The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires 1 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires 1 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
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Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires. Flick through the introduction for an overview on where to go and what to see, from cosmopolitan architecture and stunning mansions to long coffee klatches, where you can soak up this energetic city whilst enjoying the finest coffee. Move on to read lively accounts of every attraction from walking along the Avenida de Mayo to enjoying dinner in a typical "parrillada." The guide provides detailed coverage of the outlying suburbs of San Isidro, Olivos and the Paraná Delta as well as destinations further afield – San Antonio de Areco and estancias in the Pampas, and Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay. With colour sections on tango and football, the guide explores the city’s rich history and intense culture; includes detailed information on where to shop to where to see the best tango shows; gives practical information on accommodation and transportation; and, of course, reviews all the best places to eat and drink. With the clearest maps of any guide, be sure your trip to “the Pearl” of South America is one not to forget with this ultimate guide.
- Paperback: 10 pages
- Publisher: Rough Guides; 2008-05-05
- Label: Rough Guides
- Studio: Rough Guides
- ISBN: 1843539969
- Sales Rank in Books: #588242
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:  Excellent guidebook for Buenos Aires, By pdxsteve (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires 1 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback) We just returned from an incredible two-week stay in Buenos Aires and the new Rough Guide to Buenos Aires was an essential part of our experience. Unlike other BA guidebooks we've read about on amazon.com, this guide is up to date and accurate (the fact that it's brand new helps). We liked its in-depth coverage of neighborhoods and good maps. The restaurant recommendations were very good.
A few restaurants were not where they were shown on the Rough Guide maps (Un Altra Volta in Palermo and Rigoletto in Recoleta) but we learned quickly to go by the address in the book, not the dot on the map. Another pet peeve is that the restaurants are listed in their own section in the back rather than within each neighborhood section so we found ourselves doing more flipping back and forth than we thought was necessary. Other than these small hassles though we highly recommend the book. We had also purchased used copies of Time Out Buenos Aires and Lonely Planet Buenos Aires, neither...Read more 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful: Clear and interesting., By Flavia "Flavia" (Spain) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires 1 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback) I live in Buenos Aires, it came to my attention that many tourists know my city better than me, so I decided to be a Tourist in Buenos Aires.
I asked for the best guide in the book shop, and it was in english. It was this one. I loved it, it has a lot of information, it's easy to use and has correct information. I only found 2 spelling mistakes of Spanish words in all I'm reading. Be aware that we are having inflation, so prices change every day, therefore won't be exactly the same to this or any other guide. IF YOU COME TO BUENOS AIRES; THIS IS YOUR GUIDE! 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful: The Best Guide for Buenos Aires, Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires 1 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback) I used both the Rough Guide as well as TimeOut to research my recent trip to Buenos Aires and the Rough Guide is easily the better of the two. Although TimeOut adds a few things here and there, it became clear early on that it would merely be used to augment the Rough Guide. Rough Guide Buenos Aires simply goes into far better, far more interesting, detail about those sites one really wants to visit. Like any major city, Buenos Aires extends way beyond anything a tourist, even an unconventional one, likely wants to see. (How many Europeans, after all, take a vacation to New York City to spend time in Flushings, Queens?) Neighborhoods like Monserrat, San Telmo, Boca, Retiro, Recoleta and Puerto Madero are not very far from each other. Even Palermo, the happening neighborhood nowadays, is not that far away. Rough Guide provides just the right balance between providing useful and interesting history of these areas while also pointing one in the direction of those...Read more |
