The most extensive is the Parque de la Independencia, which acts as a green lung containing an artificial lake that can be navigated with small pedal boats. On the waterfront, at the height of the downtown, the España Park stands out with its emblematic staircases, a skate park and a great panoramic view of the river and the islands; while in the northwest area is the Constituents Forest, with trails between groves for trekking and games for children on a 300-hectare property.
Recently, the Undersecretariat of Tourism and the Rosario Tourist Entity launched a free walking tour of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco circuit that covers 14 posts that recover the traces of these important artistic and architectural movements in the center of Rosario. The tour is available in the Rosario Turismo app and at www.rosario.tur.ar.
You can also visit the central area of the city along the pedestrian Córdoba, full of architectural gems such as the building known as La Bola de Nieve, the renovated La Favorita store, the Fuentes Palace, the Stock Exchange and the Minetti Palace, among many others. buildings from the “golden era”.
As a “must see” visit, the historic National Monument to the Flag is presented with its Hall of Flags and the possibility of climbing the tower that provides a panoramic view of the river and the city, with a privileged view of Messi’s mural “De another galaxy and my city”.
To clear your head, the area makes it possible to walk along the waterfront and come across some of the hundreds of popular economy fairs that are held in the parks, have a drink in the bars overlooking the river, have an outdoor picnic, or walk to the new area of the Puerto Norte District, a new gastronomic and recreational hub in the northern end of the city.
For those who want a different route than the usual ones, on Saturdays and Sundays you can take advantage of the electric skateboard rides whose tickets are sold at www.vivisantafe.com.
Along these lines, the El Salvador cemetery, the one that the Spanish film director Alex de la Iglesia praised for its beauty, carries out thematic guided tours on weekends through its 5 hectares of extension that are, in addition to a necropolis, an outdoor museum. open air that goes through the history of the city and keeps in its architecture traces of the city’s past and present.
In turn, a series of self-guided circuits through a free telephone application: Rosario Tur, provide access to interactive maps and thematic circuits, with interviews, images and curious facts about the city’s most endearing characters.
The most popular are those that trace the history of the recent world champions, Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María. You can also walk through the path left in the city by Roberto Fontanarrosa, Ernesto “Che” Guevara and Alberto “Negro” Olmedo, as well as that of the women who marked the history of Rosario, composed of 14 posts, and which begins with a first tribute to Las Rosas and Las Celestes (in memory of the first women’s soccer match played in the country), followed by Emilia Bertolé, Virginia Bolten, Juana Elena Blanco, Laureana Correa and Margarita Mazza, María Catalina Echevarría, Lola Mora, Firma Mayor, Dolores Dabat, Ángela Joostens, Francisca Montaut, Alfonsina Storni, Olga and Leticia Cossettini, and Mary Terán.
Music fans who visit the city in the coming months will be able to enjoy shows by Ismael Serrano, Fito Páez, Coti, David Lebón, La Beriso, Eruca Sativa, Ricardo Iorio, Vanesa Martín, Dalila, Silvina Garré and Juan Ingaramo, among others.
The city has also positioned itself in recent years along with Córdoba, Mendoza and Buenos Aires as an important place for the agenda of electronic parties and, among the notable ones, those announced for October will be led by DJs Sasha, Mariano Mellino, Camelphat, Chris Stussy and Fideles-Blancah.
As for gastronomy, the offer grows with each season and in recent years, tourists not only come to try the traditional “Carlito” sandwich, as it is called when toasted ham and cheese spread in ketchup, its exquisite river fish and the classic grills, but also to discover the varied specialty cafes and pastry shops, night bars with sophisticated cocktails, craft breweries and open-air food courts.
Without a doubt, the gastronomic hub that stands out, especially in the afternoon and evening, is the area of the old Pichincha neighborhood, where the largest number of bars, restaurants and clubs are located.
In addition, Rosario is recognized as the National Capital of Artisanal Ice Cream, not only for its great tradition and variety of ice cream parlors but also for being the city in Argentina where ice cream is consumed the most, with an average of 9 kilos per inhabitant during the year, which makes It is essential to try a few scoops of their frozen creams.
In November, with the arrival of milder temperatures ranging from 16 to 29 degrees, the season of activities opens on the coast and in the waters of the Paraná River with beach days, water sports and boat, kayak or sailboat.
In that sense, the city offers the La Florida spa and Rambla Catalunya as unmissable options to rest on its white sand beaches under the spring sun, and to have lunch, dinner or simply have a drink in the various restaurants that surround them.
In addition, its islands have more than 20 paradores with water taxi services and food, drinks, and everything you need to spend a full day at the beach if the weather is good.
Through a sailboat, boat or rubber boat ride, tourists will also be able to see the coasts from another angle with impressive views of the Rosario horizon and the Rosario-Victoria bridge, enjoy the islands and even fishing with guided excursions through the Delta. For those who want to expend their energy and propel themselves by rowing, the calm river allows you to rent boards for stand up paddle boarding, boats and kayaks.
A few kilometers from the city, but far from urban noise, camping complexes with cabins are located on immense properties with swimming pools and rivers or streams that offer the possibility of enjoying the outdoors with all the comforts, from Wi-Fi and barbecues, to terraces. and individual parking.
This type of accommodation allows you to rest with massage rooms, heated pools, access to small streams and excursions along the Paraná River; and to enjoy water games, sports, horseback riding and plaza games with children.
Young people or friends traveling in groups will also find larger cabins with a wide range of entertainment such as fishing, excursions, a soccer and volleyball field, kayaks, jet skis and even extreme water sports such as kitesurfing and wakeboarding.
Source: Ambito
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