BEYOND PUERTO MADERO (By Hostel Buenos Aires)

Puerto Madero is one of the undisputable destinations of Buenos Aires. People enjoy the traditional walk by its docks, a dinner in any of its restaurants or the chance to grab a beer with some friends in its pubs. A walk through the parks, a picture along the old port cranes or in the famous Women’s Bridge is also a Madero classic. Nothing new we could tell about this place. But there’s something we must warn you, something you might be missing: what’s “beyond” Puerto Madero.

Puerto Madero is accessible from Downtown, four streets that will take you to the Alicia Moreau de Justo Ave., the main street. Crossing the docks, you’ll get to the area called East Madero. Lots of restaurants and offices, a contemporary art museum and the boutique hotel “Faena” are its highlights. Behind this line, towards the river, it’s the other side of Madero, called the Costanera Sur (South Riverside Path).

Once a privileged walk for the Porteños, the Costanera Sur has regained importance as it’s been renew by the growth of Puerto Madero towards the River Plate. The Boulevard de los Italianos, the Calabria Ave., Hernán Giralt St. and Achával Rodríguez St. are the paths, surrounded by parks that frame the area. The kings of those streets are the most famous street food stalls, the “chiringuitos” that sell great Argentine meat and the superb “choripán”.

Beyond Puerto Madero you’ll find the Nereidas Font, one of the most important sculptures of Buenos Aires, made by Lola Mora. An amphitheater that every weekend presents music and theater shows, a long concrete walk, the old city beach with its large streetlamps that lighten the grass lands that are occasionally covered by the river, and the City’s Natural Reserve. Beyond Puerto Madero there’s much to know, don’t you miss it!