Buenos Aires

Architecture walks in Buenos Aires

Most people walk Buenos Aires looking at the sidewalk. These tours make you look up: each stop is a building, and the voice tells you what to look at — a dome, a facade, a detail — and why it’s there.

This list has 5 tours, from 2 h to 2 h 45 long (the shortest is “Las cúpulas que nadie mira”). 5 on foot, 2 by bike, 1 by car.

The tours are written and narrated in Spanish; the app is in English and can translate a tour when you open it. Tour names below are shown in their original language.

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The tours

  1. 1

    Art déco porteño

    Los años treinta: cuando Buenos Aires dejó de mirar a París y empezó a mirar a Nueva York

    • Every stop is on theme.
    • 2 h 10 · 3.8 km on foot.

    Buenos Aires · 5 stops · Starts at Edificio Comega

  2. 2

    Hormigón y vidrio

    El brutalismo porteño: cuatro edificios que la ciudad tardó cincuenta años en querer

    • Every stop is on theme.
    • 2 h 45 · 9.4 km on foot.

    Buenos Aires · 4 stops · Starts at Banco de Londres

  3. 3

    Las cúpulas que nadie mira

    Levantá la cabeza: hay una ciudad entera arriba de los carteles

    • 11 of its 12 stops are on theme.
    • 2 h · 3.7 km on foot.

    Buenos Aires · 12 stops · Starts at Plaza de Mayo

  4. 4

    La fiesta que se creyó eterna

    Los palacios de la generación dorada que se fundió

    • 6 of its 10 stops are on theme.
    • 2 h 30 · 3 km on foot.

    Buenos Aires · 10 stops · Starts at La plaza más francesa de América

  5. 5

    Lo que no te podés perder de Buenos Aires

    De la Plaza de Mayo al Obelisco, el eje donde el país sale a la calle

    • 4 of its 8 stops are on theme.
    • 2 h 05 · 4.2 km on foot.

    Buenos Aires · 8 stops · Starts at Plaza de Mayo

Before you go

  • The best light for facades is mid-morning or late afternoon.
  • Almost everything is visible from the street; some buildings run their own guided visits.
  • Bring something to zoom with: many details are on the top floors.

How Guía works

  1. 1Pick a tour and open it on your phone. Nothing to install: it runs in the browser.
  2. 2Go to the starting point and press play. The live map takes you from stop to stop.
  3. 3At each place, a voice tells you its story, with archive photos and videos.

During the beta, every tour is free.

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FAQ

Which one if I’m short on time?
“Las cúpulas que nadie mira”: it takes 2 h and covers 3.7 km on foot, including time to listen at each stop.
How much do they cost?
Nothing: all 5 tours on this list are free. The only costs are optional, like a museum ticket or a coffee.
Do I need to go inside the buildings?
No: every tour is designed to be heard from the street, looking at the facade.
Do I need to book or go with a guide?
No. Guía is an audio guide: open it on your phone whenever you like, go at your own pace, and the narration starts by itself at each stop using GPS. Bring headphones.
Where does each tour start?
“Art déco porteño” starts at Edificio Comega; “Hormigón y vidrio” starts at Banco de Londres; “Las cúpulas que nadie mira” starts at Plaza de Mayo; “La fiesta que se creyó eterna” starts at La plaza más francesa de América.

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