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Posted Dec 16, 2010
A Christmas getaway to Buenos Aires is the perfect combination of metropolitan culture and summer sun.
photo by Aaron Firestein
Plaza Dorrego in San Telmo
Visit the city's vintage marketplace in San Telmo and stop by the biggest
antiques fair in South America where tango orchestras play along the
cobblestones.
photo by Marc Van der Aa
Day trip to an upscale ranch
Jaunt to
San
Antonio de Areco for the day and explore Argentina's fabled cowboy past.
Shop for handcrafted silver and leather and feast on asado steak out on an
estancia, a traditional ranch in the countryside with horse dancing and gaucho
song.
photo by Marc Van der Aa
Wine tasting at
0800
Vino
Back in the city, visit the cellar of Englishman Nigel Tollerman whose weekly
wine tastings feature the best local
varietals.
photo by Aaron Firestein
Walk El Caminito in La Boca
Walk along El Caminito in the old port of La Boca for a view of
turn-of-the-century immigrant life and see folclore and tango dance against a
backdrop of brightly-painted tenement bungalows.
photo by Aaron Firestein
Cocktails at design
hotel
Faena
Visit the bustling new port of Puerto Madero nearby, and duck into the Philippe
Starck-designed wonderland the Hotel Faena for poolside cocktails or piano bar
rocanrol.
Text by Eve Hyman.
Eve Hyman writes about Buenos Aires, having spent the last three years in the vintage culture hub of San Telmo. She is completing a Master of International Relations degree from the University of Bologna and lives in Brooklyn. Follow Eve on her blog: brooklynd.wordpress.com
Sources: www.museyon.com
Photo credits: Aaron Firestein, Marc Van der Aa.
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