Meet Rosario

Located 320 kilometers from the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, discover its historical beauty in the midst of busy urban life. Parks, monuments and century-old architecture know how to shine before the curious gaze of visitors.We leave from the Federal Capital to the interior of the country. Our goal was not to get too far from the Buenos Aires capital. They had sent us to visit the second most important urban ejido in Argentina: Rosario.We start with the premise that we would find ourselves with an incipient tourist destination, the result of a country that is slowly but surely taking hold in this matter.National Route No. 9 led us to our destination. During the journey, I was happy to appreciate the remarkable boom that the countryside is going through. Hundreds of hectares already harvested showed that a few months ago there had been a strong cereal activity in the area. Silos full of raw material seemed to explode, perhaps due to the bidding of economic interests, in the intense search for a better price in the market.Almost without realizing it, we crossed the three hundred and twenty kilometers that separated us from the city. The route of excellent condition and very good signaling, made us enter Rosario in exactly three hours, the cradle of our national insignia: the Argentine flag.Portico 'rosarigasino'.As in most large cities, the entrance to Rosario left us much to be desired. The other side of the country was once again present. Before crossing the Circunvalación avenue in the direction of Oroño boulevard, which would lead us to the very heart of Rosario, we walked in front of “emergency” neighborhoods, a product of the indifference of an Argentina from the past. Humble houses, stray dogs and hundreds of melancholic faces watched our passage towards the center of Rosario.Once we took Oroño Boulevard, the image of the city changed completely. As if it were a turn of the page, we were embraced by dense green areas, squares and parks that seemed to blend in with the centenary architecture of the place.We quickly realized that Rosario is a city that invites to be visited. Its buildings, government palaces that keep the style of the early twentieth century intact and its bustling urban traffic give it that particular hallmark of a big city.Willing to discover it, to know it by accepting it as it is, we headed towards the hotel to leave our luggage.We stayed at the Majestic, one of the most characteristic and emblematic hotels in Rosario. Completely renovated and with an excellent location in the city center, it was a good proposal to discover the charms of the area.Between the flag and the Paraná:Once we had checked in, we went to walk through the ravines of the Paraná River. Upright and silent, we observed the Monument to the Flag, which seemed to invite us to visit it, but we decided to do it the next morning.The sunset behind us drew beautiful figures on the calm waters of the ostentatious Paraná. This elegant metropolis emerged as a scattered hamlet that took the shape of a town after the installation of its Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, in 1731. Over the years, a city with remarkable dynamism was built, the result of its enormous industrial and commercial development.It grew hand in hand with its port, considered an obligatory stop on the river route to neighboring provinces or countries, becoming a strategic point for exchange and communication.The Paraná River is one of the main protagonists of the life of the city. Wide and mighty, it branches into an extensive delta offering an ecological paradise and a remarkable natural refuge. That is why we decided to meet him during our stay in the city.At last we were in Rosario, the enigmatic city forged anonymously with the effort and creativity of its people. The one that saw the birth of artists, comedians and musicians of excellent national and international level, such as Fontanarrosa, Olmedo, Fito Páez or Juan Carlos Baglietto, among others.Today, in the midst of the country's tourist rebirth, Rosario opens its doors allowing you to walk its streets to discover its architecture, explore its parks, navigate its river and be part, even for a few days, of its tireless and busy life.Source: Welcome Argentina