Tentative Itinerary for Congress Montevideo 2016

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1 es Tentative Itinerary for Congress Montevideo 2016 SEPTEMBER 4 th BUENOS AIRES Welcome to the Paris of Latin America! Welcome to Argentina s seductive capital - Buenos Aires. You ll land in the international airport to a dizzying grid of colourful balconied barrios, wide tree lined boulevards, and some seriously noble architecture towering around quaint neighbourhoods chock a block full of romantic restaurants and cafés. Welcome to the Paris of Latin America!

2 Upon arrival in Buenos Aires a private transfer will take you to the Dazzler Hotel Recoleta (optional). The Dazzler Hotel is located at Las Heras 2163, just a walk away from the heart of the elegant Recoleta neighborhood. Dazzler Recoleta offers spacious rooms with a modern decoration and nice views: either to the street or to the hotel patio where there is a swimming pool and fitness center. In the afternoon your guide will pick you up to go on a private tour through the Old City. This tour invites you to a journey to the past that will help you understand the city and its origins. We begin in Plaza de Mayo, the core from where the city sprang. Buenos Aires progressively grew from there, first towards San Telmo and Montserrat and then towards Recoleta, Palermo and Belgrano. The first defensive fortress was exactly on the site where today we find the Pink House, surrounded by the old market, the Cathedral, the Cabildo, and from 1810 on, The Pyramid of May. San Telmo was the neighborhood where the high classes first settled. With the outbreak of the yellow fever epidemic from 1852 to 1871, they fled the neighborhood heading north, towards Recoleta. But time brought life back to San Telmo soon afterwards. Since the 1960 s, it has been the favorite place for artists, who started settling their homes and workshops there. Today, it is a very lively neighborhood, full of young people, with a very broad offer of art galleries, antique shops, tango shows and restaurants. The magic of San Telmo is that the first colonial town is still evidently visible, in the cobble stone streets, the churches and public buildings, and the casa chorizo homes you can sense that everything in San Telmo has a story to tell. We invite you to get surprised with our specialist look, for an unforgettable San Telmo.

3 After the tour you will have some time on your own to visit the market and then continue to have a typical Argentinean barbecue in a traditional restaurant, Parrilla del Plata. Parrilla del Plata used to be a Butcher s shop in the 1930, as time went by it became a restaurant but it still conserves the old spirit of the antique Buenos Aires. Average price for dinner at Parrilla del Plata (without alcoholic drinks) USD 40 Website:

4 SEPTEMBER 5 th BUENOS AIRES Morning: This morning, meet your driver and bilingual guide at 10 am to explore Recoleta and Palermo Chico, the neighborhoods that really is the reason this city is known as the Paris of Latin America You will take a short Parisian walk through Buenos Aires. This walk will be like a trip to the Argentine Belle Epoque, to enjoy the richness and multiplicity of the French style in the architecture of the 20 s and 30 s. From the Anchorena Palace, to the Strougamou Palace, and from there to Alvear Avenue, you can appreciate the wealth of a country, which in the thirties was one of the most competitive nations in the world. The walk continues to the Recoleta cemetery where you will have a guided visit - nicknamed the city of angels due to its vast size and incredible statues, it is also where many of the most prominent figures from Argentina are buried. You will then continue to Palermo Chico and Libertador Avenue - the perfect nucleus to discover the stylistic diversity of the buildings and monuments in Buenos Aires. You will be delighted with the blend of parks, palaces, ground breaking examples of architecture of the seventies, and

5 monuments to emblematic personalities of the country. Palermo Chico is next to Recoleta. It is the most expensive neighbourhood of Buenos Aires with mostly big mansions and embassies such as the incredible palaces of the embassies of Spain and Italy Just opposite Palacio Alcorta you find the Malba Museum (guided private visit), the Latin-American Art Museum of Buenos Aires. It has one of the best collections of Latin-American Art in the World. You cannot miss it! Your tour will finish around 2 pm. For lunch we recommend La Parolaccia, which is close to the MALBA Museum. This Italian cuisine restaurant is famous for its pasta dishes. The flavors of the Italian Regional Cuisine and of the New Mediterranean Cuisine are present in every dish, elaborated with fine ingredients. Delicious beef and seafood dishes are available too. La Parolaccia offers a wide choice of dishes to suit all tastes. The must try for the sweet tooth is the Copa Parolaccia: cream ice cream, meringue, amaretti, chocolate mousse and roasted almonds. Average price for lunch at (without alcoholic drinks) USD 40 /USD 50 Website: Afternoon: You then have the afternoon at leisure. We suggest you spend the afternoon in Palermo Viejo. Over the last ten years some of the top designers in the country have been settling in Palermo Viejo and it is probably the trendiest & coolest area of Buenos Aires although it conserves some traces of when it was a quiet and peaceful neighbourhood. Palermo Viejo is divided into Soho & Hollywood separated by Juan B Justo. The Soho has more going on and is great to walk along in the day, low buildings, filled with delightful cafés, fascinating one-of-a-kind shops and a multitude of restaurants. The most visited streets are from Malabia to Thames and from Gorriti to Nicaragua.

6 Optional Activity: Milonga with tango lesson Milongas are the place where people gather to practice their passion and connect on the dance floor. Visit a milonga with a professional tango dancer as your guide who will share with you the history of tango and the secrets of this traditional dance. At the milonga take part in the Tango lesson and learn the language of tango and the steps that will allow you to start dancing. Your guide/ professional tango dancer will be with you throughout the lesson assisting you and ensuring you are following, and most importantly, enjoying every step. A private transfer will take you to the milonga and wait for you to take you back to the hotel. (Approximate duration is 3 hours). Night: Today we recommend you an early dinner in Recoleta because around 9 pm a shared transfer will collect you at the hotel to take you to Café de Los Angelitos to enjoy a Tango show. After the show the shared transfer will take you back to the hotel.

7 Suggested restaurants in Recoleta: Sottovoce Sottovoce is an Italian cuisine restaurant on Av. Del Libertador. It specializes in fresh pasta. Their specialties: tagliolini, potato gnocchi, grated spinach and ricotta malfatti, maltagliati with rabbit ragout and papardelle with fungi. Average price per person (without drinks) 50 USD / 60 USD Website: or Roux Roux offer signature cuisine created by Chef Martin Rebaudino With a menu that varies according to the season experience Mediterranean flavors in the heart of Buenos Aires. Average price per person (without drinks) 40 USD / 60 USD Website: SEPTEMBER 6 TH BUENOS AIRES MONTEVIDEO At the arranged time, a private transfer will take you to the port in Puerto Madero to take your ferry to cross to Uruguay (Colonia or Montevideo) It includes: September 4th 2 nights lodging, Classic double room with breakfast at Dazzler Hotel Recoleta. Private City tour Old City" (3,5 hs). September 5th City tour Northern part of the city" with visit to Malba museum (4 hs). Tango Show at Café Los Angelitos with transfer: September 6th

8 Private transfer to the Port PRICE PER PERSON, DOUBLE BASIS: 5 PERSONS: USD PERSONS: USD PERSONS: USD 338 Single supplement: Usd 110 Optionals. Transfer in Ezeiza - Dazzler Hotel Recoleta. Car for 2 or 3 passengers: Usd 80. Van for 15 passengers Usd 190. It does not include guide. Milonga with tango lesson, for 5 persons USD 85, for 10 persons USD 65, for 15 persons USD 50. (Prices are per person) Ferry to Montevideo (2,5 hs) not confirmed, approx. Usd 110 per person. Economy cabin. Transfer out restaurants (not confirmed) OPTION 2: Buenos Aires Colonia de Sacramento- Montevideo SEPT 6TH: BUENOS AIRES - COLONIA Upon arrival in Colonia (1 pm) your guide will be waiting for you. Discover the little stone streets, the old edifications, the fort, the port, the Spanish and Portuguese Museums and the charming small stores and restaurants of Colonia de Sacramento. Visit the downtown of Colonia and continue onto the Rambla, bordering the Old City to the Real de San Carlos where the Plaza de Toros and the Hipodromo can be found. Have lunch at la Florida restaurant. After your lunch & tour your transfer will take you to Montevideo (almost 3 hs drive) Suggested services: Private city tour in Colonia and transfer out to Montevideo. 5 passengers: Usd 190 per person. 10 to 15 passengers: Usd 85 per person Lunch at La Florida. Approx. Usd 60 per person.

9 Optional: Fast Ferry Buenos Aires Colonia. Not confirmed Approx. Usd 70 per person. *prices are subject to change and availability