El Patio de los lecheros

Located at Donato Alvarez 175, in the neighborhood of Flores "El Patio de los Lecheros" was a place where daily the milk wagons or trucks picked up fresh milk brought by train from the countryside into the city and then delivered it to stores and homes in the city of Buenos Aires.

After being abandoned for decades it was renovated and reinvented as a food court

There are dozens of kiosks that offer all sorts of food, from classic argentine empanadas to a variety of ethnic food.

 

Exploring the Buenos Aires Province - Gandara

Once upon a time there used to be in Argentina a dairy company that made the best dulce de leche which was called Gandara, it fed all the inhabitants of its namesake town, located in Chascomus close to Provincial road ".

In the early 90s the company was bought by Italian giant Parmalat, which shortly after went bankrupt thus abandoning the factory and leaving the town to become uninhabited.

Fortunately the train still runs through the Gandara station daily so you can still visit the ruins of the factory, the town and an abandoned monastery.

Exploring the Buenos Aires Province - Jeppener

Not far from General Brandsen sits Jeppener, another sleepy town with no more than 2000 souls.

Never the less there are some places worth seeing and some friendly folk to meet.

Exploring the Buenos Aires Province - Coronel Brandsen

Coronel Brandsen, named after a French general that was recruited by the Argentine independents to fight against the Spanish crown, is the main city of its namesake "Partido". It sits at the intersection of provincial roads 210 and 215. 

Not much to see in town but it has a train station full of old train wagons and other abandoned railroad hardware.

The Korean Cultural Centre in Buenos Aires

The Korean Cultural Centre in Buenos Aires located at Maipu 972 in the Retiro neighbourhood.
The House also called "Residencia Hunter" or "Palacio Bencich"is a residence built in the "Petit Hotel" style very popular at the beginning of the XX century.

Recently adquired and renovated by The Korean government it serves now as its Cultural Centre in Buenos Aires.

Besides its several rooms dedicated to Korean heritage and Culture it boasts beautiful French interiors.

It can be visited daily from 9 to 6 and also has many free cultural events available.

Fundacion Romulo Ragio in Vicente Lopez

Romulo Raggio was a wealthy merchant and filantropist in the early 1900s who built himself a a small a palace like house in the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

It can be visited on weekdays from 1 to 5 pm for free.

One of its main atractions is its circular salon which gives acces to all of the main rooms in the house.

Palacio Errazuriz - Museo de Arte Decorativo

Here is a place worth visiting in Buenos Aires, The The National Museum of Decorative Arts.The Palace has its origins in a marriage in 1897 between two prominent members of turn-of-the-century Argentine high society: Matías Errazúriz, the son of Chilean émigrés, and Josefina de Alvear,

The couple commissioned French architect Rene Sergent in 1911 to design a mansion for Errazúriz's future retirement from the diplomatic corps, in which he had been Ambassador to France for a number of years. Completed in 1916, the couple devoted the following two years to decorating the palace, purchasing a large volume of antiques and other objets d'art.

When Mrs. Errazúriz died in 1935, however, the widower bequeathed the mansion to the Argentine government, on his son's and daughter's advice. The National Museum of Decorative Arts was established in 1937

Exploring the Buenos Aires Province - La Plata

La Plata is the capital of the Province of Buenos Aires not more than 60 clicks away from the city of Buenos Aires. It was designed and built around 1882 to rival the capital city.

Unfortunately it has not grown much since its origins and is mainly a burocratic city with many elegant government buildings and a majestic cathedral.

Worth wile visiting I must say and easily accessible by train, bus or car.

Exploring the Buenos Aires Province - Zarate

Now, Zarate is definitely one of the mayor cities in the northern part of the Buenos Aires province with a life of its own and a gateway to the province of Entre Rios though the Zarate-Brazo Largo bridge.

Among its amenities you will see a small area fashioned in the same style as the Mercado de Maschwitz where you can fine restaurants and cafes.

Exploring the Buenos Aires Province - Campana

Campana is a City in its namesake Partido in the Buenos Aires Province wich sits 80 clicks from the City of Buenos Aires.

You can get there either by car, bus, train and also through the Parana River. Campana is mainly an industrial city which houses some important factories like Techint which makes oil pipes and Toyota.

Never the less it has its charms like its river side walk (Costanera) and some emblematic buildings 

Exploring the Buenos Aires Province - El Mercado de Maschwitz

Definitely worth visiting not just for its shopping amenities and restós is the "Mercado de Maschwitz" a small shopping mall made of rescued materials from demolitions and full of interesting nook and corners to explore and make some nice insta shots.


Smack in the commercial area of Ingeniero Maschwitz you will find this market whose stores are small and fashioned in a resemblance of country barns and some of the "conventillos" you might see in the neighbourhood of San Telmo in Buenos Aires.

I normally loathe this places made of scrap materials, but have to say that tis one changed my opinion, since everything is very proportionate and picked with good taste.

Exploring the Buenos Aires Province - Paseo Mendoza - Ingeniero Maschwitz

Entering "Paseo Mendoza" takes you away from the average architecture in the Buenos Aires province, Ii´s more like small towns in the Atlantic coast of Argentina or Uruguay.

This small strip mall is quite picturesque, built in modules with underpasses and staircases, it sports a lot of vegetation on its roofs and is quite beautiful in spring and fall.

 

Exploring the Buenos Aires Province - Granja Don Benito - Ingeniero Maschwitz

Another cute place in Maschwitz is the "Don Benito Farm"right at the edge of town.

An abandoned farm turned petting zoo and community farm where you can stroll and watch enjoy nature in an area that is being rapidly urbanized.

 

Exploring the Buenos Aires Province - Torrepueblo - Benavidez

Not more than 45 clicks away from Buenos Aires in Benavidez there is a very nice place to visit called Torrepueblo.


I have to say that it is not entirely accurate of an imitation but the proportions are quite right and it does have the looks and ambiance of a small italian village.

Actually this is a hotel with shopping mall complex designed to look like an italian village.

Bares Notables - Cafe La Poesia - San Telmo

I have mentioned before what here are called the "Bares notables" a variant of the cafes in Paris.

There was a time where you could find a Bar in every intersection in all the neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires, where mostly men gathered on a daily basis to talk about politics, soccer or any other hot topic of the moment.

Today those left are half nostalgia bars, half tourist traps, but among those you can find "La Poesia" at the intersections of Chile and Bolivar streets in San Telmo.

They do have a varied menu from which you can choose from coffee, beer or main dishes for lunch or dinner.