Estancias in Buenos Aires

Villa María

Villa María is a luxury Norman Tudor farmhouse built at the beginning of the century. Its large living room, the dinning room, the lounge and the billiard room are all tastefully furnished. A splendid 110 acres park with varied species and sculptures surrounds the main house.

Location: it is located in Máximo Paz, 47 km. from downtown Buenos Aires.

Accommodation facilities: Main house: 5 en-suite two bedrooms and 1 en-suite one bedroom. Guests' house: 1 en-suite three bedrooms, 2 rooms with private bathroom (en-suite) and 2 rooms with bathroom.

Production: 3700 acres devoted to cattle breeding

Activities in the estancia: walks, horse rides, bicycling, swimming, tennis and croquet.

Meals: Creole meals and international dishes.

La Macarena

They offer a familiar environment and first-class service at the same time. A 40.000 m2 park with old trees and a swimming pool surrounds the house.

Location: this estancia is located in Maximo Paz, 50 km from Buenos Aires

Accommodation facilities: Main house: 4 rooms with private bathroom. Guest's house: 2 rooms with private bathroom.

Production: cows, sheep, chickens and turkeys on a small scale. Jams production.

Activities in the estancia: walks, swimming, volleyball, football, bochas (Argentine bowling), croquet, table tennis, table games, children plays, fishing in a stream and horseback rides (rented by the hour).

Activities in the surroundings: riding and polo club.

Meals: barbecues, "empanadas" (meat stuffed pastries), salads, lamb, chicken seasoned with garlic, curry and side orders of rice or vegetables. There are also pies, stews, pasta and desserts.

El Faisán

The building has the typical architecture of the end of 19th Century and beginning of 20th Century: construction with ground floor with rooms in a row and surrounded by a roofed gallery. It has 2.000 ha.

Location: it's located in Lobos, 120 km away from Buenos Aires

Accommodation facilities: 2 double en-suite rooms, 2 double rooms with bathroom, and 1 room with several beds and bathrooms for women and men.

Production: agriculture and cattle production; the main activity is the milk production, with 5 modern dairies and based on the Holando-Argentino breed.

Activities in the estancia: horseback rides, rides in carriages, swimming, and tennis.

Activities in the surrounding area: Water sports in Lobos Lagoon.

Meals: international dishes and Creole specialties, asado (Argentine barbecue).

La Concepción

It was founded in the mid -19th. century. The main house was built in French style. The guesthouse, known as the Chalet, has a large sleeping room with changing room and showers. There are more than 200 ha of a superb park and a great neo gothic chapel.

La Concepción is famous for its polo tradition. The polo fields, the world class horses and instructors are available for those who like this sport.

Location: it is situated 120 km from Buenos Aires, in Lobos County.

Accommodation facilities: 23 rooms. Main house: 9 rooms with en suite bathroom. Chalet: 2 suites of two rooms, 2 simple rooms and a room with 8 beds. Small House: 4 rooms and 2 bathrooms.

Production: agriculture and cattle production.

Activities in the estancia: walks, horse rides, rides in carriages, swimming, football, tennis, paddle and farm work watching.

Activities in the surrounding area: golf in Lobos (10 km from the estancia) and water sports in Lobos Lagoon.

Hunting possibilities: fishing and hunting excursions can be arranged upon request.

Meals: international dishes and Creole specialties.

La Candelaria

At the end of the 19th Century, Orestes Piñeiro, a visionary who encouraged the development of Lobos region, founded this cattle ranch which he named La Candelaria, in honour to his wife. During the first decades of the 20th Century, La Candelaria enlarged its territory to an extension of about 8000 acres. Later on, La Candelaria was divided among its heirs, to be then sold in 1980.Nowadays, 250 acres are still kept. Its wonderful French style castle surrounded by a huge park, its colonial houses, as well as polo course, tennis court, swimming pool and football fields show us the highest level of the Argentine countryside.

Location: it's located in Lobos, 115 km away from Buenos Aires.

Accommodation facilities: Main House: 10 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms. Bungalows: 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.Orange house: 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom

Activities in the estancia: 2 tennis courts, swimming pools, horses, carriages, volleyball and football courts and bicycles.

Activities in the surroundings: golf (7 km. from the estancia). Fishing and water sports in Lobos Lagoon.

Meals: asado (Argentine barbecue), empanadas (meat stuffed pastries), Creole and international cuisine, cakes and "pastelitos".

San Agustín

Location: it's located in Lobos County, 125 km from Buenos Aires city.

Accommodation facilities: 4 double rooms with two bathrooms. There are 4 beds with one bathroom in the attic.

Production: it is devoted to agriculture and cattle production, most of all to dairy production (very common in the area).

Activities in the estancia: horse rides, rides in carriages, swimming, tennis, water ski, boats rides, fishing on Salado River.

Meals: Creole and international dishes, asado (Argentine barbecue).

Los Patricios

The first owner was Daniel de Spiller, army man of the Desert Campaign. The present owner is his great-granddaughter, Maria Luisa de Bary de Solier de Brane. The skeleton of the house was built by the beginning of the century (1904), with a pampeano-colonial style. The garden has an English style and was designed by the French engineer Luis Goddard.

Location: this estancia is located in San Antonio de Areco (province of Buenos Aires), 110 km away from Capital Federal.

Accommodation facilities: the estancia has 8 rooms with private bathroom.

Production: it has big extensions dedicated to agriculture, especially devoted to wheat, corn, sunflower and soya cultivation.

Activities in the estancia: it has a sport area, where the tourists can practice paddle, tennis, volleyball, bowls, football, polo, swimming pool, horseback riding. It also has a track for ring races.

Meals: international dishes and Creole specialities.

La Bamba

The traditional colonial style main house of La Bamba, with its belvedere, roofed verandahs and interior patio complete with well, has remained unchanged since 1830.

It was once a posthouse where travellers in transit on the King's Road rested and stagecoaches hitched up fresh horses.

Location: it's located in San Antonio de Areco, 120 kms away from Buenos Aires city.

Accommodation facilities: 6 rooms, 2 with private bathroom and 4 with shared bathroom

Production: it has 250 ha.being exploted.

Activities in the estancia: walks, swimming, horseback rides (not included in the rate), rides in sulkies.

Activities in the surroundings: visit to San Antonio de Areco and Ricardo Guiraldes Museum.

Golf (13 kms away from the estancia).

Meals: Creole specialities

El Ombú de Areco

The magnificent Italian style farmhouse, built in 1890 by the general Richieri is surrounded by 300 ha. of fields.

Location: it's located in San Antonio de Areco, 110 km from Buenos Aires city.

Accommodation facilities: it has 6 rooms with private bathroom.

Activities in the estancia: swimming, horseback rides, rides in old carriages, football, room games, farm work watching, visit to San Antonio de Areco and Ricardo Guiraldes Museum.

Activities in the surrounding area: golf and tennis courts in San Antonio de Areco Club.

Meals: international dishes and Creole specialties.

San Pedro

San Pedro is one of the oldest farms in Argentina. The main house was originally built in 1872. In 1928 the present Tudor style residence was constructed. It is surrounded by an aged park of 180 ha., designed by the prestigious landscape gardener Charles Thays. Every third Sunday the residents and neighbours of the village gather at the splendid gothic chapel.

Location: Villa Montero, Entre Ríos Province, 350 km from Buenos Aires.

Accommodation facilities: Main house: 3 rooms with private bathroom and 2 suites. Guest's house: 5 rooms with private bathroom.

Production: rice is the main activity, also breeding and fattening cattle.

Activities in the estancia: walks, swimming, birdwatching, safaris across the woodland to take pictures, fishing in streams and in the Gualeguaychu river, relaxing, etc.

Activities in the surroundings: Visit to Palacio San Jose, El Palmar National Park, Uruguay River (beaches, etc).

Meals: barbecues, "empanadas" (meat stuffed pastries), salads, lamb, home made pastas, etc. There are also pies, stews, pasta and desserts.