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Belgrano, Buenos Aires — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Belgrano is a northern barrio of Buenos Aires in three parts: apartment blocks, the leafy streets of Belgrano R, and the city's Chinatown.
About Belgrano
Where to stay in Belgrano
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Three areas split the choice: the apartment blocks of central Belgrano, the leafy streets of Belgrano R, and the Chinatown of Buenos Aires. The blocks hold most rooms. Around the Museum of Spanish Art Enrique Larreta and the Parroquia Inmaculada Concepción, that main area keeps museums, shops and transport close together, which suits a first stay in this part of the city.
You should pick Belgrano R for quiet, since its English-influenced houses stand behind gardens rather than shopfronts. Chinatown fills a few streets with restaurants, and the Chinese lions stand among its landmarks.
About Belgrano
What are the main landmarks in Belgrano?
Museums crowd the barrio. The Museum of Spanish Art Enrique Larreta holds a Spanish collection in a house, while the Sarmiento Historic Museum, the House of Rogelio Yrurtia Museum and the National Museum of Man stand within the same few streets. The Parroquia Inmaculada Concepción anchors the centre, and the House of Valentín Alsina stands in the same barrio.
Monuments fill the squares: Homenaje al General Manuel Belgrano, Homenaje a José Hernández, the figure of Presbítero Manuel Alberti and the Chinese lions. The Belgrano Athletic Stadium sits among them.
What is the history of Belgrano?
Belgrano dates from 1855. The barrio grew on the northern side of Buenos Aires, and its three parts took different shapes: apartment blocks in the main area, English-influenced houses in Belgrano R, and the Chinese quarter of the city in a few streets of its own. Houses became museums.
The Museum of Spanish Art Enrique Larreta, the Sarmiento Historic Museum and the House of Rogelio Yrurtia Museum each keep a residence with its collection, and monuments to General Manuel Belgrano stand in the barrio that carries the name.
Where is Belgrano?
Belgrano covers a northern stretch of Buenos Aires, its apartment blocks giving way to the gardens of Belgrano R and to the streets of Chinatown.
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Updated September 2026