- Turismo Mar del Plata

LA PERLA - AVENIDA CONSTITUCIÓN - PARQUE CAMET - BARRIOS RESIDENCIALES DEL NORTE
The starting point for this tour of the northern area of the city is Punta Iglesia.
The spectacular green landscape of Parque Camet (park) merges with a breathtaking
coastal scenery.
Visitors will see residential neighbourhoods of fine and unique arquitecture, some
of them located in protected forests which preserve their natural beauty and boast
different colours according to the season.
It is also worth visiting some of the family-run businesses located along Autovía 2
(motorway).
By car: 1 hour 30 minute tour (basic tour). Half-day and full-day tours when visiting specific attractions or Autovía 2. (No buses to the
Helvetia cacti exhibition)
By bus: For further information about transport and schedules visitors should get the monthly edition of the activity guide in one of the
tourist information offices of the Tourism Board.
T
h e tour begins in the Puente
Peatonal Dr. A. Illia (footbridge) and
the Plaza de las Américas (square
with the monument to Dr René Favaloro)
located in Punta Iglesia, in the Paseo
Adolfo Dávila.
Contemplate the sea and the breathtaking
views while going in a northward direction
and discover the steep rock face with
the monuments to the palaeontologist
Florentino Ameghino, to the Emigration
and to the poetess Alfonsina Storni, who
drowned herself in the beach facing the
monument in 1938.
The Playa La Perla (beach) faces the
neighbourhood named after it. It is an
emblematic beach chosen by many
Marplatense people. The Complejo Rambla
La Perla (complex), projected by architects
Clorindo Testa, Juan Genoud and Osvaldo
Alvarez Rojas follows the undulating lines of
the natural landscape and offers excellent
beach facilities.
The monument to Miguel de Cervantes
Saavedra was erected in Plaza España
(square) in 1974 for the 100th anniversary of
the city. The bronze monument was created
by Marplatense sculptor Hidelberg Ferrino
inspired by the monument to Cervantes
located in Madrid.
The Museo Municipal de Ciencias Naturales
Lorenzo Scaglia (Natural Sciences Museum)
exhibits paleontological, geological,
zoological and entomologic material (over
10,000 insects). Two Patagonic dinosaurs
of over 70 million years call the attention of
all visitors. The aquarium exhibits local fresh
and salt water species. It is worth visiting
the aquarium of hippocampi or seahorses,
which like the sea lions, are Natural
Monuments of Mar del Plata.
The Plazoleta Alfonsina Storni (square)
located between Chacabuco and Ayacucho
Streets is the place where the remains
of Alfonsina Storni were found. The
Monumento Contemplando la Eternidad
(monument) by plastic artist Marta Minujín
was erected
Boulevard Marítimo St. goes along Playa
Perla Norte (beach) with a landscape
dominated by ocean views. The Instituto
Saturnino Unzué (institute), a picturesque
building inspired in the Art Nouveau of
the Vienna Secession, was originally a girls
orphanage. Inside the building, the neoByzantine style Oratorio de la Inmaculada
Concepción (oratory) boasts an octagonal
plan with marble works, an image of Christ
Pantocrator and Venetian tiles. The Instituto
Saturnino Unzué was declared National
Listed Building. A small square by the north
side of the institute boasts a beautiful
Puente Peatonal Dr. A. Illia – Plaza de las Américas
Paseo Adolfo Dávila: Plazoleta Comunidad Foral de
Navarra, Monumentos a Florentino Ameghino, la
Emigración y a Alfonsina Storni. Punto Panorámico.
Museo Municipal de Ciencias Naturales Lorenzo Scaglia.
Plazoleta Alfonsina Storni – Monumento Contemplando la Eternidad.
Oratorio de la Inmaculada Concepción – Instituto Saturnino Unzué.
Museo Provincial de Arte Contemporáneo.
Parque Camet: Paseo de los Cisnes, Tranvía, Feria Artesanal
de los Mayores.
A Santuario de Schöenstatt - Santuario Mariano de las
Nuevas Playas, Fray L. Beltrán 6700.
Barrio El Grosellar – Museo Casa Bruzzone.
Fair of the Elderly) with exhibition and
sale of handicrafts. A Tranvía (tram)
identical to those which ran in Buenos Aires
city between 1907 and 1936 covers two
kilometres in the park.
Camet Ave turns into Ruta 11 (route)
northwards. The Agrupación de Artillería
Antiaérea del Ejército 601 (militar group)
is located in Km 11 and its premises extend
until the limit of the General Pueyrredon and
Mar Chiquita Districts. Santa Clara del Mar
and the Laguna Mar Chiquita (lagoon) are
located 15 and 33 kilometres from Mar del
Plata respectively.
carrara marble image of Saint Francis of
Assisi.
From Rio Negro St., Boulevard Marítimo
Patricio Peralta Ramos St. turns into Félix
U. Camet Ave (lateral lanes) - Acceso Norte
Rufino Inda (northern access - central
lanes).
A few metres before reaching the
Constitución Ave roundabout, the Museo
Provincial de Arte Contemporáneo
(Provincial Contemporary Art Museum) is
being built and it is due to be inaugurated
in March 2013. It will be an important venue
for all kinds of cultural events. The project
led by architects Fernando Cynowiec
and Marcos Amadeo was chosen among
more than 200 presented in the design
competition summoned by the government
of Buenos Aires province.
In the intersection of Camet and
Constitución Avenues the Monumento a las
Alas de la Patria (monument) faces the sea.
Several beaches alternate northwards:
Constitución, Acevedo, Estrada and
Camet, which is characterized by T-shaped
breakwaters that slow the rate of coastal
erosion.
The entrance to Parque Camet (park) is in
3600 Camet Ave. The profusely wooded
park is ideal to spend a day outdoors a
few metres from the sea.The Paseo de los
Cisnes (swan boats) is a perfect option
for children. The Club Hípico (equestrian
club), the Mar del Plata Polo Club and the
Rugby Clubs Pueyrredon and Biguá are
also located in the park. A picturesque,
old corrugated metal house hosts the
Feria Artesanal de los Mayores (Handicraft
On the way back to the city centre, several
options are also available to enhance the
tour:
1) Santuario de Schöenstatt - Santuario
Mariano de las Nuevas Playas (shrine)
is located in a large park. (the shrine is
accessed from Fray Luis Beltrán St. (parallel
to the west side of Parque Camet).
2) Some northern residential
neighbourhoods are accessed from 2200
Camet Ave and Estrada St. To the left
of 5000 Estrada St. visitors will reach
Barrio Constitución (neighbourhood)
characterized by picturesque chalets and
zigzag streets.
Further ahead, Barrio El Grosellar is
accessed from the right of 5900 Estrada
St. in Daireaux St. It is a protected forest
with varied species and mansions of striking
architecture surrounded by impeccable
parks. The Museo Casa Bruzzone (museum
located in 6193 Maria Curie St.), home and
studio of painter Alberto Bruzzone, exhibits
his works.
Barrio Montemar (neighbourhood) share
the same characteristics with Barrio El
Grosellar. Montemar is accessed from 6600
Estrada St. (right turn along Torres de Vera
y Aragón St.)
3) In 1000 Camet Ave it is a good idea to
take Constitución Ave, famous for its clubs,
pubs, bars, restaurants and intense nightlife
throughout the year. During the day it is a
commercial area.
To reach the Barrio La Florida
(neighbourhood) is necessary to take
the Autovía 2 (motorway). In 8200
Constitución Ave, turn right along
Pedro Zanni St.. This is another peaceful
neighbourhood located in a wooded area
with magnificent chalets and a stream.
From the Constitución Ave and Autovía
2 roundabout (Autovía 2, Buenos Aires
City-bound) there are interesting options
not to miss out: Aeropuerto Internacional
Astor Piazzolla (airport - km 396), Fábrica
de Caramelos y Dulce de Leche Guatan
(candy and dulce de leche factory - km 391)
and Cultivo de Cactus Helvetia (cacti and
succulent exhibition - 300 metres ahead of
km 391).
Pueblo Camet and Barrio El Tejado
(neighbourhoods) are separated and at
the same time linked by the railway tracks
of Estación Camet del ferrocarril (train
station). With a rich cultural heritage,
they are a reminder of the birth and life
of the renowned plastic artist Juan Carlos
Castagnino.
During summer, Parque Acuático Aquasol
(water park – km 386) offers giant water
slides, a wave pool and rapids, among other
attractions.
Another alternative is to visit the Camino de
las Pampas (The Pampas Trail - km 394, left
turn) with typical landscapes of the plains
surrounded by the hill ranges which are part
of the orographic system of Tandilia, farms,
ranches, dairy farms and an experimental
seed centre. This tour ends in the Paraje
Santa Paula at km 9.8 Ruta 226 (route).
4) After reaching 200 Camet Ave,
take Strobel St. straight to Patagones
St. to visit the area of Barrio Parque
Luro (neighbourhood) delimited by
Patagones, Padre Cardiel, Manuela
Pedraza and Florisbelo Acosta Streets.
The neighbourhood boasts magnificent
mansions and wooded parks.