MAR DEL PLATA

 

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It is the most important beach resort in Argentina, and offers a coastline of more than 17 kilometres with beaches and services according to their hierarchy.  
It is a modern city in which you can see both sophisticated and popular beaches, modern building conglomerates and residential areas, a busy night life and reflection and peaceful zones. 
It has an important architectonic patrimony, with buildings belonging to the beginnings of the century. Its numerous parks, squares and gardens, with colorful varied flowers offer the tourist a singular surrounding landscape. 
The Northern beaches, in La Perla, constitute a classic that integrates to the downtown beaches through Point Iglesia, where a traditional touring area begins and extends up to the Torreón del Monje (Monk's Tower).
The Chica and Grande Beaches, the nearest ones to the port, offer a contrast with its rocky outcroppings and beautiful parks, in an attractive tour.
After the marplatense port, where you can enjoy a cuisine specialized in sea fruits, the Punta Mogotes complex gathers 24 beach resorts with the most complete infrastructure of beach services. 
At a short distance from the Point Mogotes lighthouse, the wide. open sea and most quiet Southern beaches begin. Some of them are quite luxurious offering all types of services. 
The presence of sierras and water mirrors in the proximity of Mar del Plata, offers the tourist the possibility of practising numerous activities related to adventure tourism. 
Thematic parks, aquariums, ecologic farms, sea and air trips and embarked fishing excursions are some of the alternatives present all the year long.
Mar del Plata offers the visitor an excellent commercial proposal through its commercial shop centres, shoppings, cafeterias, discotheques, casinos and the most complete hotel and gastronomy services according your preferences and budgets.

Beaches over the sea
Shoppings, varied spectacles and night life
Adventure Tourism in the sierras

Location


Province of Buenos Aires

Average Temperature
(Celsius) 
Summer 25º / 16º
Winter 13º / 5º

Population
(Inhabitants)
504.900

Distances
(Kilometres)
PROVINCE'S CAPITALS
Buenos Aires 414
Córdoba 1192
Corrientes 1349
Formosa 1518
La Plata 368
La Rioja 1640
Mendoza 1316
Neuquén 994
Paraná 879
Posadas 1415
Rawson 1199
Resistencia 1430
Río Gallegos 2353
Salta 2042
S.F.V.Catamarca 1624
San Juan 1387
San Luis 1063
S.M.Tucumán 1738
S.S.Jujuy 2070
Santa Fe 893
Santa Rosa 725
Sgo. del Estero 1616
Ushuaia 2939
Viedma 738
POINTS OF THIS ZONE
Los Lobos' Ravine 20
Chapadmalal 34
Los Padres' Ponds 19
 La Brava Pond 45
Mar Chiquita Pond 39
Miramar 48
Santa Clara del Mar 18
Sierra de los Padres 24

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