Tag: San Isidro
San Isidro is a municipality in Greater Buenos Aires and one of the most affluent municipalities in Argentina. It is located in San Isidro Partido in the Buenos Aires Province.
The centre of San Isidro is an historic area with cobbled streets and old single-story houses. At its heart is Plaza Mitre, with the neo-gothic San Isidro cathedral of 1898 rising above. The sloping plaza, also home to the recently-opened Rugby Museum, hosts an antiques and crafts fair. The plaza leads down to the Río de la Plata, where the riverside park is popular with mate drinkers and tourists. The city is called the “National Capital of Rugby” in Argentina, due to being the cradle of many important players and hosting the national rugby union’s derby match between CASI and SIC.
San Isidro is served by two rail lines, the Mitre Line and the Tren de la Costa (Train of the Coast in English), at the San Isidro R station, a vintage 1891 built in the style of British stations, in Its facilities are located a…