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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.
About Comuna 1
Where to stay in Comuna 1
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
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.
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. Churches came early.
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.
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Updated July 2026