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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Road Map C2. 186 miles
(290 km) from Buenos Aires.
* 1,200,000. n Ave Belgrano
y Buenos Aires, (0341) 480-2230.
( Sat & Sun.
_ La Semana de la Bandera
(Jun), Fiesta Nacional de
Colectividades (Nov).
∑ rosario.gov.ar
Museo Histórico Provincial Julio Marc in Parque de la Independencia Transport
k @
Y Parque de la Museo de la Ciudad has exhibits
Independencia on the city’s social and political
Bounded by Pellegrini, 27 de Febrero, history and the Museo Histórico industry, mafia activity, and
Moreno y Lagos. 7 0 - = Provincial Julio Marc houses numerous red-light areas.
Museo de la Ciudad: Boulevard historical displays from pre- Spanning two floors, the
Oroño 2300. Tel (0341) 480-8665. Columbian times onward. museum houses mainly mod-
Open 9am–3pm Mon–Fri, 2–7pm Sat, ern Argentinian art from the
Sun, & hols, however hours may vary E Museo Municipal de 19th century to the present
seasonally and according to budget; Bellas Artes Juan B. day. There are works by great
call in advance or check online.
8 Spanish only. 7 - = Castagnino Argentinian artists such as
∑ museodelaciudad.org.ar Ave Pelligrini 2202. Tel (0341) 480- Benito Quinquella Martín
Museo Historico Provincial Julio 2542. Open 2–8pm Wed–Mon. and Rosarino artist Antonio
Closed Tue. & under 12s free. 8
Marc: Avenue del Museo. Tel (0341) varies (call in advance). 7 = Berni. European art from the
472-1457. Open 9am–6pm Tue–Fri; ∑ museo castagnino.org.ar 17th century onward is also
Apr–Oct: 2–7pm Sat, Sun, & hols; dis played. The mu se um’s main
Nov–Mar: 3–8pm Sat, Sun, & hols. & Inaugurated in 1937, this attraction lies in the curators’
exceptional museum was the decision to eschew any kind
The grand Parque de la culmination of an initiative of thematic or chronological
Independencia is Rosario’s largest by Rosarino progressives to organization and place con-
and most beautiful green space. transform their city into a temporary pieces alongside
Its many attrac tions include an cultural capital and banish the more tradi tional works in a
ornamental rose garden, a lake, city’s reputation as the “Chicago dynamic and unpredictable
soccer stadium, and two museums. Argentino,” earned for its port mixture of forms.
Rosario 0 meters 800
1 La Costanera 0 yards 800
2 Monumento Nacional a la Bandera
3 Plaza 25 de Mayo Complejo Cultural
Parque de España
4 Complejo Cultural Parque de España Rosario Airport CATAMARCA
6 miles (10 km)
5 Parque de la Independencia SANTA T U C U MÁN Parque
6 Museo Municipal de Bellas FE S A N LO RE N Z O de la Bandera
UR QU IZA
Nacional
Artes Juan B. Costagnino S A N TA F E
CÓRDOBA M . M O R E N O D O R R E G O CÓRDOBA CÓRDOBA MAYO Nacional a la R í o
PLAZA
25 DE
S A N TA F E
R I O J A
E S P A Ñ A E S P A Ñ A
Correo
S A N L U I S
de Rosario
L A P R I D A
Monumento P a r a n á
S A R M I E N T O
Bus Terminal C A L L A O M . R O DR I GU EZ P UEYR R ED ON S A N T I A G O A L V E A R BOU LE VARD OR OÑ O B A L C A R C E SAN JUAN P T E . R O C A P A R A G U A Y C O R R I E N T E S C O R R I E N T E S
Fluvial
1 mile (1.6 km) M E N D O Z A M E N D O Z A AVE BE LGR A N O
Museo Municipal
S A N J U A N
de Bellas Artes 3 D E F E B R E R O L. N. ALEM
MONTEVIDEO
Juan B. Castagnino I T A L I A I T A L I A Teatro La Costanera
Z E B A L L O S
AVE PELLEGRINI
Jardín El Circulo 3 D E F E B R E R O AVE LIBERTAD
Museo Histórico Francés MITRE
9 D E J U L I O 9 D E J U L I O
Provincial A V E N I D A P E L L E G R I N I BUENOS AIRES AYACUCHO N E C O C H E A
Parque
D O R R E G O
Julio Marc Aguas M . M O R E N O C O C H A B A M B A M A I P U JUAN M. DE ROSAS 1º DE MAYO MONTEVIDEO C O LÓ N CHACABUCO Urquiza
Danzantes
AVE O. LAGOS la Independencia BLVD OROÑO Museo Municipal I T U Z A I N G O S A N M A R T Í N L A P R I D A C O C H A B A M B A
P A S O S
Parque de
Hippodrome
C E R R I T O
de la Ciudad
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