Steak, tango and a very late dinner
Buenos Aires
Two hours from Santiago and a completely different continent in feel: European avenues, Italian food, football on every corner and dinner that starts at ten. An easy stopover on the way home.
- Best time
- Year round — November is warm and the jacarandas are purple
- Recommended days
- 3–4 days
- Getting there
- 2h flight from Santiago, or an overnight stop on the way to Europe
Where to fly
Fly Santiago (SCL) → Buenos Aires with LATAM, Aerolíneas Argentinas or JetSMART — 2 hours, from about €120 return. International flights use Ezeiza (EZE), regional ones Aeroparque (AEP), which is 10 minutes from the centre. Check which airport your onward flight leaves from before booking.
What not to miss
Palermo
Soho and Hollywood: leafy streets, jacarandas in November, the best restaurants and bars of the city, and the parks of Bosques de Palermo for a Sunday.
San Telmo & La Boca
Sunday market and antiques in San Telmo, then the painted houses of Caminito and the Boca Juniors stadium. Go by day and stay on the main streets.
Recoleta
The famous cemetery, Evita's grave, grand avenues and the Bellas Artes museum. Coffee at a classic café afterwards.
Tigre delta
An hour north by train: wooden houses on stilts, boats instead of cars, and lunch on the water. The best day off from the city.
Day by day
This is only a suggestion. We have not been here ourselves yet — this is how a trip could look. We recommend doing some further research and shaping it into your own adventure.
Day 1
Palermo
Slow start, walk the Bosques de Palermo, then dinner late — nobody eats before nine — and a bar in Soho after.
Day 2
Centre & Recoleta
Plaza de Mayo, Teatro Colón, Avenida 9 de Julio, the Recoleta cemetery, and a tango show or milonga in the evening.
Day 3
San Telmo & La Boca
Market and antiques in San Telmo (best on Sunday), then Caminito, and an asado dinner to finish.
Day 4
Tigre delta
Train from Retiro to Tigre, a boat through the delta, lunch on the water and back into town for the last night.
Where to stay
- There are so many lovely places to stay here — have a browse on Booking.com and Airbnb and pick whatever feels right for you. These buttons will take you straight there.
Don't forget
- · Bring cash and use official exchange — card rates can be poor
- · Book steak restaurants (Don Julio, La Cabrera) days in advance
- · Dinner starts at 21:00 or later; plan a late-afternoon snack