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Comuna 1, Buenos Aires — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Comuna 1 is the historic core of Buenos Aires, the borough that gathers the Argentine capital's oldest streets, museums, and government halls.
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Where to stay in Comuna 1
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
This is the borough travellers reach first. Comuna 1 packs the founding blocks of Buenos Aires into a compact stretch, so a bed here puts the Cabildo of Buenos Aires, the riverside walk past El Faro Towers, and a long list of museums within an easy walk. Beds cluster densely.
Choose the older grid around Santo Domingo convent for colonial streets, or the reclaimed docks near El Faro Towers for newer rooms above the water.
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Around Santo Domingo convent
The founding grid of Buenos Aires, where Santo Domingo convent and the Cabildo of Buenos Aires anchor narrow streets lined with government halls and older facadesFind hotels in Around Santo Domingo conventVisitors after newer waterside rooms in Comuna 1 beside El Faro Towers rather than the old gridThe docks by El Faro Towers
Reclaimed brick docks turned into a riverside quarter, where El Faro Towers rise over converted warehouses and a promenade edges the water away from the traffic of central Buenos AiresFind hotels in The docks by El Faro TowersHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Buenos Aires
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Museums & Galleries
4- Cabildo of Buenos Aires Heritage
- Palace of Running Waters Heritage
- National Museum of Immigration Heritage
- Illuminated Block Heritage
Churches & Religious Sites
3- Santo Domingo convent Heritage
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church, Buenos Aires Heritage
- Our Lady of Mercy Church
Castles & Historic Sites
2- Torre Monumental
- Monument to Christopher Columbus
Landmarks & Notable Places
1- El Faro Towers
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About Comuna 1
What are the main landmarks in Comuna 1?
The sights stack up fast. Comuna 1 holds the Cabildo of Buenos Aires, the colonial hall at the founding square, along with the Torre Monumental clock tower and the National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, one of the largest art collections in the country. Museo Mitre keeps its own block.
The Palace of Running Waters lifts an ornate pumping station above the streets, and San Nicolás de Bari Basilica, Buenos Aires marks the older parish ground of the borough.
What is the history of Comuna 1?
Comuna 1 is where Buenos Aires began. The founding square and its colonial buildings took shape here, and the Cabildo of Buenos Aires still stands as the old seat of colonial government at the heart of the borough. Parishes were among the first things built.
Santo Domingo convent and San Nicolás de Bari Basilica, Buenos Aires date from the city's parish years, and later the eastern docks were rebuilt into a riverside quarter where El Faro Towers now rise, so the borough carries both the oldest and the newest ground of the capital.
Where is Comuna 1?
Comuna 1 runs along the eastern, river-facing edge of Buenos Aires. It gathers the founding grid of the capital together with the reclaimed docks by El Faro Towers, a compact borough where the streets around the Cabildo of Buenos Aires meet the water. The whole of it falls within Buenos Aires.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Comuna 1?
Around Santo Domingo convent: Travellers wanting Comuna 1's colonial grid of Buenos Aires within a short walk of the Cabildo of Buenos Aires. The docks by El Faro Towers: Visitors after newer waterside rooms in Comuna 1 beside El Faro Towers rather than the old grid.
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Updated September 2026