The center of San Isidro is a historic area with cobbled streets and old single-story houses. At the heart of Plaza Mitre is the neo-gothic San Isidro Cathedral built in 1898. The sloping plaza, home to the recently opened Rugby Museum, hosts an antiques and crafts fair. The plaza leads down to the Río de la Plata, where the riverside park is popular with mate drinkers and tourists.
For those weary of big city life, San Isidro, just 40 minutes by train from the center of Buenos Aires, offers the perfect escape.
With its winding cobblestone streets, beautiful old mansions, numerous green spaces, and riverside location,
this upscale northern barrio is a great way to relax on a sunny afternoon.
The history of San Isidro began when Juan de Garay, the governor of Paraguay,
made the first distribution of the lands north of the city of La Santísima Trinidad, as Buenos Aires was once known.
The current territory of the district of San Isidro was within the lands of the coast, or lands of the large forest.
Legend has it that while traveling along these lands, a captain from Vizcaya by the name of Domingo de Acasuso
had a dream in which he pledged to build a chapel in honor of San Isidro Labrador, whose name was later given to the entire area.
San Isidro Labrador
Built by a team of French architects, the cathedral was inaugurated in 1898.
The cathedral is home to many important pieces of art and relics, among them the uncorrupted bone of Saint Isidore,
sent to the church as a present by the King of Spain.
Despite a vast and diverse population, the city of Buenos Aires remains surprisingly uniform in its religious and racial makeup.
Its inhabitants are overwhelmingly of European origin, and particularly of Catholic Spanish and Italian descent,
though there is also a strong presence of porteños of English and German background.
Buenos Aires
Strongly influenced by European culture, while retaining its Latin charm, Buenos Aires has been called the Paris of the South.
One of the most sophisticated cities in Latin America, the Argentine capital is renowned for its nightlife and cultural activities.
With its countless bars and cafes, bustling streets and tango venues, Buenos Aires is a place of movement, passion and excitement.
Its unmistakable flavor was created by the unique combination of immigrants that made it home over the centuries,
a fusion of cultures and personalities that gave rise to the proud and dynamic city that is Buenos Aires.
Thank you for watching!
