El Zanjon de Granados vs Jardin Botanico
Both are highly recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, El Zanjon de Granados is preferred by most writers compared to Jardin Botanico. El Zanjon de Granados comes in at #7 in Buenos Aires with endorsements from 7 reviews including Time Out, Concierge and Travel + Leisure.
El Zanjon de Granados
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Defensa 755, San Telmo, Buenos Aires 1065, Argentina
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Fodor's
"The street it's on was once a small river—the zanjón, or gorge, of the property's name—where the first, unsuccessful attempt to found Buenos Aires took place in 1536."
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Concierge
"In 1985, local businessman Jorge Eckstein bought a semiabandoned San Telmo town house built in the 1830s by the wealthy Miguens family."
Travel + Leisure
"Historic in architectural form, this museum and event space is housed in a 178-year-old mansion–turned–boarding house that once sat atop the city’s earliest sewer system."
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Time Out
"Part archaeological museum, part event space, El Zanjón is a beautifully restored residence encapsulating three centuries of urban living."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"A fascinating place to visit."
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Jardin Botanico
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Av. Santa Fe 3951, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Fodor's
"With 18 acres of gardens and 5,500 varieties of exotic and local flora, the Carlos Thays Botanical Garden is an unexpected green haven wedged between three busy Palermo streets."
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Concierge
"This welcoming green haven, built by the prolific French-Argentine landscape architect Carlos Thays in 1898, is an ideal place for a Sunday-afternoon ramble."
Lonely Planet
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"Escape the din of Plaza Italia inside this lush botanical garden, designed by renowned landscape architect Carlos Thays and opened in 1898."
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Time Out
"Designed by celebrated French landscaper Charles Thays and inaugurated in 1898, BA's botanical garden is slightly shabby but nonetheless tranquil and full of fascinating flora."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Buenos Aires Botanical Garden has plants from Argentina and abroad, aromatic and endemic species, flowering plants... as well as fountains and sculptures."
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