Free Walking Tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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We’re excited to announce the launch of our second international Free Walking Tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in partnership with Context Travel!

In this free, digital walking tour you will steep yourself in the political intrigue and power struggles of Argentina, from the colonialism of the Spanish, to the revolution of 1810, to the Dirty War in the the 70’s when 30,000 young Argentinians went missing. The events that shaped Argentina and it’s people all start right here in Plaza de Mayo, the perfect place to uncover this turbulent history before setting out to explore the rest of the city! You will be guided by local Buenos Aires storyteller, Context Travel Guide, and architect, Juan Pablo, who has lived here for over 30 years.

The walking tour is hosted on the free, Story City App, which uses GPS to guide you through Plaza de Mayo’s most historic sites. Even if, as an international traveller, you don’t have mobile data in Argentina, you can pre-download this tour via Wi-Fi to your mobile device and do the tour offline! Which means the tour is available 24/7 so you can do the tour when it suits you! You can download the app on your iOs or Android device here.

We partner with local people and businesses, like our guide for this tour, Juan from Context Travel, so you get the best local information, history, and intrigue! The tour includes both audio and text as well as visuals of some of Buenos Aires most politically charged sites.

Check out the video below to see how Story City works! The free walking tour of Buenos is only Story City’s second history tour, so while the video below talks about our fictional Australian choose your adventures, don’t worry, the tour of Plaza de Mayo is full of facts, local history, and political drama and tragedy.

The tour should take you between 30 to 40 mins and will visit five unmissable locations in Plaza