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Walk · Recoleta · Buenos Aires

Recoleta Culture Stroll

A cafe, the lawns, and an afternoon of art.

Recoleta Culture Stroll — Recoleta, Buenos Aires

A gentle stroll through the green slopes of Recoleta, from a coffee at the old Cafe La Biela up to the art along Avenida del Libertador. The Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes holds more than 12,000 works, from precolombian pieces to the present. End by the Floralis Generica, the great steel flower that opens and closes with the light, with the Biblioteca Nacional rising behind the trees.

On this plan

  • Coffee at the old Cafe La Biela
  • Green slopes of Plaza Francia
  • Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
  • The Floralis Generica steel flower
  • The Biblioteca Nacional nearby
  • Gentle and easy throughout

Your afternoon

  1. 4:00 PM · Coffee at Cafe La Biela
    A slow start on Avenida Quintana
  2. Plaza Francia
    Up through the green slopes
  3. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
    An hour with the collection
  4. Floralis Generica
    The steel flower by the Biblioteca Nacional

What to bring

  • Water
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Sunglasses
  • A camera

Getting there

Subte Linea H to Las Heras, then a few blocks down to Plaza Francia, or a bus along Avenida del Libertador

This is a busy, easy part of the city by day. The lawns and museums are loveliest in the afternoon light, and there is always a cafe to duck into.