Retiro/San Martin

The first settlers gave the name "Retiro" to this place because there was a heritage to retreat (retiro) spiritually, Later on, the name was associated with the enormous railway station that operates there many years ago, trains to all parts of the country left from this station.

There are many chique hotels situated here and you will find the terminals of many buses and train here as well. If you planning to travel to one of the other provinces in Argentina, this is the place from were you will leave?

Places to visit:

• Retiro Station: 1508 Ramos Mejía. The train is the most adequate means of transport to move along the Capital and the most convenient to reach the Gran Buenos Aires. Retiro Station is one of the biggest stations in Latin America.
• San Martín Square: Santa Fe with Maipú. San Martin Square (at the end of Florida) with the statue of General San Martin, work of the sculptor J. L. Daumas carried out in 1862. From this square old palaces can be seen such as, Anchorena (headquarters of the Foreign Affairs Ministry) and "Circulo Militar".
• Torre de los Ingleses (The Englishmen's Tower): San Martín with Libertador. It was built by the British residents in commemoration of the Argentina's Independence Centenary.