DISTINGUISHED VISITOR: THE KINGS OF SPAIN in Areco’s town
In the late 1970s, they arrived on an official visit to our country: Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain. One of the stops was San Antonio de Areco. On that afternoon of pure barbecue, music and dance; a young but already very experienced Juan José Draghi, amazed with his work all the royal delegation. Over the time, these kings would not be the last -royals – to be dazzled by his work.
EL VISITANTE ILUSTRE: LOS REYES DE ESPAÑA
A finales de la década de 1970, llegaron en visita oficial a nuestro país Juan Carlos I y Sofía, reyes de España. Una de las paradas fue San Antonio de Areco, gracias a los buenos oficios del comodoro Juan J. Güiraldes. En esa tarde a puro asado, música y baile; un joven pero ya muy experimentado Juan José Draghi, asombro con su obra a toda la delegación real. Con el tiempo, estos reyes, no serian los últimos –monarcas- en deslumbrarse con el trabajo del maestro.
ABOUT THE ARECO GASTRONOMY: Meats, regional cheeses, cold cuts of excellence, luxury marinades. The Areco gastronomy also includes the traditional barbecue or “asado”, the “dulce de leche” and the “torta frita”. In this traditional town you can enjoy all of these and more. The “La Olla de Cobre” is a place in the center of the town which is well-known for its famous and delicious chocolates and specially its “alfajores” San Antonio de Areco has excellent enterprises dedicated to tempt the most exquisite palate. “Ayres de Areco”, “Falufe” and “La Casona de Areco” offer the best to take home. Instead ,”El Boliche de Bessonart”, “El Tokio“, “The corner of Merti” and “Pulpería Lo de Tito“,have a different offer. To eat all of that food alone is pure selfishness … but it is understandable. We know why we say it.
¡The great tradition gaucho festival of Argentina, very close to Buenos Aires!
If you happen to come to Argentina you cannot miss the Tradition Festival, the oldest gaucho celebration of the Buenos Aires Province. The one which gathers the largest number of gauchos with their impressive clothing, and horses carrying astonishing silver ornaments; horse riding and games with rioplatense tack, and strings of horses spotlessly trained.
A festival without sponsors where the purity and rigor of customs and traditions of the gaucho are kept as in the old days: the elegant criollo dances, musicians with ancestral repertoires, old traditions which have never disappeared, horse riding skills, a red wine, a good barbecue (asado), long lasting guitarreadas, casual chats, the life of town people… An exceptional environment that fills arequeros (local city dwellers) with pride while the city is all decked out for the visit. This is the special moment in which the tourists’ cameras and national and international journalists compete to take the best portrait of this unique cultural event in the Argentine Republic. Don’t miss the next tradition day festival, only in San Antonio de Areco, which is about an hour and a half ride from the city of Buenos Aires. If you`re looking for hotels in Areco, check out this page.
