Café Tortoni - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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denben
S 34° 36.524 W 058° 22.704
21H E 373618 N 6169482
Founded in 1858, Café Tortoni is the oldest coffeehouse in the whole
country. With a very rich history, it is visited at all times by intellectuals, politicians and artists.
Waymark Code: WMD1HJ
Location: Argentina
Date Posted: 11/06/2011
Views: 5
Café Tortoni has been selected by UCityGuides as one of the 10 most beautiful cafes in the world.
Over the years the café has been visited by many renowned people including international figures like Albert Einstein, Federico García Lorca, Hillary Clinton, Robert Duvall and Juan Carlos de Borbón.
Currently the basement works as stage for jazz and tango artists, and for the presentation of book and poetry contests. The café has conserved the decoration of its early years, has a library and at the back facilities to play billiards, dominoes and dice.
Home to Buenos Aires’ Academia Nacional del Tango, Tortoni’s old-world elegance and low-lit interior create the perfect atmosphere of intimacy well-suited to nightly tango shows, poetry recitals and opera performances going on until the early hours.
Address:
Avenida de Mayo 825
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Transportation: The Tortoni Café is a short walk from the Casa Rosada but from Playa de Mayo we decided to experience a ride in the wooden subway cars from 1913. The Buenos Aires Metro is the first subway in Latin America, the Southern Hemisphere and the entire Spanish-speaking world.
Sources: Wikipedia (
visit link) and Café Tortoni Website (
visit link)
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