Red-brick warehouses
On the docks.
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Puerto Madero is Buenos Aires' newest neighbourhood, stretching along the docks of an old port beside the city centre. In 1882 the government contracted the businessman Eduardo Madero to build a modern port, because the shallow Río de la Plata kept big ships from docking, but the port was outdated within a few years of opening and replaced by another, then left largely idle for most of a century. Since the 1990s it has become a modern waterfront: the red-brick warehouses on the docks are now restaurants and offices, glass towers among the country's most expensive property rise behind them, and its streets are named after notable women. On the docks stand the swinging Puente de la Mujer and the old sailing ship Fragata Sarmiento, now a floating museum. The district is safe and good for walking and cycling on the waterside promenade, especially at sunset. Right behind it lies the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, a wide natural area of ponds and reeds on the riverbank, free to enter for walks and birdwatching.
On the docks.
A museum ship.
Birds and reeds.
On the old port docks east of central Buenos Aires
San TelmoSan Telmo is the oldest district of Buenos Aires, with cobbled streets, old hous12 minutes walk4.3
Puente de la Mujer and Puerto MaderoThe Puente de la Mujer, the Woman's Bridge, is a footbridge over Dock 3 in Puert14 minutes walk4.8
Plaza de Mayo and the Casa RosadaPlaza de Mayo is the main square of Buenos Aires and its historic heart since th17 minutes walk4.5
Cabildo of Buenos AiresThe Cabildo is a white arcaded building with a small tower facing Plaza de Mayo.18 minutes walk4.7
Costanera Sur Ecological ReserveThe Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve is a wide natural area of about 350 hectare19 minutes walk4.4Walk the dockside promenade, see the Puente de la Mujer and the museum ship, then the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve behind the district.