This is the San Telmo & La Boca chapter from Lonely Planet's Buenos Aires guidebook.
San Telmo & La Boca - Buenos Aires (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
San Telmo is a lovely neighborhood full of cobbled streets, colonial mansions and rich history. La Boca is very much a locals’ neighbourhood; El Caminito is the barrio’s most famous street, full of art vendors, buskers and tango dancers.
jostle with fellow shoppers at the Sunday Feria de San Telmo where vendors sell all manner of goods, and buskers and tango dancers compete for your spare change
- maps
- take a break in peaceful Plaza Dorrego
- transport
- accommodation
- go to a fĂștbol game at La Bombonera Stadium home to the Boca Juniors team
- restaurants & bars
Coverage includes: Neighbourhood Top Five, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping and a Neighborhood Walk: Historical Saunter.
San Telmo & La Boca - Buenos Aires (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
San Telmo is a lovely neighborhood full of cobbled streets, colonial mansions and rich history. La Boca is very much a locals’ neighbourhood; El Caminito is the barrio’s most famous street, full of art vendors, buskers and tango dancers.
jostle with fellow shoppers at the Sunday Feria de San Telmo where vendors sell all manner of goods, and buskers and tango dancers compete for your spare change
- maps
- take a break in peaceful Plaza Dorrego
- transport
- accommodation
- go to a fĂștbol game at La Bombonera Stadium home to the Boca Juniors team
- restaurants & bars
Coverage includes: Neighbourhood Top Five, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping and a Neighborhood Walk: Historical Saunter.