San Telmo is one of the original barrios of Buenos Aires. It is filled with buildings and houses in the colonial style with cobblestone streets. Located just off the center of town, San Telmo is known for its antiques shops. On our first foray into the neighborhood, we wandered through the streets and into large buildings and mansions that used to accommodate the wealthy porteños, but are now used for large indoor markets. We wandered into one market and it was so large that we found ourselves getting a bit disoriented. We were both amazed by the shear volume of old stuff this city seems to have collected. The main antique district takes up about a half mile on the main street with smaller shops down the side streets. It seems that every storefront on the street and inside the massive markets are all filled with antiques dealers.
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| This market once was a mansion with 3 courtyards | Old home next to the narrowest home | Staircase to nowhere… |
However, a weekday in San Telmo is tranquil compared to Sunday’s madness.
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