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Baquina de Pescadores
Mar del Plata is one of the country's most important fishing ports and seafood-processing centers. At Baquina de Pescadores - the picturesque wharf hidden behind the ugly YPF fuel tanks - fisherfolk and stevedores follow their routine on and around kaleidoscopically colored wooden boats, monitored by sea lions who have established a large colony - mostly male - along one side of the pier.
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Catedral de San Pedro
Facing the leafy Plaza San Martín at San Luis, this neo-Gothic building features gorgeous stained glass, an impressive central chandelier from France, English-tile floors and a ceiling of tiles from other European countries.
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Centro Cultural Villa Victoria
Victoria Ocampo, founder of the literary journal Sur, hosted literary salons with prominent intellectuals from around the world at her summer chalet, now a museum and cultural center that features changing exhibitions.
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Costanera Sur
Beyond the lighthouse and the limits of Mar del Plata proper is the Costanera Sur. This area is less urbanized, and though the beaches are filled with yet more balnearios in the summer, they're a quieter option if you're here outside of the peak season.
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Museo Archivo Histórico Municipal Roberto T Barili
In the Villa Emilio Mitre (1930), another former summer residence of the Argentine oligarchy, the Museo Archivo Histórico Municipal Roberto T Barili houses a superb collection of turn-of-the-century photographs, along with other exhibits recalling Mar del Plata's colorful past.
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Museo del Mar
Housing the most extensive seashell collection you're ever likely to see, the Museo del Mar exhibits over 30,000 shells, representing 6000 species from around the world. In a sleek new building, the museum also contains a small tide pool, an aquarium and a delightful cafe, complete with Internet service.
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Museo Municipal de Arte Juan Carlos Castagnino
Built in 1909 as the summer residence of a prominent Argentine family, the Villa Ortiz Basualdo is now an art museum. Resembling a Loire Valley castle, its Belgian interior makes an impressive setting in which to exhibit paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures by Argentine artists.
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Playa Bristol
Mar del Plata's beaches are safe and swimmable, if impossibly crowded in the summer. Downtown fronts onto the most central beach, Playa Bristol, with its wharf and fishermen's club bearing the huge neon Quilmes sign.
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Playa Grande
Mar del Plata's beaches are safe and swimmable, if impossibly crowded in the summer. South of Playa Varese, at the more fashionable end of town, lies Playa Grande, also crowded with balnearios .
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Playa La Perla
Mar del Plata's beaches are safe and swimmable, if impossibly crowded in the summer. The next beach to the north of Playa Bristol is Playa La Perla , favored by a younger crowd and filled with balnearios .
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Playa Varese
Mar del Plata's beaches are safe and swimmable, if impossibly crowded in the summer. To the south of Playa de los Pescadores are Playa Varese and Cabo Corrientes, a pair of small waveless beaches, also public, that are protected by small rocky headlands.
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Punta Mogotes
Mar del Plata's beaches are safe and swimmable, if impossibly crowded in the summer. Just past the port you'll find the huge Punta Mogotes complex - slightly more chilled and favored by families, who fill the balnearios to overflowing in January.
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Ship Graveyard
Just past the sea lion colony is the port's fantastic graveyard of ruined ships, half-sunken and rusting in the sun. Here the Escollera Sur (southern jetty) begins its long stretch some 2km out to sea, with panoramic views of the city from its tip. Climb the yellow ladders and walk on top of the sea wall for the best views. You can walk back to the Centro Comercial Puerto (the port's commercial center) and close the day in one of its great restaurants.
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Sierra & Laguna de los Padres
A popular weekend destination for marplatenses, the lake and soft hills to its west offer a bucolic setting and a range of outdoor activities, including horse riding, biking, trekking and rock climbing. The spot was first settled in 1746 as a Jesuit Mission aimed at rounding up the nomadic tribes of the area - you can see a replica of the original chapel by the lake's shore. There are plenty of places to eat, and campgrounds as well(take bus 717 from Av Luro).
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