San Telmo is one of the best known Buenos Aires neighborhoods. Almost as old as the city and a must visit from the touristic circuit, San Telmo preserved the beauty of tradition. The paving of its street, the charm of Dorrego Square and the art of its antiques fair mixture with the passion of tango and the history of old Buenos Aires.
It is delimited by Chile St,
Huergo Ave, Brasil Ave, Paseo Colón Ave, Martín García Ave, Defensa St, Caseros
Ave and Piedras St. It is walking distance from our Hostel Colonial: only 12
blocks away. It is one of the smallest neighborhoods of our city (1.2 square
kilometers) and it is also known as Barrio Sur (South neighborhood) since the
XIX Century when it was inhabited by port workers and Spanish and Italian
immigrants.
Among San Telmo attractions are:
the old San Pedro Telmo Church, the antiques stores on Defensa Street, the
Dorrego Square and its weekend fair, the Museum of Modern Art (MAMBA), the
Museu of Contemporary Art (MACBA), the Puppet Museum and the famous San Lorenzo
Passage where “The Minimum House” is located.
If you are visiting San Telmo you
should stop for a beer on Dorrego Square and enjoy the theater and tango shows
which take place almost every hour there.
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