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Plazoleta Carlos ^ Pellegrini<br />
This plaza’s centerpiece<br />
is a striking<br />
marble and bronze<br />
monument to former<br />
president Carlos<br />
Pellegrini. Designed<br />
by French sculptor<br />
Félix Coutan in 1914,<br />
it shows a seated<br />
Pellegrini flanked by<br />
allegories of progress<br />
and industry and<br />
protected from above by the<br />
Republic. d Map P4 • Recoleta<br />
Parque Las Heras & At the heart of Palermo,<br />
Parque Las Heras is a cool oasis.<br />
At its northern end a broad<br />
grassy slope descends toward<br />
Avenida Las Heras and is a<br />
favorite sunbathing spot for<br />
scantily clad, sun-worshipping<br />
porteños. d Map M3 • Palermo<br />
* Plaza Mitre<br />
Plaza Serrano<br />
This sloping plaza overlooks<br />
Avenida Libertador and offers<br />
great views across the parks of<br />
Recoleta toward Retiro. At the<br />
slope’s crest stands a monument<br />
of Bartolomé Mitre, first president<br />
of the Argentine Republic in<br />
1862 and founder of La Nacion<br />
newspaper. Allegorical sculptures<br />
adorn its base. d Map N4 • Recoleta<br />
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( Plaza Francia<br />
Facing the Cementerio de la<br />
Recoleta, Plaza Francia hosts the<br />
city’s biggest arts and crafts fair,<br />
thronged each Saturday and<br />
Sunday by artists and artisans,<br />
hippies and neo-hippies, and<br />
street performers and tourists.<br />
Busiest between 3pm and 6pm,<br />
it is one of the city’s best free<br />
afternoons out. d Map P3 • Recoleta<br />
) Plaza Serrano<br />
Plaza Serrano, officially<br />
named Plaza Julio Cortázar after<br />
the Argentinian writer, lies at the<br />
center of Palermo Viejo. Petite<br />
and circular, the plaza holds a<br />
weekend arts fair, where designers<br />
display and sell goods. Its<br />
perimeter is ringed by hip bars,<br />
boho clothes stores, and art<br />
studios. Ideal for afternoon and<br />
sunset drinks. d Map K3 • Palermo<br />
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Most of the city’s green spaces are open <strong>10</strong>am–7pm daily.<br />
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