Heart of Colonial Buenos Aires Walking Audio Tour
Heart of Colonial Buenos Aires Walking Audio Tour
Heart of Colonial Buenos Aires Walking Audio Tour
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Travel five hundred years in the span of just a few blocks through the historic center of Buenos Aires. Follow the city's transformation from a remote Spanish colonial outpost to the cosmopolitan capital of an independent nation.
You’ll learn how Spanish colonial society relied on a rigid social and racial hierarchy and how bitterly divided Argentina was after the country gained its independence from Spain. You’ll visit the resting place of General José de San Martín, known as the Liberator of Argentina who crossed the Andes with a contingent of five thousand men to fight loyalist Spanish forces in Chile and Peru.
The Heart of Colonial Buenos Aires tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
Itinerary
La Manzana de Las Luces(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeThe Manzana de las Luces is a historic block in Buenos Aires that houses the National College of Buenos Aires, the Church of San Ignacio and other historic buildings. It was an important center of culture and learning in colonial times and still symbolizes education and knowledge.Casa Rosada(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeOfficially known as the Casa de Gobierno, the Casa Rosada or Pink House in English is the executive office of the President of Argentina. It’s considered one of the most symbolic buildings in Buenos Aires and has been declared a National Historic Monument. The Casa Rosada contains a museum relating to former presidents of Argentina.Museo Nacional del Cabildo de Buenos Aires y de la Revolucion de Mayo(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeDuring the colonial era the Cabildo de Buenos Aires was used as the seat of the town council. Today the Cabildo houses a museum called the National Museum of the Cabildo and the May Revolution in which 18th century artifacts such as clothes, jewelry and paintings are on display.
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GBP 4.03
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