Palermo is an important gastronomic, cultural and audiovisual destination, and is one of the tourists’ favorites. Moreover, it is highly accessible due to its transport hub in Puente Pacífico.
Thanks to Parque Tres de Febrero, also called Bosques de Palermo, it is one of the greenest areas of Buenos Aires. The city’s botanical garden and the zoo can also be found in Palermo.
The neighborhood is more than 16 sq. km wide, which makes it the biggest neighborhood in the city, and is divided into two different areas — Palermo Chico is a residential area where one can find small palaces, home to Buenos Aires’ high-class society, while Palermo Viejo is an area full of “casas chorizo” (houses where rooms are set around an open gallery) and low houses, which have been restored to serve as cafés, restaurants, design houses and numerous boutiques, making it a really nice neighborhood.
Palermo’s most bustling area is known as Palermo Soho, located in Palermo Viejo. The most important part of the neighborhood is Plaza Serrano, its center, officially called Plaza Cortázar.