Buenos Aires Bookstores Tour

Calling all bookworms! Don't miss this tour of Buenos Aires. We'll visit the most beautiful bookshops in the Argentine capital, including El Ateneo Grand Splendid, El Túnel, among many other local staples.

Buenos Aires Bookstores Tour

Jorge Luis Borges once said: "I always imagined that paradise would be some kind of library." Buenos Aires has the highest number of bookstores per capita in the world, with 370 shops. We will meet at 10 am next to the pyramid of Plaza de Mayo to start our tour.

Our first stop will be La Librería de Ávila, the oldest bookshop in Buenos Aires, located on Calle Adolfo Alsina in Monserrat. This iconic store dates back to the late 18th century and features a literary café in the basement that maintains its traditional style.

Next, we will visit El Túnel bookstore, located on Avenida de Mayo, near Café Tortoni, in the first floor of Palacio Vera, a building decorated in Jugendstil style.

We will then head to Edipo Libros on Avenida Corrientes, an emblematic store that endured the literary prohibitions during the cultural genocide in Argentina from 1976 to 1983.

At noon, we will conclude our tour at El Ateneo Grand Splendid, recognized as one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world, where the shelves occupy the space of an old cinema-theater from the early 20th century.