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Buenos Aires

Palermo for the late dinners and the bars that fill at 1am, Avenida de Mayo for a Pride march the whole country travels to, and a city where nobody looks twice.

Checked Sep 18, 2026Tier 2 · Accepted in the cities9 blocks

What’s inside

The scenePalermo, Recoleta and Almagro: which neighborhood for which night.
The big weekendsThe Marcha del Orgullo, and the queer tango week that closes the year.
StayPalermo Soho to be in it, Recoleta to sleep, San Telmo to wander.
Getting aroundEzeiza to the center, the SUBE tap, and the ride home at 5am.
The rulesEqual marriage since 2010, and where the protections stop, sourced and dated.
Getting inThree months, no visa on most passports. The rule, from the immigration authority.
SafetyAdvisory levels, 911, and the one thing to actually watch.
Sexual healthBring what you take. PEP at Hospital Fernández, free testing across the city.
PackA light jacket, sunscreen, walking shoes and the plug adapter.

Read before you fly

Same-sex relationships
Legal, and socially unremarkable

The UK FCDO says Argentine society is open and diverse, that discrimination based on sexual orientation is rare, and that same-sex marriage is legal.

Checked Sep 18, 2026 · Source: UK FCDO travel advice for Argentina

Travel advisory
FCDO: no area it advises against

The FCDO publishes no advise-against-travel area for Argentina and says no travel can be guaranteed safe. Its warnings are about street crime in Buenos Aires: pickpocketing on public transport, distraction thefts and drink spiking.

Checked Sep 18, 2026 · Source: UK FCDO travel advice for Argentina

PEP within 72 hours
Hospital Fernández infectious diseases, within 72 hours

The division runs specific pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis programs and cares for more than 3,000 people living with HIV. Av. Cerviño 3356 in Palermo, +54 11 4808-2600, with the emergency room on 4808-2606. Go straight there, and sooner is better than later.

Checked Sep 18, 2026 · Source: Hospital Juan A. Fernández, División Infectología

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