Plaza Dorrego
Cafés and tango.
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San Telmo is the oldest district of Buenos Aires, with cobbled streets, old houses, historic cafés and antique shops, and one of the cradles of tango. In the 17th century it was a quarter of dockworkers, brick kilns and warehouses for wool and hides; wealthy families moved in during the 19th century, then left after the yellow fever epidemic of 1871, and their large houses became homes for immigrants. The heart of the district is Plaza Dorrego, ringed by cafés and home to an antiques fair, and the covered San Telmo Market of the 19th century gathers food stalls and second-hand shops under a roof of iron and glass. Its best day is Sunday, when the San Telmo Fair runs along Defensa Street with hundreds of stalls of crafts, antiques and souvenirs, and tango is danced in the square. The crowds are dense that day, so carry little and watch your belongings.
Cafés and tango.
19th-century iron and glass.
The Sunday fair stalls.
Plaza Dorrego, San Telmo
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