Experts' Choice Award La Manzana de Las Luces
What the experts agree on
This 17th-century Jesuit complex in Montserrat was colonial Buenos Aires' intellectual heart, housing the nation's brightest minds. Underground tunnels add intrigue to the densely historic block.
“A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels. ”
– Atlas Obscura
Fodor's "More history is packed into this single block of buildings southwest of Plaza de Mayo than in scores of other city blocks put together." Full review
Lonely Planet "In colonial times, the Manzana de las Luces was Buenos Aires’ most important center of culture and learning." Full review
Time Out "The 'Block of Enlightenment' is a complex of historical buildings that occupies an entire city block (manzana can mean 'block' as well as 'apple')." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The “Illuminated Block,” as it is commonly, and unpoetically, translated is a complex of historic buildings constructed by the Jesuits in the early 17th century." Full review
Frommer's "Argentina's best-known intellectuals have gathered and studied here, and the name "block of lights" honors the school's graduates." Full review
