Buenos Aires Origins: San Telmo and Monserrat
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Buenos Aires Origins: San Telmo and Monserrat

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Duration
2:45 hours
Vive Buenos Aires
Vive Buenos Aires
Hi there! We’re a group of passionate Buenos Aires–based guides with over 30 years of combined experience leading free walking tours around the world. After years of showing travelers cities across different continents, we’ve come together to share the one we all call home — Buenos Aires — from our own unique perspectives. Our goal? To make the city’s stories come alive. To help you feel the history in its streets, its people, its sounds, and its contradictions. From politics to tango, from architecture to football, from literature to nightlife — Buenos Aires has it all. And we want to walk you through it, not just to explain the past, but to understand the pulse of today’s Argentina. This city is alive, unpredictable, and endlessly fascinating. Join us on a journey through its myths, revolutions, passions, and dreams — and see why Buenos Aires is anything but boring. Come walk with us. Let’s make sense of the chaos together.

Pickup

I will be waiting in front of the Historic "Cabildo" (White Colonial Building) opposite the Plaza de Mayo. If you are coming by Uber you can use the address Bolivar 65, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.

Description

Uncover centuries of captivating history on our San Telmo Free Walking Tour!

Begin at the iconic Cabildo, delving into Buenos Aires' fiery foundations, from Mendoza's 1536 landing to the 1810 May Revolution. Discover colonial secrets, the powerful legacy of the Jesuits at Manzana de las Luces (and its mysterious tunnels!), and the city's strategic yet contraband-filled past.

Wander along cobblestone streets where tango melodies float through the air, murals come to life on every corner, and every building has a story to tell. This free walking tour takes you deep into the soul of the city — where Buenos Aires was born and where its vibrant heart still beats today.

Stroll through the cradle of tango, filled with antique shops, colorful characters, and artistic rebellion. From the historic San Telmo Market to the whimsical world of Mafalda and the Comic Strip Walk, every stop adds a brushstroke to this living canvas of porteño culture.

This is more than a history lesson — it’s a sensory journey through art, passion, and time.


Sites visited:


  • San Telmo


  • Monserrat


  • Plaza de Mayo


  • Manzana de las Luces


  • San Ignacio de Loyola Church


  • Otto Wulff Building


  • Rosario Basilic & Manuel Belgrano Mausoleum


  • Peru Street


  • Mafalda


  • The Comic Strip Walk


  • Defensa Street


  • Plaza Dorrego


  • San Telmo Market


  • Street Art & Muralism


  • Tango Spots