Corrientes Avenue

You’re now standing on Avenida Corrientes, one of the city’s main thoroughfares. It stretches on for what feels like forever – you could walk a good 8 kilometers straight ahead and still be on this same avenue! Just to compare, the longest avenue in France is the 7-kilometer-long Promenade des Anglais in Nice. The world record holder is in Mexico City, at 28.8 kilometers! Crazy, right? Anyway, back to our Avenue. You’re right in the heart of the city’s cultural district. You see, this small part of the avenue is lined with cultural venues, cinemas, theaters of all kinds and art galleries. They say Buenos Aires never sleeps and you’ll definitely get that feeling here. Even bookstores stay open late and you’ll see people going about their business at all hours of the day and night. Continue a bit further down to the Almagro district, and you’ll find yourself on the most bohemian part of the avenue. This is where tango saw its heyday, and where the famous singer and songwriter Carlos Gardel lived. But the avenue’s history isn’t all sunshine and roses. Back in 1822, the first railroad in Argentina’s history ran along this very street and so did the so-called “Train of Death” carrying coffins to the great Chacarita cemetery during the yellow fever outbreak. Thankfully, those days are long gone. Today, the entire avenue is served by Line B of the Buenos Aires metro, the Subte.