La Boca Tour: Tango, Color and Soccer
Overview of the tour in Buenos Aires
La Boca is an inescapable point for all visitors to Buenos Aires. As a classic slum and port neighborhood of the city, La Boca saw the birth of the magic of tango in its conventions and its streets the passion of the biggest soccer clubs in the country: Boca Juniors and River Plate.
Immigration, mainly from Genoa, gave the neighborhood a unique style that contrasts with the high-class Buenos Aires of the downtown neighborhoods.
Caminito, an icon of the neighborhood and the city, is an attractive and colorful alley on the banks of the Riachuelo.
The renowned plastic artist Quinquela Martín made these gray riverside landscapes a place full of life and color, making it an international reference and one of the 10 most photographed places in the world according to Google Maps.
On the walk, places such as the Nicolás Avellaneda ferry, the Benito Quinquela Martín Museum, the Vuelta de Rocha, Caminito, PROA Foundation, the Bombonera, and the volunteer fire station, among others, are visited.
This activity includes:
- Centro de información turística Caminito
- Riachuelo
- Ghost Tower
- Bombonera
On arrival
El tour se inicia en la escultura a Benito Quinquela Martín, a pocos metros de Caminito, sobre la avenida Pedro De Mendoza 1850. Llegan a esa zona las líneas de colectivo 20, 25, 29, 53, 64, 152. Me podrán reconocer ya que llevo en la mano un cuaderno verde.
Free Cancellation
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