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Plaza Francia
Surrounded by French-Style Residential Area

Avenida del Libertador, entre Agote y Pueyrredón
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
1405

Bus: 17, 61, 67, 110

+54 11 4372 3612




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This plaza, founded in October 1909, comprises some 15,400 square meters of local flora surrounded by cultural centers and the largest outdoor handicrafts fair in the city, La Feria de Recoleta, taking place every Sunday. The appropriately named Francia a Argentina monument at its center was donated in 1910 by France to Argentina commemorating the Centennial of the Revolution of May. The Museum of Fine Arts, monolithic National Library and imposing University Faculty of Law flank the area.



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