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La Plata
Where should I stay?
Where should I eat?
- Cervecería El Modelo · Centro · Argentine / beer hall: A classic corner beer hall open since the 1890s, serving draft beer, picadas and hearty Argentine plates.
- Confitería París · Centro · Café / bakery: A traditional downtown confitería known for its medialunas, good for breakfast or afternoon coffee.
- Don Quijote · Plaza Paso · Parrilla / Spanish-Argentine: A long-running restaurant on Plaza Paso with generous grilled meats, seafood and classic Spanish dishes.
What should I do?
- Catedral de La Plata · Plaza Moreno: Argentina's largest neo-Gothic cathedral, where you can take a lift up a tower for views over the city's planned grid.
- Museo de La Plata · Paseo del Bosque: A 19th-century natural history museum with dinosaur skeletons, fossils and large anthropology collections.
- Casa Curutchet · Centro: The only Le Corbusier house in the Americas, a UNESCO World Heritage site open for guided visits.
- Paseo del Bosque · Paseo del Bosque: The city's main park, with eucalyptus groves, a lake and paths linking the museum and observatory.
- Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata · Paseo del Bosque: A historic observatory that offers evening visits with telescope viewing when skies are clear.
- República de los Niños · Manuel B. Gonnet: A 1950s miniature city built for children, with small-scale palaces and buildings in a large park.
- Pasaje Dardo Rocha · Centro: A former railway station turned cultural center with art museums, exhibitions and a cinema.
- Teatro Argentino de La Plata · Centro: One of the country's major opera and ballet houses, with a regular season of performances.