Buenos Aires Art and Architecture
Galleries and historic buildings: MALBA, the Colón Theatre and Palacio Barolo, plus a day trip to La Plata Cathedral
Built around art and architecture: sculptures at Recoleta Cemetery; MALBA, the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Decorative Arts in Palermo Chico; the arcades of Retiro and downtown, the Teatro Colón and the Palacio de Aguas Corrientes; the Palacio Barolo and the National Congress along Avenida de Mayo. Then take the train to the planned city of La Plata to see its neo-Gothic cathedral, and finish in the south of the city and La Boca. Stay in Recoleta for a relaxed pace. Suited to repeat visitors and museum lovers. Check closing days.
Mostly indoor visits, so it works in winter and on rainy days
Day by day
Day 1 · Arrival and Recoleta
Buenos Aires（Recoleta Cemetery、Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar、El Ateneo Grand Splendid）
A taxi from the airport to Recoleta takes about 1 hour. Explore the neighborhood on foot in the afternoon.
The cemetery charges foreign visitors an entrance fee, so bring your ID.
Stay: Recoleta
Day 2 · Palermo Chico Museum Cluster
Buenos Aires（Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes、National Museum of Decorative Arts、Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires、Evita Museum）
Walk from Recoleta along Libertador Avenue. The four museums are all within 1.5 km of each other. A taxi back takes about 10 minutes.
Avoid Mondays. MALBA is closed on Tuesdays and opens at midday.
Stay: Recoleta
Day 3 · Retiro and the Colón Theatre
Buenos Aires（Plaza San Martín、Galerías Pacífico、Teatro Colón、Palacio de Aguas Corrientes）
A taxi to San Martín Square takes about 10 minutes. Walk through Pasaje Pacífico to the Colón Theatre, continue to the Palacio de Aguas Corrientes, then return to Recoleta.
The Palacio de Aguas Corrientes museum is open on weekdays only.
Stay: Recoleta
Day 4 · Avenida de Mayo Architecture
Buenos Aires（Plaza de Mayo / Casa Rosada、Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral、Café Tortoni、Palacio Barolo、Palace of the Argentine National Congress）
Take the subway to Plaza de Mayo, walk along Avenida de Mayo to the Palacio Barolo and the Congress, then return by subway.
The Palacio Barolo requires a booked guided tour. Visits to the Casa Rosada require online reservations.
Stay: Recoleta
Day 5 · La Plata Day Trip
Buenos Aires（La Plata Cathedral）
Take a taxi to Constitución station, then the Roca Line train for about 1 hour 20 minutes to La Plata. Walk to the cathedral and Plaza Moreno, then return in the evening.
You can take an elevator to the top of the cathedral tower. Check opening hours on site.
Stay: Recoleta
Day 6 · South City Art and Departure
Buenos Aires（Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art (MAMBA)、San Telmo Market / Feria de San Telmo、La Boca / Caminito）
A taxi to San Telmo takes about 20 minutes. After a walk, take a taxi to La Boca, then from La Boca take a taxi to Ezeiza airport in the afternoon, about 50 minutes.
The Fundación Proa art museum in La Boca is worth a stop on the way.