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Visiting Mar del Plata, Argentina


Argentina's top seaside resort boasts more than 10 miles of sandy Atlantic beaches, which are packed during the Southern Hemisphere summer in January and February. Once an elite enclave, it now attracts visitors of all budgets, who venture away from the sand to take in the neo-Gothic Cathedral San Pedro, eat fresh fish at the port and shop for handmade wool garments. The family-friendly Museo del Mar has a tide pool and a collection of more than 30,000 seashells.
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NH Gran Hotel Provincial

Nov 11, 2009

I stayed here in November for 2 nights, the hotel was clean and the staff were extremely helpful and spoke good English. Everything is really big, the room when you first enter is quite majestic, and...more

2 of 5 stars
United States
May 27, 2009

We definitely do not go back to Mar del Plata. This is nothing special, just a regular city with lots of street dogs - the poor things are probably transporting diseases from A to B, the city should...more

5 of 5 stars
Mar del Plata
Mar 12, 2008

Have you ever wondered how is life down south? Have you ever wondered how is life in on of the biggest and most important turistic cities in the coast of Argentina? Well, if you ever had: VISIT MAR...more

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