A vibrant, energetic city with an engaging architecture and history. Travel by Sub-Te is a must but in contemporary times the original, first constructed Metro Line with its early 20th Century carriages is now closed. There is an abundance of night life, restaurants, eating halls etc that is patronised by the 'Portenos' and devoid of the tourist. Do your homework!

OMG, there are so many bus and car lanes, that the majority of pedestrians only make it about half way across the boulevard before the permitted walking indicator ends. All lanes are generally fairly busy from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm. In the downtown core, there are lots of hotels on this avenue. The busiest portion centres around the obelisk.

I don't think this is actually the widest street in the world, but it has plenty of lanes of traffic! We didn't have a car so were near it only on foot. We appreciated the fact that in some locations there were beautiful and shady parks in the median between the two directions of traffic - not quite peaceful since you can still hear the traffic, but a nice resting spot. We spent much of a day in the area, seeing the nearby Teatro Colon, and El Obelisco (in yet another median). The street itself isn't really an attraction, but it's an impressive way to get to the place you want to see.

One of the largest streets in the worlds. Impressive street and the epicenter for celebrations in Buenos Aires. The BA sign for photos is in the middle of the street next to the obelisk. Lots of important activities relating to Argentina and Buenos Aires will have the street involved

Constructed in 1980, it is just over two miles long. There are seven lanes of traffic in each direction, plus two lanes for turning to the side streets (flanked on either side), with gardened medians between the opposing flow of traffic; this is the widest avenue in the world. The road runs to the west of the Río de la Plata waterfront, from the Retiro district in the north to Constitution station in the south. It is a major thoroughfare in Buenos Aires named after Argentina's national Independence Day, July 9, 1816. Starting at the northern end is the former Palácio Ortiz Basualdo, which today is home to the French Embassy. Next is the magnificent Teatro Colón, one of the world's greatest opera houses, followed at the junction with Ave Corrientes is the 221-foot-tall Obelisk. At the intersection with Av. de Mayo is a miniature version of the enormous Iguazu Falls; opposite on the other side of the Av is a statue of Don Quixote given by Spain to celebrate the four-hundred-year founding of the city of Buenos Aires. Last but not least, on two of the exterior walls of the Ministry of Public Works building, supported by a huge steel frame, are large portraits of Eva Duarte Perón. TIP: Avenues 9th de Julio has many other attractions, so take a stroll and see what else you can find. Please Tick the box below if you find this review helpful or interesting. Thank you.