|
 Our
next destination, "Avenida de Mayo",
with its unique cafes, specially the "Tortoni".
A place that still recalls the gatherings of artists,
poets, painters and musicians; where Borges wrote
many of his works and Carlos Gardel sang. To sit
at a table in the Tortoni and share a delicious
"chocolate con churros" -hot chocolate
and traditional Argentinian pastries- is to go
back in time into its bohemian and nostalgic ambience.
|
To
start our trip we will briefly learn about the tango's
history and it´s most important artist, Carlos
Gardel. We will then have lunch in a picturesque
restaurant in Palermo neighborhood. In the tango´s
origin, the mythical "Café Hansen"
in Palermo, can be found: one of the first houses
where the wealthy used to hide to learn this dance
which wasn't yet socially accepted. 
Our
trip continues in the "Hipódromo de
Palermo", the Palermo racetrack, which best
expresses the "burrero" feeling of the
"porteño", that is, his love for
gambling at the racetrack. The most distinguished
celebrities could be found here. There was a time
when to be seen at the racetrack was a "must".
At the same time it represents the cry of the proletarian
while spending his last "mango" -buck-
at the box office.
At
sunset, and alter enjoying a walk around Belgrano
neighborhood, your first tango lessons await for
you in the dancing floors made of original 1920's
wood of your Petit Hotel.
The
time has come to visit San Telmo, the most important
tango neighborhood by far that still preserves its
bohemian and nostalgia spirit. The Dorrego square,
the "Pasaje de la Defensa" - Defensa alley-,
mythical places that tell us the story not only
of tango but of the birth of the city of Buenos
Aires. 
Our
next destination is not far: La Boca, genovese immigrants'
refuge. They established themselves on the Riachuelo
coast at the end of the 18th century giving this
quaint neighborhood its identity. Walking along
the Caminito Pasaje, we will recall the sailors
tales and feel the tango, alive in each corner of
this street where Quinquela Martín created
his best paintings.
Tango
and football go hand in hand in the "porteño's"
life and it´s here, in this colorfull neighborhood
where the Boca Juniors Club is born. Famous for
its achievements and mythical stadium -La Bombonera-,
built in the heart of La Boca, it still remembers
the best argentinian football players, like Diego
Maradona.
In
the evening, we will enjoy a Tango Show, where the
best dancers will show you their skills and sensuality
while you enjoy the "porteño" gastronomy.
As
we continue, we find ourselves in Corrientes Av.,
full of theatres where the best tango singers performed.
In Corrientes and 9 de Julio, right in the heart
of the city the Obelisk can be found, a "must
see" in Buenos Aires.
The
night finds us "milongueando" -dancing
to the rhythm of the milonga- and practicing everything
that you've learned in your tango lessons and during
your stay in the best tango city in the world.