Puerto Madero and Costanera Sur, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

It is located near to downtown, on the river shores. Puerto Madero owes its name to Eduardo Madero, an important merchant of the city. It is the youngest neighborhood of Buenos Aires and one of the most exclusive ones because of its extension and its sea views.
The latest two years, numerous important residential towers have been built; its location and its connection with the Riverside Avenue make Puerto Madero the most expensive neighborhood of the city.
The neighborhood is a popular zone. The ecologic reserve is outskirts of the port. The beautiful “Puente de la Mujer” (Bridge of Women) adorns the neighborhood since 2001. This is a peculiar location because of its streets and avenues whose names belong to 25 important women (doctors, politicians, writers, journalists, an aviator and artists); they are commonly known as “Patricias” or heroines and professors.
Puerto Madero was used as a dock port for many decades. It has been recently changed to an exclusive, modern and quaint commercial center where the most prestigious companies, movie theaters, five star hotels and the best restaurants of the city are situated.
In Puerto Madero, specifically in the Dock 4, there is a tourist information center where you will find maps, guides and leaflets in different languages.

PLACES TO VISIT

Escuela de Bellas Artes de la Cárcova (Fine Arts School)

It is located in Tristán Achával Rodríguez Nº 1701
It was created in 1921(it is the see of the Calcos Museum); it has workshops and classrooms. Nowadays, its walls show the history through replicas of the Miguel Ángel`s David, as well as Moises and La Piedad, all of them, in their life-size. In its interior garden, there are life- size sculptures. Some of the artists who studied here were: Mario Vanarelli, Mané Bernardo, Juan Carlos Castagnino and Liberino Badii.

Malecón Building

It is located on Dock1
It was built in 1999. It is a twelve-storey office, Class “A”, which has business premises inside the basement and it is located to the south of Puerto Madero.

Corbeta Uruguay Ship Museum

It is located on Dock 4
It was built in British shipyards. It was declared National Historic Monument in 1967 and it is a symbol of the Antarctic Sector, the Patagonia and the Australian Lands. It is a 85 meters long and 13.3 meters ship that arrived to the country in 1874. This is the oldest ship of the Argentinean army. It was the ship that rescued the Olfo Nordenskjbdld expedition, in the South Pole, in 1903.

Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza Church

It is located on Dock 2 - Boulevard Vera Peñaloza and Micaela Bastidas Park.

The temple was inaugurated and blessed on August 27, 1996. It was built by the parishioners of the area; it was designed by the architects Poli, Casano and Zubillaga. Inside, there is the Virgin of Macarena, brought from Spain. The church has a rounded floor and a peculiar visible cross.

Molino Porteño (Mill)

It is located on Dock 2
It is located on the dike’s shore. It used to manufacture flour in 1956. It was declared National Heritage and it preserves its ancient façade with silos structure. Nowadays, it is in the referential building of New Puerto Madero.

Fragata Sarmiento Museum

It is located on Dock 3 – Macacha Güemes and Alicia Moreau de Justo Streets
The elegant training ship of the National Army is anchored at dock 3. It was built in England in 1898 by the Argentinean government. The Fragata was designed by the engineer Bevis whose model was the famous and awarded CLIPPER HMS Clive. The Fragata Sarmiento Museum was declared Historical Heritage. As a ship in function, it traveled 39 times over the world and it covered 1.100.000 miles. Inside, there are many eye catching objects.

Puente de la Mujer (Woman’s Bridge)

It is located on Dock 3 – Pedestrian bridge that connects with the west of the dock 3
It is a work of the engineer Santiago Calatrava Valls. It connects the dock 3 with Alicia Moerau de Justo Avenue and the commercial area. The bridge rotates 90 degrees in order to allow ships to pass. It was built in 12 months and finished in 2001. In 2005, a modern light system was installed, so, beautiful night views of the Bridge can be appreciated.

Antena Monumental o Mast of Italians

It is located on de los Italianos Avenue and Güemes
It was built in 1927, it is a Venetian work. It was created in order to commemorate the visit of Umberto, the prince of Italy, in 1924. This was a work of Moretti, a donation of the Italian government. It is the meeting point for Italian events.
This is the highest construction of Buenos Aires. On its sides, there is a gratitude inscription dedicated to the “hospitable Argentinean people”.

Puerto Madero Station

It is located on Perón and Alicia Moreau de Justo Avenues
It is a connection with the west zone of the city. The train service arrives to the train station through a tunnel which dates back to 1912; it is famous because it was known as the escape route of Peron.

Yacht Club Puerto Madero

It is locate on Dock 4

It was inaugurated on August, 1997. It has 250 mooring ropes. It was planed by Camper, an English company dedicated to dock constructions from 1782. Its floating Club House has 2.000 m2 and three levels.
Its 250 mooring ropes offer electricity services, drinking water, TV, telephone, cleaning services, and repair and maintenance naval constructions.

COSTANERA SUR

It is located on Azucena Villaflor and Tristán Achával Rodríguez

In 1918, the municipal spa was inaugurated in this place. This was a long jetty that presented a peculiar division, between men and women zones, in order to swim by respecting times and rules. La Costanera became one of the preferred places of the “porteños”. Due to the contamination of La Plata River, the spa started to lost popularity in 1950.

PLACES TO VISIT

Fountain of “Las Nereidas”

It is located on Tristán Achával Rodríguez Nº 1600
The wonderful fountain of Las Nereidas, a Lola Mora’s work, represents the crib of Venus (the Greek love goddess). It was declared a Historic Heritage. It is located in Costanera Sur.

Ecological Reserve

It is located on Tristán Achával Rodríguez Avenue Nº 1550
The reserve covers 350 hectares; it possesses varied fauna and flora, three lagoons, viewpoints and places for family resting. In 1986, the Porteño government granted it with the category of ecological reserve.
It is located only five minutes from Buenos Aires. It is covered by grass and willow forests. If you want to visit it, you will find guided walks both during the day and night.

Casino of Buenos Aires

It is located on Rawson de Dellepiane (north zone). Dársena South

This original casino functions 24 hours a day and it is located on a boat, that is why it is known as the “floating casino”.