Buenos Aires Monserrat

Buenos Aires’ historic heart, Monserrat encompasses the city’s most famous sights and its most important plazas and avenues. Bounded by Avenida de Mayo to the north and Avenida de Independencia to the south, the barrio provides a transition from hectic Microcentro to bohemian San Telmo. There are a variety of architectural styles, flitting from 19th-century French to Art Nouveau to modern. The buildings lining the blocks directly south of Plaza de Mayo and along all of Avenida de Mayo are particularly beautiful and merit a walking tour . Other parts of the neighborhood, however, are in states of disrepair.

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