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The Best Picnic spots in Buenos Aires

Despite tree-lined avenues, the city of 鈥淕ood air鈥� is among the world鈥檚 least green cities with only around.

In this grey metropolis where nearly 13 million call home, there is a number of leafy public areas where the city鈥檚 residents spend their time picnicking, dog walking and rollerblading.

Buenos Aires is noted for its abundance of lovely parks.

When it comes to urban planning and landscape design, this South American city has a strong French influence, which can be seen in the city’s lovely outdoors.

Palermo neighbourhood is famous for its parks that today make up the most popular green spaces in the city of Buenos Aires.

Its exceptional collection of gardens makes it an ideal place for those who like to walk and do outdoor activities.

Palermo’s several gardens and parks are all near each other and thus can be all visited within a day.

Here are the best picnic spots in Buenos Aires.

1. Bosques de Palermo (Palermo Woods)

Av. Infanta Isabel 110, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hours: Open 24 hours

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Parque Tres de Febrero, popularly known as Bosques de Palermo, is an urban park of approximately 400 hectares located in the neighbourhood of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Located between Libertador and Figueroa Alcorta Avenues, it is known for its groves, lakes, and rose gardens

A great classic for picnics is the Bosques de Palermo. It is usually very crowded on weekends, but it is so large that you can always find a good space to settle in to eat and spend a pleasant time outdoors.

A nice park for dog walking on its many paths. The woods are nicely kept and there is plenty of space to have a picnic by the lake, exercise, read, or take pictures without feeling too crowded.

Many people use the park every day, both on foot and by bicycle and this number increases greatly at the weekends.

Boat rides are available on the three artificial lakes within the park. Close to the boating lake is the Poets’ Garden, with stone and bronze busts of renowned poets,

2. Saavedra Park

Av. Catalunya, 2C, 43002 Tarragona, Spain

Hours:  6:00am to 10:00pm

Phone: +34 977 29 61 00

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Saavedra is a barrio or neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the Northern end of the city, close to Nu帽ez and Villa Urquiza.

Its northern border is Avenida General Paz. Among the main features of the neighbourhood is the Parque Saavedra (English: Saavedra Park), which has large picnic areas and sports facilities.

Many inhabitants of Buenos Aires pass through Saavedra en route to their weekends in the country.

Parque Saavedra has existed since the end of the 19th century, like the Tres de Febrero Park.

Today, it is the ideal place to go for a walk with family or friends, have a picnic, or follow its cycle path around the park.

On weekends, a nice market sets up there, like the one where you bought your fruit, vegetables and fresh fish on Sunday mornings in France. Browse the stands (no cheese dairy alas!), winter and summer alike.

3. The Barrancas de Belgrano

Av. Juramento 1792, C1430 CABA, Argentina

Hours: Open 24 hours

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The river reached these banks until the mid-19th century when an artificial embankment was built as part of the construction of what is now the Mitre railway line.

The banks are home to more than 60 species of trees and plants and are a popular place to meet friends and sunbathe.

The many sculptures in the park include a replica of the Statue of Liberty made by the creator of the original, Frenchman Fr茅d茅ric Bartholdi.

There’s also a bandstand where people meet to dance the tango in the evenings.

On October 14, 2016, maintenance work was completed on the three plazas of Barrancas de Belgrano incorporating ramps, replacing dry trees and new floors (Avenida Virrey Vertiz between La Pampa and Juramento).

The gentle sloppy manicured lawns are ideal for picnicking.

4. Parque Centenario

Av. D铆az V茅lez, C1414 CABA, Argentina

:  8:00 am to 10:00pm

Features: outdoor gym equipment, a special consultation and exercise point for older persons, a lake, skatepark and football pitch.

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Parque Centenario is beautifully enormous and serves as a necessary oasis in the concrete-filled Villa Crespo and Caballito. In addition, it serves as the home of the Museum of Natural Science.

Several dealers of used books (especially on the weekends) and a gorgeous amphitheatre where you can catch free performances by artists and dancers.

Plus, the fact that there鈥檚 a lake in the middle of the park just elevates the location as a picnicking haven.

There are benches for resting while enjoying the view. From there you see the island in the lake, where ducks and geese nest.

It is an excellent setting for art shows in its amphitheatre, and visits to museums and craft fairs.

5. Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens

Av. Casares 3450, C1425EWN C1425EWN, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hours: 10:00 am to 6:45 pm

Phone: +54 11 4804-4922

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They are a public space administered by the non-profit Japanese Argentine Cultural Foundation and are one of the largest gardens of its type in the World, outside of Japan.

Located at the northeast corner of the city’s extensive Parque Tres de Febrero the gardens were inaugurated on the occasion of a State visit to Argentina by then-Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko of Japan.

Its entrance is on Figueroa Alcorta Avenue led to the gardens, a cultural centre, a restaurant, a greenhouse known for its collection of bonsai trees and a gift shop featuring an extensive selection of Asian garden seeds, as well as craftwork made by artisans on the grounds.

The central lake is crossed by the Divine Bridge, traditionally representing entry into Heaven and by the Truncated Bridge, leading to an island where Japanese medicinal herbs are grown.

They are also one of the biggest gardens of their kind outside of Japan. You can take afternoon tea in the gardens鈥� tea room, in which Japanese-related events take place regularly.

6. Parque Lezama

Av. Brasil, C1143 CABA, Argentina

Hours: Open 24 hours

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Lezama commissioned Belgian landscape designer Charles Veerecke to beautify the grounds, planting rows of tipa and jacaranda trees decades before the three species became nearly emblematic of the city at large.

Following his 1894 passing, Lezama’s widow sold the 8 hectares of the estate to the city for a token sum, on the condition that the grounds become a park in her late husband’s name.

Easily the nicest park in the south of the city, Parque Lezama is situated on the border of San Telmo and La Boca and was re-landscaped in recent years.

It has been made into a great place to have a picnic at the weekend if you want to spend some time checking out the San Telmo ferry before going to relax in the park.

The park also has a weekend market that you can peruse at your leisure.

Parque Lezama is one of the preferred places for spending a day outdoors, whether resting or exercising; the park offers many options.

7. Reserva Ecol贸gica Ciudad Universitaria(University City Ecological Reserve)

Intendente G眉iraldes 2160, Buenos Aires, C1704 CABA, Argentina

Hours:  9:00 am to 6:00 pm      Closed on Monday

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Some of the city鈥檚 most gorgeous views can be found at Ciudad Universitaria, right behind the FADU building.

The Reserva Ecol贸gica is not only beautiful in terms of conservation and research, but also offers a stunning view of the lovely 鈥淐ity of Good Air鈥�.

Entry is free so do not forget to bring your picnic or you鈥檒l be at the mercy of Ciudad Universitaria鈥檚 snack shops.

The reserve also has native flora and important diversity of native fauna adapted to the conditions of the area and composed of a great variety of birds (including migratory), mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and numerous species of invertebrates.

Just five minutes from the centre of the city of Santa Fe, the reserve is an unavoidable walk for educational establishments, constituting a “green classroom” for the study and teaching of nature and environmental education.

8. Parque de Agronom铆a (Agronomy Park)

Tinogasta 2400, C1417 EHB, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hours: 7:00 am – 8:30 pm

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The public can only access the park on Saturdays and Sundays. The neighbouring residents have always petitioned additional days but college officials are yet to respond.

Parque de Agronom铆a boasts a beautiful green space in the middle of Agronom铆a (right next to La Paternal).

The park not only serves as a great respite from the city鈥檚 greyness but also offers true discovery for plant fanatics with their amazing (and cheap!) plants nursery.

Friends and families fill the park on Sundays for picnics while listening to guitar or percussion musicians.

The park is so popular that some people even slip through the bars at prohibited times to have a picnic.

9.      Chacarita Cemetery

Av. Guzm谩n 680, C1427 CABA, Argentina

Hours:  8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Phone: +54 800-444-2363

The park’s administration recently repurposed a sector of the Chacarita Cemetery to serve as the park and has done a beautiful job of it.

Going down Federico Lacroze, turn right and follow the border of the cemetery for a block or two and you鈥檒l find the entrance to a stunning park with some of the cemetery鈥檚 antiques as well as things like ping pong tables.

In addition, walk around the Chacarita cemetery for a charmingly eerie experience without the crowds found at Cementerio de la Recoleta.

The cemetery contains the tombs of legendary tango singer Carlos Gardel, composer and musician An铆bal Troilo, the great footballer Adolfo Pedernera, the artist Benito Quinquela Mart铆n, guitarist Norberto Napolitano (Pappo) and the actor Alfredo Alcon, among many, many others.

10. Micaela Bastidas Park

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hours: Open 24 hours

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The Parque Micaela Bastidas is the new park in Puerto Madero- the newest Barrio in Buenos Aires.

It is an old part of the city where the loading docks and port infrastructure formed the industrial heart of old Buenos Aires.

The Park has several different children脥s play areas with some original play equipment (such as a zipline and a rope web),

There’s an amphitheatre for festivals, cafes food vendors and as well as a strip of land along a popular walkway for artisans to set up tables and tents.

There are many other spots where families watch children play as they picnic together. You can also check out the artists 脥 displays, eat, or gather the courage to join the dance classes.

Buenos Aires is a vibrant, passionate, and multicultural metropolis. The city is famed for its rich architectural and cultural legacy, bustling arts scene, large parks and welcoming hosts.

Buenos Aires residents adore their green areas. On any given sunny day, you’ll find folks sitting in one of the city’s 250 parks picnicking, sunbathing, exercising or strolling with their dogs.