A PERFECT (POUND-PINCHING) WEEK IN BA

DAY 1

Tour the “cafés notables” Tortoni, Bar Lavalle, El Ateneo, El Federal; enjoy cortados with toasties and medialunas

DAY 2

Explore Recoleta

The necropolis, the plazas, the Museo de Bellas Artes and a drink in La Biela (another “notable”)

DAY 3 Tango day

Visit the Museo Casa de Gardel, have a class at La Viruta, buy a fedora hat to look the part, maybe see a show in the evening

DAY 4

Take the train to Tigre Walk along the river delta and have a steak for lunch

DAY 5

Retail therapy

Check out the antique market and shops in San Telmo; see the Museo de Arte Moderno; pick up some gaucho crafts and leather goods

DAY 6

Explore Palermo Viejo

Wander the cobbled streets; see the independent fashion boutiques, book shops and cool coffee bars

DAY 7

A fond farewell

Do the backstage tour at the Colón Opera House and see a ballet or an opera before taking off next day for Patagonia, Iguazú,

Salta or Mendoza (who would come all this way just for a city break?)