Plaza Italia — Attraction in Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

Plaza Italia is a small park in Palermo neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires which can easily be reached by metro station of the same name. Next to the plaza are the main entrances to the Zoo and the Botanical Gardens. The area is hub of traffic and busy life. It is in fact, entrance to the green belt of BA which leads to a large number of parks and green spaces. In the center of the park of the same name, there is an equestrian statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi, which opened in 1904. Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882) was an Italian military and political figure. He is considered the "Hero of the Two Worlds" in tribute to his military expeditions in both South America and Europe. On the corner of the Plaza and the Exposition Center there is a Roman column, original from the Roman Forum, donated by the city of Rome. More than 2,000 years old, it is one of the oldest monument...

Plaza Italia is a plaza, it's recognized for being the turn around of four corners. 1. the exit / entrance to the magical botanical garden. 2. Eco park, in development, former zoo. Cultural place and recreational. 3. La exposición rural - Rural exposition where rural, agriculture, internationals events take place during the year. Represents Argentina's Campo and history. 4. End of commercial districts within Santa Fe Ave. Year round this plaza and area are visited by thousands of people. The plaza is a place of political or religious assembling as families recreation. These 4 places are in the core of different neighborhoods. You can find a book fair, shops, restaurants, coffee shops, beautiful walks inside Botanical garden or eco park or walk down towards Palermo's parks, but those are another wonderful...

The Plaza itself is nothing too remarkable, however the location is a hub for a few important things: the subte stop, the Ecopark (free, excellent and absolutely worth a visit), and the Botanical Gardens (also free, excellent and worth a visit). Also, not quite a full block in on Borges there's a terrific panaderia (Piccolo) with the best alfajorcitos in the city. Highly recommend grabbing a few alfajorcitos and strolling through the garden or the park on...