Located on the coast of the Río de la Plata, it is one of the oldest cities in the province, having been founded in 1666.
Quilmes It is the third most populated district and its name recalls the native people “Kilmes”, forced migrants from Tucumán, who arrived on the coast of the province of Buenos Aires in 1666 and formed the first population south of the Riachuelo.
Its history is also linked to the Creation and production of the most popular beer in our countryIn 1888, the German Otto Bemberg founded the Brasserie Argentine Société Anonyme in Paris and chose the Argentine town as the location for his facilities and began production in 1890. Below we present a destination that holds within its streets stories and emblematic sites worth visiting.
What activities can I do in Quilmes, Province of Buenos Aires?
- Villa Argentina: It is a true garden city. It has 192 picturesque and neocolonial style houses arranged diagonally and surrounded by leafy trees. The first stage was inaugurated in 1925 and was created to provide accommodation for the staff of the Cervecería Quilmes.
- Brewery Park: It was opened in 1922 based on Otto Bemberg’s idea of building a recreational park. It covered 87,000 square metres with gardens and large spaces for practising sports. Today it houses a café, a beer garden, sports fields such as football and tennis, the “Chalecito Bemberg” and a variety of tree species.
- House of Santa Coloma: It is a National, Provincial and Municipal Historic Monument for its architectural and historical value. It is the oldest building in the town where the British operations command was installed for a few hours during the English invasions of 1807.
- Quilmes Cathedral: It was declared a National and Provincial Historic Site because the Quilmes reduction was established there in 1666 and the first chapel made of adobe and reeds was built in 1667. The Immaculate Conception is the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Quilmes, and among its notable elements is an organ with 1,246 wooden and metal pipes acquired in Germany.
- “Victor Roverano” Museum of Visual Arts: Founded on September 1, 1965, five years later it acquired the current building, which was remodeled in the 1980s when a microcinema was added. It has a collection of more than 300 paintings, sculptures, engravings and drawings by Argentine artists dating from the late 19th century to the present day.
- Night of the Arts: It has been held since 2009 in December, on the route from the Casa de la Cultura to the Roverano Museum, on Rivadavia Street. It consists of the exhibition of different artistic events, turning the two blocks it occupies into an open-air art gallery. It also includes live shows.
- Craft Beer Festival: It has been held in the Ribera since 2009 in December. There are live shows with renowned bands and different types of events.
How to get to Quilmes, Province of Buenos Aires
By car, take the Buenos Aires – La Plata Highway. You can get off at the Bernal toll booth (Km 17) or the Quilmes toll booth (Km 22). From CABA: Pueyrredón Bridge, Belgrano Avenue, Mitre Avenue, Bernal Triangle. Continue along Dardo Rocha or Los Quilmes Avenue.
Source: Ambito
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