We spent a couple of days here on our way from Bolivia to Montevideo in Uruguay. It’s quite a pleasant town of one million people with lots of parks, a long riverside boardwalk with some trendy cafes and restaurants, and several pedestrian mall streets with some beautiful old colonial buildings. We stayed at the Hotel de la Cite on San Martin right in the centre, which I highly recommend. Shopping is cheap here, particularly when compared to Uruguay. The highlight for me was the coliseum style memorial of the Bandera, where the victims of Argentinas ‘70s holocaust are buried.If you are there on a Sunday, you can expect the whole town to be closed and in shutters.
Rosario still retains many of its old Architecture, has lots of lovely parks and squares and is relatively clean compared to other cities in Argentina. The riverside has been redeveloped with restaurants, parks and a modern art museum.The city has museums, art galleries, theatres and restaurants and a fantastic shopping area. We really loved the chilled out and relaxed atmosphere of this city.
This great bustling little city is really nice and relaxed. It has monuments, memorials, museums and galleries. It has cafes, restaurants, bars and some great cultural spaces. The high delta of the Prana is a boat tour away (less than 2 km is some pretty wild back waters with caiman, birds and otters, etc). Loved Rosario - nice shopping and friendly people.
Far from big Latin cities noise, still have the charm of 19th century architecure. You can easily walk downtown, Rosario is an easy and safe city to visit. Plenty of restaurants, libraries and cultural places to enjoy.
Pretty river front walk and pleasant streets. Shame the city is a grid patter makes for boring walking but plenty of good shops.
Lovely architecture in many of the old buildings. Take time to enjoy the details. Worth visiting the Monumento a la Bandera down by the river. Great parks, museums, restaurants and shopping for every budget.
Just like Buenos Aires but on a smaller scale. Everything downtown is accessible within a short walk. You have the flag monument, Parque Indepencia with the grounds of Newell's Old Boys FC, and the majestic Stock Exchange on the corner of Cordoba and Corrientes streets. Not to be missed if you adventure inland from Buenos Aires. Fantastic architecture throughout the city.
I wouldn't say that Rosario is a destination in itself because there is not much to do here. The city is quiet and quaint with many parks and places to walk/run. There is a pedestrian area for shopping, and some lovely boulevards too. If you want to break up long bus rides then this is a good place to stop and relax for a day or two but I would skip it if your trip to Argentina is short.
After three months in Buenos Aires Rosario was a great break away! It is very European (more so than BA) and I had a great afternoon wandering around town and looking at some sights (the flag monument, the house where Che Guevara was born, the waterfront). I only had the one day here as I was travelling solo but I think I could have stayed two days if I had been with friends.
We spent 4 nights here and thoroughly enjoyed our visit. There is plenty to do and lots to see and some fine restaurants and a long long walk along the wide muddy river.