Plaza de Cataluña — Attraction in Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

Rather small but still a very nice place opposite Embajada de Francia. However small, the place is a site for relaxation, which is a bit surprising, bearing in mind that it is just next to the highway. Of course, once in a while, there are cars blowing their horns, which us utterly unbearable. Nevertheless, there are rather few viditors and yet it is a secure place, probably because it is an embassies area. Some weekends there are fairs or exhibitions or...

In Springtime the ground is covered in the huge flowers that have fallen from the 'Palo Borracho', or "drunk stick". A great little piece of Barcelona replicated and situated between Mansion Four Seasons and the French embassy. The windows from the French style building in between the two buildings that face the plaza are always open... or are they...

Great place for the end of the afternoon, to have a "mate" with friends and talk. It is a beautiful almost hidden spot in the city, not always seem by tourists, so it is somewhere you can visit and (at least try) feel like a true "porteño". The movement in the streets nearby is big, but it is the charm...