El Rosedal
The rose garden.
Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires — CC BY 2.0 · Liam Quinn from Canada — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Liam Quinn from Canada — CC BY-SA 2.0
The Palermo Woods, officially Parque Tres de Febrero, are Buenos Aires' largest green space, some 400 hectares of groves, lakes and gardens in Palermo. The park was laid out on land that became public after the fall of the ruler Juan Manuel de Rosas; work began in 1874 at the initiative of President Domingo Sarmiento, it is named after Rosas's defeat on 3 February 1852, and it was designed by the planner Wysocki and the architect Julio Dormal. Its best-known corner is the Rosedal rose garden, thousands of rose bushes around a lake crossed by a white bridge, with a Poets' Garden of busts of writers from around the world. Pedal boats can be hired on the lakes, and the paths fill with walkers, runners and cyclists, especially at weekends, when some roads close to cars. The park is free and open, and close to the Japanese Garden, the Planetarium and MALBA, so the area fills a whole day. It is loveliest in spring, from October to November, when the roses bloom.
The rose garden.
Busts of writers.
Pedal boats for hire.
Between Av. del Libertador and Av. Figueroa Alcorta, Palermo, Buenos Aires
Galileo Galilei PlanetariumThe Galileo Galilei Planetarium, known simply as the Planetario, is one of Bueno7 minutes walk4.7
King Fahd Islamic Cultural CenterThe King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center is the largest mosque in Latin America, in9 minutes walk4.5
Japanese Garden, Buenos AiresThe Japanese Garden is a quiet haven in Palermo, opened in 1967 for the visit to10 minutes walk4.5
Buenos Aires Botanical Garden (Carlos Thays)The Botanical Garden in Palermo was designed by the French architect and landsca17 minutes walk4.5
MALBA, Latin American Art MuseumMALBA, the Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires, opened on 21 September 20018 minutes walk4.5In the southern spring, roughly October to November, when the Rosedal is at its best.