Are you looking for fresh air and tranquility for a weekend near Buenos Aires? Do you want options near CABA for a long weekend getaway? Here is a list of towns a few kilometers away from Buenos Aires where you can find the perfect combination of nature, history and good food.
Rural towns less than 100 km from Buenos Aires: close, charming and accessible.
1. Carlos Keen
The town of Carlos Keen is already a classic among the rural towns near the city of Buenos Aires. Carlos Keen is ideal for a day trip and has the charm of a typical rural town: dirt roads, an old train station, a barn turned cultural center for activities, craft fair and some traditional bodegones ideal for a great country lunch. It is a small town of less than 400 inhabitants.
Carlos Keen 📍88km
2. Uribelarrea
Uribelarrea can be reached by car but also by train. In this town less than 100 km from Buenos Aires you will find delicious rural gastronomy: cold cuts, cheeses and dulce de leche. In addition, you can spend the day and have lunch in one of its pulperías or historic stores. It is an ideal option for weekend getaways near Buenos Aires.
Uribelarrea 📍60 km
3. Luján
Luján is much more than a town but it is an excellent getaway near Buenos Aires. Besides its basilica and museums, you can visit the Quinta de Cigordia Forest Reserve and have some mates and give your weekend getaway a mix of culture and nature.
Luján📍70km
4. Cortines
This is a very small town 90km from the city of Buenos Aires. You will find a lot of tranquility and good gastronomy in a small town ideal to disconnect without going too far away.
Cortines 📍90km
5. Lobos
Lobos has history, the lagoon is a classic of this town 105 km from Buenos Aires. If you like water sports, it is ideal. Add to that the good gastronomy, the natural reserve to stroll and spend an afternoon in the middle of nature drinking mate and a picturesque historic center for a day trip or even a long weekend getaway.
Lobos 📍105
6. Antonio Carboni
Antonio Carboni is a very small town with a rustic charm. If you are looking for quiet roads, escape the hustle and bustle and you like trains, this town has besides all that, an old train station and a charming parish.
Antonio Carboni 📍135km
7. Roque Perez
Roque Perez is becoming the ideal getaway near Buenos Aires for foodies because it has good bodegones, but it is also highly valued for its nature. Visit the Rio Salado waterfall! It is ideal to combine nature, good gastronomy and history.
Roque Perez 📍 130km
8. Santa Coloma
Santa Coloma is a charming town that has an unusual and wonderful festival: the “fiesta del mondongo y las tortillas fritas” on May 1st. Its center and surroundings are very nice to walk around and spend the day without going too far from the city.
Santa Coloma 📍 140km
9. Gouin
Gastronomic pole in a rural and peaceful setting-although not well known, it’s worth the walk! (Your contribution)
Gouin 📍147km
10. Pardo
If you don’t know Pardo and you are looking for a getaway near Buenos Aires for a long weekend, this may be your best rural town to do so because Pardo was considered by Bioy Casares as “the most beautiful place in the world”. If you are looking for a town for a getaway near Buenos Aires with literary inspiration, look no further.
Pardo 📍220 km