Plaza Francia is one of the great arteries of this city, where the great sights of the area frame to make one of the most popular attractions offered by Buenos Aires. As always it all started with a group of artisans who in 1970 began to exhibit their crafts near the wall, from there a lot of history has run, 30 years. And who wants to learn more of this history will find very good material in the November 1995 edition of the magazine that more wind and some excerpts of it to the end of this page.

It is seen from the square outside and seen by the artisans. The great Fair consists of something about 140 Posts, the level of craftsmanship is hard to generalize, but in a nutshell we can say that there are very good craftsmanship, especially metals and leather. The fair gives space for artisans step, upon presentation of the material to be exposed to the deputy in charge on Saturday morning.

A part of the Plaza are a number of street artists in various performances such as clowns, juggling, puppets, drummers and musicians who love the immortal Cuban trova a varied audience ranging from teenagers, children, adults, seniors, tourists, etc. In the end, who missed a tour of this step by Buenos Aires and aired a good option for weekend and why not plan to go shopping.

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.

Did you know? That the plaza was 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.

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