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“Buenos Aires Sights in San Telmo” AllAboutAR - Argentina Travel Guide
“The joys of shopping in Buenos Aires” Los Angeles Times (free registration required)
“Vegetarian menus root in beefy Buenos Aires” Boston.com / Boston Globe
“Shopping in Buenos Aires” Travel + Leisure
“36 Hours In: Buenos Aires” New York Times (free registration required)
“Dramatic & foreign” canada.com / Calgary Herald
“In Buenos Aires, the living's easy” Los Angeles Times (free registration required)
“Variety spices up life in Buenos Aires” canada.com / Times Colonist
“Buenos Aires: In a liga of its own” Independent.co.uk
“San Telmo Comes Alive” in-lan.com / In Magazine
“Travel Buenos Aires” in-lan.com / In Magazine
“What's Doing In; Buenos Aires” New York Times (free registration required)
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“Agentina's capital is cosmopolitan and diverse” gosouthamerica.about.com
“Latin lap of luxury” Telegraph Group Limited (free registration required)
“City of passion” Sydney Morning Herald
“Luxury in Buenos Aires” TravelIntelligence.net
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 166 attractions in Buenos Aires
Traveller Description: Buenos Aires has tons of really different neighborhoods, but none of them embody the traditional culure like San Telmo. Check out Des NIvel on... more »
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Attraction type: Neighbourhood, Historic walking area
Activities: City walk sightseeing, Dining, Shopping
Address: Buenos Aires
Argentina

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“Great Tango”
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5 of 5 stars
Travelozzy
Oxfordshire, England
5 Feb 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

Lovely little atmosphereic cafes, the flea market, diverse(!) entertainers and some of the best tango in town - head to San Telmo on a Sunday for a taste of how BA might have been before Dior, Harrods, Ralf Lauren etc all hit town. Dirty, crumbling and dusty but brilliant - a must see! more

“Go to the Sunday Antique Fair!”
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5 of 5 stars
angelface52786
Miami
26 Nov 2007
6/6 found this review helpful

Every Sunday, San Telmo is transformed into a great outdoor antique fair...It is wonderful...live music, tons of things to buy, lots of poeple...Great place to spend the morning on Sundays...Very lively...I truly enjoyed it... more

“Loved Every Second”
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4 of 5 stars
Conshy_Man_Dan
Conshy, PA
16 Mar 2007
16/16 found this review helpful

I was in Buenos Aires in February of 2006 for a family wedding. LODGING: We stayed at the Hotel Internacional on the main drag, may be a 1/4 mile from the obelisk (sp?). Good hotel, rooms were clean, staff was accommodating. They were redoing some of the marble in the lobby. From what we saw during our stay, it's gonna... more

“best place in the world!”
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5 of 5 stars
pablobroadstairs
london, UK
28 Mar 2006
43/44 found this review helpful

San Telmo - is there any place like it? I have never been to a place so atmospheric or so redolent of other places. Paris (Le Marais). parts of Naples even Cape Town in places, it is steeped in history but it never stops moving. Some places to try: La Brigada a huge parilla (beef restaurant) though obviously not if... more

“The heart of Buenos Aires”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
England
14 Oct 2005
56/61 found this review helpful

If you are in Buenos Aires over a weekend, San Telmo is not to be missed on a Sunday. After living in Buenos Aires for 3 months, this was my favourite place. The Antiques Market definitely lives up to its reputation. Busy, exciting, entertaining, different - this place is unmissable. Aside from the antiques shops and market, there are various... more

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