Independencia y Defensa

Independencia y Defensa is a bus stop in Comuna 1, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires. Independencia y Defensa is situated nearby to La casa mínima, as well as near the museum El Zanjón de Granados (historic ruins).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include La casa mínima and San Telmo market.

San Telmo market

Marketplace

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San Telmo market is a marketplace, which is situated 230 metres south of Independencia y Defensa.

Casa Rosada

Government office

Photo: Dragan, CC BY 3.0.

The Casa Rosada, lit. 'the pink house', is the president of the Argentine Republic's official workplace, located in Buenos Aires. The palatial mansion is known officially as Casa de Gobierno. Casa Rosada is situated 1 km north of Independencia y Defensa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Telmo and Centro.

San Telmo

Suburb

Photo: Roberto Fiadone, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Telmo is the oldest barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A well-preserved area of the Argentine metropolis, it hosts some of its oldest buildings. One of the birthplaces of tango, during the mid 20th century it was the Bohemian district with painters ateliers and jazz clubs.

Centro

Photo: Roger Schultz, CC BY 2.0.

The center of Buenos Aires has most of the city's attractions, including performances in the Tribunales theater district, the dense downtown area with government buildings, the San Telmo tango scene, and the biggest train station and the general bus station that offers connections to the surrounding provinces and neighboring countries.