Buenos Aires / 10 photo spots
10 Instagram spots around Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires rewards both wide city views and close studies of colour, architecture and everyday details. Start with these ten places across its neighbourhoods.
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- CaminitoApproximate area
- Puente de la MujerSourced place
- Floralis GenéricaSourced place
- El Ateneo Grand SplendidSourced place
- Recoleta CemeteryApproximate area
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Destination reference: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Spot coordinates: Wikidata, CC0. Selection, association and some calculations by You, Me, Away.
Caminito
Caminito is an open-air street museum in La Boca, known for its colourful buildings. Compose around one façade or let the cobbles lead through the scene.
Search Google MapsObelisk
The Obelisk stands at the meeting of major avenues. Use the converging street lines to draw the eye towards the monument in a vertical city photograph.
Search Google MapsPuente de la Mujer
This footbridge in Puerto Madero is a study in diagonals. Place its sloping pylon against the water and leave enough space to show the bridge’s sweep.
Search Google MapsTeatro Colón
The Teatro Colón adds a grand architectural subject to the city centre. A frontal view emphasises the façade, while a wider frame gives the building context.
Search Google MapsPalacio Barolo
Palacio Barolo offers an elaborate vertical subject along Avenida de Mayo. Look up from street level and include surrounding façades to show its place in the avenue.
Search Google MapsSan Telmo Market
The Mercado de San Telmo brings food, antiques and architecture together. Look for a composition that balances the market structure with details of the stalls.
Search Google MapsFloralis Genérica
Floralis Genérica is a giant metal flower set in a garden pool. Use the surrounding water and greenery to give its sculptural petals room to breathe.
Search Google MapsPlaza Dorrego
Historic buildings surround Plaza Dorrego in San Telmo. Frame the square with its façades, or focus on a small arrangement of tables and architectural details.
Search Google MapsEl Ateneo Grand Splendid
A former theatre now houses this bookshop. Look for a viewpoint that includes the theatre’s curved balconies and the books below in the same frame.
Search Google MapsRecoleta Cemetery
The cemetery in Recoleta is known for its ornate burial architecture. Photograph the patterns of façades and passages respectfully, without treating graves as props.
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