Buenos Aires Teatro Colon Guided Tour
About this activity
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- Your booking is confirmed immediately
- This activity is available in your language
Experience Highlights
The Teatro Colón is an unmissable stop on any trip to Buenos Aires. Inaugurated at the beginning of the 20th century, it stands out for its splendid decorations and perfect acoustics. Buying a ticket you can enter its different rooms, such as the Galería de Bustos, the Foyer or the Salón Dorado, and listen to its more than centenary history. The activity lasts about 1 hour.
- Enter the most beautiful theatre in Argentina
- Learn about its history from an expert guide.
- Admire its eclectic style up close.
- Choose when booking the time and language of your visit: Spanish, English or Portuguese.
What’s included
- Tickets to the Teatro Colón
- Expert guide
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Step by Step
With this guided tour of the Teatro Colón you will enter a temple of world opera. An expert guide will accompany you inside to tell you about its birth at the height of the Belle Epoque and the artists who performed within its walls. The visit can be done in 3 languages (Spanish, English or Portuguese), lasts approximately 1 hour and touches on the main attractions:
- Salón Dorado: this ambience reveals the ambitions of the high bourgeoisie of the time, who wanted to turn Buenos Aires into the Paris of Latin America. The large and richly decorated columns stand out.
- Main Foyer: you enter through a monumental staircase made of Carrara marble and, once inside, you can admire the imposing columns made of red Verona marble.
- Gallery of Busts: an area that pays homage to the masters of opera. Among the many statues are those of Mozart, Beethoven and Rossini.
It is also worth looking up to appreciate the enormous dome decorated by the Argentinian Raúl Soldi. The theatre is famous for its acoustics which prevent sounds from "bouncing", distributing them throughout the interior.
Before moving to its current location, the Teatro Colón was located on the famous Plaza de Mayo, near the Casa Rosada. Finally, in 1885, the President of the Republic, Rafael Núñez, ordered the construction of a new structure, which was officially inaugurated on October 12th, 1892. As it was the 4th centenary of the discovery of America, it was named in honour of the Genoese explorer.
The theatre is located at 628 Cerrito Street, in the heart of Buenos Aires. It is very easy to get there thanks to the metro. You can take the B line (Carlos Pellegrini or Uruguay stop), C (Lavalle) or D (Tribunales). Alternatively, you can take the bus (colectivo). Several lines stop in front of or within walking distance of the entrance.