Argentina Guide
The Litoral and the Gran Chaco
The Costanera
Stretching over 20km from north to south, Rosario's Costanera, or riverfront, is one of the city's most appealing features, offering numerous green spaces and views over the Río Paraná. You'll find this area's most central park, the Parque Nacional de la Bandera, a narrow wedge of grass lining the river, just to the east of the Monumento a la Bandera. At the southern end of the park lies the Estación Fluvial ( 
0341/448-3737), from where regular boat services run to various islands. On weekends you can cruise the river on the sightseeing boat, Ciudad de Rosario (Sat & Sun 2.30 & 5pm; $9; 0341/449-8688). Every Saturday and Sunday evening around Av Belgrano 500, which runs past the western edge of the park, there is a flea market, the Mercado de Pulgas del Bajo, where you can browse through a selection of crafts, antiques and books. The park merges to the north with the Parque de España, where a cultural and exhibition centre, the Complejo Cultural Parque de España, has been imaginatively installed above some old nineteenth-century tunnels. The park is also the setting – in good weather – for a popular milonga on Sunday evenings.