Which one if I’m short on time?

“La ruta de la parrilla”: it takes 2 h and covers 2.8 km on foot, including time to listen at each stop.

How much do they cost?

Nothing: all 4 tours on this list are free. The only costs are optional, like a museum ticket or a coffee.

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?

“Bosques de Palermo: la venganza que salió parque” starts at Los Portones; “La ruta de la parrilla” starts at Plazoleta Julio Cortázar; “Los Bosques de Palermo” starts at Monumento de los Españoles; “Buenos Aires en bici: de Palermo a San Telmo” starts at Plaza Italia.

Buenos Aires

Palermo: what to see and walking tours

Palermo is two neighborhoods in one: the Bosques, with the Rose Garden, the lakes and the Planetarium, and Palermo Viejo, with its grills and Plaza Serrano. These tours cover both.

This list has 4 tours, from 2 h to 3 h 10 long (the shortest is “La ruta de la parrilla”). 4 on foot, 3 by bike.

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.

Updated: 2026-10-28

The tours

1
Bosques de Palermo: la venganza que salió parque
Doce paradas adentro del parque, en dos horas y media
- Stops in Palermo: Los Portones, Monumento de los Españoles, Monumento a Shevchenko and Lago del Rosedal.
- 2 h 30 · 5.7 km on foot.
Buenos Aires · 12 stops · Starts at Los Portones
2
La ruta de la parrilla
Cómo un país entero aprendió a cocinar con fuego
- Stops in Palermo: Plazoleta Julio Cortázar, El Preferido, Don Julio and La Cabrera.
- 2 h · 2.8 km on foot.
Buenos Aires · 6 stops · Starts at Plazoleta Julio Cortázar
3
Los Bosques de Palermo
El parque que se construyó para borrar a un hombre y terminó siendo el living de la ciudad
- Stops in Palermo: Monumento de los Españoles, El caserón de Rosas, Patio Andaluz y Jardín de los Poetas and El Rosedal.
- 2 h 40 · 6.4 km on foot.
Buenos Aires · 8 stops · Starts at Monumento de los Españoles
4
Buenos Aires en bici: de Palermo a San Telmo
Veinte kilómetros: a la ida la ciudad monumental, a la vuelta el río
- Stops in Palermo: Plaza Italia and El Rosedal.
- 3 h 10 · 20.1 km by bike.
Buenos Aires · 11 stops · Starts at Plaza Italia

Before you go

Each tour shows which stops fall in the neighborhood: you can do just that part.
To see the whole neighborhood, combine two: one on history and one on food.
Check each tour’s starting point on its map.

How Guía works

1Pick a tour and open it on your phone. Nothing to install: it runs in the browser.
2Go to the starting point and press play. The live map takes you from stop to stop.
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?: “La ruta de la parrilla”: it takes 2 h and covers 2.8 km on foot, including time to listen at each stop.
How much do they cost?: Nothing: all 4 tours on this list are free. The only costs are optional, like a museum ticket or a coffee.
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?: “Bosques de Palermo: la venganza que salió parque” starts at Los Portones; “La ruta de la parrilla” starts at Plazoleta Julio Cortázar; “Los Bosques de Palermo” starts at Monumento de los Españoles; “Buenos Aires en bici: de Palermo a San Telmo” starts at Plaza Italia.

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