Neighborhoods of Buenos Aires: Belgrano


Belgrano is not one of the most touristic neighborhoods in Buenos Aires, but it is one of the nicest of all. As it is not touristy, there are not many hotels, but there is a large number of apartments for rent, and it´s the ideal location to feel like a local when staying in Buenos Aires.

The best location is near Cabildo Avenue, which is a commercial avenue, with many shops, and great transportation through the “Subte” line D, which connects Belgrano with the center of the city. There are also lots of bus lines that run along Cabildo Avenue.

But the nicest locations in Belgrano are the area around Barrancas de Belgrano Park, and the area called Bajo Belgrano, near Federico Lacroze & Luis Maria Campos Ave., an upscale area with many embassies, tree-lined streets, old mansions, and newly built high-rise buildings.

Another area of Belgrano is called Belgrano R, a residential and traditional area, with many English style houses and large mansions, one of the most exclusive and upscale neighborhoods in Buenos Aires.

There´s also a Chinese quarter, or Belgrano´s Chinatown, on Arribeños Street between Juramento and Mendoza, where you will find many traditional Chinese restaurants, gift stores, supermarkets, as well as some Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese restaurants.

Barrio Chino
Sites of interest in Belgrano:

Museum of Hispanic Art Enrique Larreta: Juramento 2291. The beautiful Spanish garden is worth the visit for itself, and it´s open every day with free entrance from 9 am to 1 pm.
Larreta Museum

Sarmiento Historical Museum: Juramento 2180. This historical building was once the government house of Buenos Aires. The present collection is composed of objects, the library and the archives belonging to Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Argentine president from 1868 to 1874.

Museo Sarmiento

 Inmaculada Concepción Church, also known as “La Redonda” (1878). V. de Obligado 2042.

Inmaculada Concepcion

Crafts fair at Plaza Manuel Belgrano: Only on weekends and holidays. Juramento Ave. and V. de Obligado Street:
Plaza Manuel Belgrano

Casa del Angel: styilsh shops, cafés, bookstores. Sucre and Cuba St.

Casa del Angel

Barrancas de Belgrano: One of the most beautiful parks in the city, has 67 species of plants: ombus, palm trees “ceibos”, plane trees, paradise, lime and oak trees, magnolias, etc. Among the sculptures scattered in the park, there is a replica of the Statue of Liberty by its original creator, French sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi.
There is also a bower where orchestras play, especially in summer days, and people can dance tango at the only open air Milonga in Buenos Aires.
Belgrano Neighborhoods Where to Stay
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Alvear Avenue - Style and Sophistication


Alvear Avenue, which starts at Intendente Alvear Square and ends at Carlos Pellegrini Avenue, is one of the most elegant in Buenos Aires, and was included in a project to be declared as an Historic Protection Area by the Municipal governement. It is one of the landmarks of the upscale Recoleta neighborhood.
According to a recent survey by NBC network, Alvear Avenue was chosen as the fifth most elegant and sophisticated avenue in the world, after the Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue in New York, Les Champs Elysées in Paris, and Oxford St, in London for the quality and glamour of its shops and mansions.

At the end of the 19th century, many wealthy families moved to the area and built their homes on this Avenue, mainly in the French Academic Style. Some of this “palaces” have been occupied over the years by public offices, like the Academy of the Arts, the Vatican Embassy and the Brazilian Embassy, world class hotels like the five star hotel Park Hyatt-Palacio Duhau, and many haute-couture mansions, such as Luois Vuitton, Polo Ralph Lauren, Armani, Rochas, Prada, Hermenegildo Zegna, Versace, Cartier, Nina Ricci, among others.

The milestone of Alvear Avenue is the luxurious Alvear Palace Hotel, one of the finest in South America and the world. This hotel has welcomed many presidents and illustrious guests from all over the world. It is also famous for its Sunday Brunches and afternoon teas at its restaurant L´Orangerie, which you can attend even if you are not a guest at the hotel.
Architecture Recoleta Shopping
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