The west

West of central Buenos Aires a vast, mostly residential area spreads out for over a dozen kilometres towards Avenida General Paz. Northwest of Palermo, the barrio of Chacarita is best known for its namesake cemetery, where tango singer Carlos Gardel is buried. Caballito, right in the heart of the city, has an entertaining natural history museum. Architecture fans shouldn’t miss the stunning Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes in the barrio of Balvanera, the neighbourhood just west of Congreso and Avenida Callao. Finally, right at Buenos Aire’s fringes, the hugely enjoyable gaucho fair, the Feria de Mataderos, is held on Sundays in the barrio of the same name and provides one of the best days out in the city.