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Plaza Dorrego vs Jardin Botanico

Both Plaza Dorrego and Jardin Botanico are rated highly by those who travel for a living. Overall, Jardin Botanico scores slightly higher than Plaza Dorrego. Jardin Botanico is ranked #11 in Buenos Aires with positive reviews from 7 reviews such as Travel + Leisure, Michelin Guide and Lonely Planet.

Plaza Dorrego
Plaza Dorrego
8 / 10
Plaza Dorrego, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Fodor's Fodor's
"During the week a handful of craftspeople and a few scruffy pigeons are the only ones enjoying the shade from the stately trees in the city's second-oldest square." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"The heart of San Telmo, formerly the playground of B.A.'s 19th-century elite, is this Spanish-style plaza, the site of several busy open-air cafés."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Though the market is renowned for its Deco furniture and accessories, there’s also, as at all the best fleas, a multitude of “smalls” to choose from as well." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Wood-paneled, dust-festooned Bar Plaza Dorrego is right on San Telmo's main square." Full review
Independent Independent
"Most afternoons, you can catch a spectacular free tango performance right in the middle of Plaza Dorrego square"
Microguides
January 6, 2022
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Jardin Botanico
Jardin Botanico
8 / 10
Av. Santa Fe 3951, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Fodor's 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." Full review
Concierge 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 Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Escape the din of Plaza Italia inside this lush botanical garden, designed by renowned landscape architect Carlos Thays and opened in 1898." Full review
Time Out 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." Full review
Michelin Guide 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." Full review
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