza Dorrego south. Old tango records, vintage soda siphons, leather goods, mate gourds. Tango couples dance Plaza Dorrego from noon.
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Mercado de San Telmo
1897 covered market — Coqui Mariscos for ceviche, Hierro for craft beer, Hierbabuena for vegetarian. Have lunch at the bar of any stall.
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MALBA — Latin American art
Modern art museum in Palermo — Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait with Monkey + Parrot is the prized work. Open Sundays. malba.org.ar
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Palermo → EZE airport
60 min by Cabify or Tienda León return shuttle. Allow 3 hours before international departures (US$ exit tax fast lane, slow regular).
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Hotel
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Getting around
- Palermo → San Telmo: 15 min by taxi.
- Palermo → EZE: 60 min by Cabify.
Location.
Frequently asked
How many days do you need for Buenos Aires — Tango, La Boca, Palermo Soho?
3 days. The itinerary runs from Friday to Sunday and covers 16 curated stops across 3 days.
How much does Buenos Aires — Tango, La Boca, Palermo Soho cost?
Mid-range — comfortable lodging with a mix of paid and free experiences.
Where do you stay during Buenos Aires — Tango, La Boca, Palermo Soho?
Home Hotel Buenos Aires, Palermo Hollywood is the recommended base for the trip; the full hotel list per day is in the itinerary section.
What's included in the Buenos Aires — Tango, La Boca, Palermo Soho itinerary?
Day-by-day stops at 16 restaurants, museums, viewpoints and landmarks; transportation hints between each leg; and a hotel base in La Boca (Caminito).
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