Rochester Hotels Weblog / San Telmo: a tour not to missSan Telmo is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city. It was where the wealthy families of Buenos Aires used to live in 1871 until they were forced to move due to the strong yellow fever epidemic that was hitting the city at that time.
Today it is one of the most outstanding and popular spots in the city. It has colonial houses, cobbled streets, antique shops, traditional tearooms and places where you can hear or dance tango and jazz. A neighborhood that willl make you travel back in time. A tour that you must do when coming to Buenos Aires. In addition, we find several attractive sites to visit in San Telmo, such as:
Rochester Hotel considers San Telmo an unusual neighborhood which offers many activities and places to go. It is indeed worth visiting this historic area of Buenos Aires. The photograph belongs to Phillie Casablanca under a Creative Commons Attribution licence. Back HOMERelated Post No related posts These reading the entry San Telmo: a tour not to miss Friday, April 3rd, 2009 to 7:45 and categorized in this History and Culture of Buenos Aires, Knowing Buenos Aires. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. CommentsLeave a reply |
