10 walks on the Atlantic Coast: from Frondizi's house on Ostende beach to the legend of the meteorite in Miramar

While the main attraction of the coastal cities and towns of southern Buenos Aires are the beaches , which are especially enjoyable in summer, spring —already early on some days in the final stretch of winter—suggests other ways to relax and have fun in these destinations.

One of them is the low-intensity tours organized by municipalities or specialized guides , so that residents and tourists can discover places of interest that present both nature and milestones of local history .

Each of these outings takes about two hours , an estimated time that depends on the interest shown by visitors.

Here are a dozen suggestions to consider during this time of warmer days, along the more than 600-kilometer stretch of the Atlantic Coast beach resort corridor from San Clemente del Tuyú to Pehuén Co. This is just a small selection among many options, which multiply between December and March.

El Tío Estate offers guided day, night, and sunrise horseback rides lasting one and a half hours, taking you through the La Lucila del Mar forest and the pristine Aguas Verdes beach, two of the least-traveled areas in the Partido de la Costa region.

The horse and rider ride is at a walking pace throughout the tour, starting at 5600 Rioja Street, La Lucila del Mar, three blocks from the beach. Depending on the tour schedule, guide Heriberto treats guests to mate and fried cakes or a hamburger and soda. Horses can also be rented for half an hour or an hour.

• How much does it cost? A one-and-a-half-hour guided horseback ride costs $25,000.

• Where to stay. In San Bernardo, Sky Hotel: Double room with breakfast, cable TV, Wi-Fi and parking, $70,000 on the first floor and $55,000 on the ground floor (156-8120858 / 02257-490-925/6 / [email protected] / www.skyhotel.com.ar.

• Where to get information: (02257) 15660541 / Facebook: El Tío Horse Rental.

Guide Vanesa Rinaldi leads a two-hour guided walk through the founding sector of Ostende , the oldest town in the Pinamar district, designed in 1913 in the European style by French architects.

One of the most interesting stops of the route is in front of the Old Hotel Ostende and the remains of the Rambla Sur, relics of the Belle Epoque that emerged from the wasteland of dunes and sea.

Another very well-preserved gem is the small house built on the beach that belonged to former president Arturo Frondizi .

The walk ends at the top of the dune ridge, which offers an unbeatable panoramic view of the sunset over the coast.

This tour is part of a series of free guided tours that also include the historical, cultural, and architectural attractions of Pinamar, Cariló, and Valeria del Mar.

• How much does it cost? Guided tour of the historical circuit, free. Volunteer contributions are welcome.

• Where to stay. In Pinamar, Hotel Del Bosque: three days and two nights for two with breakfast, parking, Wi-Fi, gym, spa (sauna and Jacuzzi), cable TV, and tennis and paddle courts. $336,000 in a Standard room with garden view; with park view, $403,197; Superior double room with park view, $426,717 (4394-9605 / 153-4171122 / [email protected] / www.hotel-delbosque.com).

• Where to get information: (02254) 15440112 / [email protected] / www.pinamar.tur.ar / Facebook: Turismo Pinamar.

The life and work of Carlos Gesell is recounted by guide Cecilia Bosisio during a one-and-a-half-hour tour of the Pinar del Norte forest.

The route begins at the pioneer's first home, built in 1931 and converted into a museum. "The house with four doors," oriented toward each of the cardinal points, was the starting point for the growth of the town founded on December 14, 1931, and is therefore considered Villa Gesell's most valuable heritage asset.

While visitors receive detailed information about the history of the founder's family and their work establishing dunes in the midst of the desert of living dunes, the walk connects the Pioneers Museum, "Don Carlos's" second home—where he lived until his death in 1979—and the Museum and Historical Archive of the Malvinas War Veteran Livio Cossiani.

Other attractions include the refreshing forest environment, the diversity of birds, and the constant sound of their chirping.

• How much does it cost? A one-and-a-half-hour guided tour is free. You only have to pay $900 for admission to three of the four museums (the Malvinas Museum is free); seniors and children up to 12 years old are free.

• Where to stay: Hotel Coliseo: double room with breakfast, cable TV, Wi-Fi, heated outdoor pool, solarium, gym, and parking, $90,000 (02255-462-955/463-165/420 / 02255-15625997 / [email protected] / www.hotelcoliseo.com.ar).

• Where to get information: (155) 4151909 / (02255) 457-255 / [email protected] / www.gesell.tur.ar.

The guided walk through the Mar de las Pampas forest, created by resident Mónica García in 2004, is now recreated as a walking tour that allows visitors to see single-family homes, a wild area, and another, more heavily-developed part of the Nature Reserve.

Along the way, the Casa de los Peones and the Water Tank , part of the founding buildings where the seedlings for the resort's forestation were created, are particularly striking for visitors.

The last section covers part of Juan Forn and Cruz del Sur streets and the "Esquina de los aromos" or "De los amantes" (Lovers' Corner) , before reaching the end point in the town's commercial center.

At four stops, totem pole signage expands information about the area through QR codes. For example, it covers the history of dune restoration and forestation since 1957, the completion of the first two lots in the then-desolate area, and the flourishing of more than 30 forest species, including pampas grass, acacia trinervis, Bohemian olive, maritime pine, and stone pine.

• How much does it cost? A guided tour lasting one hour and a quarter is free. They accept a voluntary contribution.

• Where to stay. In Villa Gesell, at the Arenarena Hotel: double room with breakfast, parking, heated indoor pool, solarium, one hydromassage session and dry sauna for those over 18, and board games, $125,000; triple, $169,000; quadruple, $175,000 (02255-15404481 / [email protected] / www.arenarena.com).

• Where to get information: (02255) 15509227 / (02255) 457-255 / [email protected] / www.gesell.tur.ar / Facebook: Villa Gesell Tourism Office.

The guided hike "Albufera Trail" follows part of the shore of the saltwater lagoon connected to the sea to its mouth, the most striking natural attraction in the Mar Chiquita district.

This ideal outing for identifying flora and fauna species takes place every Saturday starting at 9:30 a.m. from Avenida Fernando Soler 1424, in Balneario Parque Mar Chiquita.

The Municipality also organizes the guided walking tour "Forest, Stream and Sea Trail," a very relaxing walk especially suitable for observing and recognizing a variety of birds, from Avenida del Lago and Las Margaritas, on Fridays at 5 p.m. Meanwhile, "Sustainable School" (from Avenida De las Letras and Constancio Vigil, Balneario Parque Mar Chiquita, on Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.) takes you to the first educational institution of its kind in the country and the second in Latin America.

The building was constructed with recycled materials, is supplied with rainwater and solar energy, and is notable for its food production.

• How much does it cost? The three guided tours last one to one and a half hours and are free.

• Where to stay. In Santa Clara del Mar, Brisas Inn: double room with breakfast, parking, cable TV, Wi-Fi, linens, and minibar, $80,000; triple, $113,000; quadruple, $125,000 (155-5099536 / [email protected] / www.brisashosteria.com.ar).

• Where to find information: (02265) 15422423 / [email protected] / www.turismomarchiquita.com.ar.

Led by experienced guide Victoria "Vicky" Gazzanego, the two-hour walk through the main streets of La Loma Cemetery uncovers legends and stories linked to the vaults and tombs of famous figures and the impact of early 20th-century immigration on Mar del Plata society.

You can see buildings made by architects Alejandro Bustillo and Alejandro Virasoro , the vaults of the pioneer Pedro Luro and the Greek businessman Demetrio Elíades (creator of the Havanna alfajores factory in 1948), the place where the remains of the parents of the musician Astor Piazzolla were and a vault of the Sampietro family, known in the city for their funeral home.

The second part of the tour takes place three blocks from the cemetery, at the Mar del Plata Golf Club café, a relic from 1926 , where the guide's narration refers to the world-famous guests of the institution and its architecture. The meeting point for this outing is the corner of Almafuerte and Bernardo de Yrigoyen streets in Playa Grande.

• How much does it cost? Two-hour guided hike, $6,000.

• Where to stay. Hotel Nuit: Double room with breakfast, Wi-Fi, cable TV, and safe, $85,000; two-person apartment, $100,000 in September and $115,000 in October; triple suite, $120,000 in September and $135,000 in October; parking, $25,000 (0223-451-7360/454-2106 / 0223 154542106 / [email protected] / www.nuithotel.com).

• Where to get information: (0223) 155405943 / [email protected] / Facebook: Guided walks Mar del Plata.

Guide José Luis Freire suggests a walk "full of enigmas" through the Energy Forest of the Florentino Ameghino Dune Nursery in Miramar.

The tour begins at La Cúpula, considered the area with the highest energy intensity in the nature reserve. The site's most striking feature is due to the fall of a meteorite 3.5 million years ago, a phenomenon that radiated a significant amount of magnetism.

Among other recreational games, visitors are encouraged to place two branches on the ground in a "T" shape to discover their effect and to hug a tree to "release the negative energy contained in the body." The tour and activities take about an hour and a half to complete.

• How much does it cost? A guided tour lasting one and a half hours, $8,000 to $10,000.

• Where to stay. Alto Miramar Resort and Spa: two-person apartment with breakfast, parking, linens, spa (heated pool, Jacuzzi, and sauna), Wi-Fi, cable TV, and waterway, $127,200; for four, $146,400; for six, $176,000; suite for two, $105,600 (02291-421-130 / 02291-15402877 / [email protected] / www.altomiramar.com.ar).

• Where to get information: (156) 5140480 / (02291) 420-190 / [email protected] / www.miramar.tur.ar.

The Necochea Municipal Sports Department organizes free guided walks along the banks of the Quequén River (departing from the Municipal Art School, on 62nd Street between 43rd and 45th Streets) and in Lillo Park, which depart from the corner of Pinolandia and 10th Streets.

The tour of the city's largest green space (occupying some 640 hectares) allows you to immerse yourself in a fragrant atmosphere of more than 600 tree species, an aerobic circuit, and French, Japanese, and Rock gardens.

There you can also visit an amphitheater, the Egisto Ratti Historical Museum (where the Díaz Vélez family lived), the Díaz Vélez family's neocolonial summer home, and children's play areas and barbecue areas.

The Necochea Tourism and Productive Development Secretariat also offers free guided tours of the historic center of this seaside resort founded in 1881, as well as visits to Lillo Park and binoculars from the "Buena Vista" shoreline.

• How much does it cost? Guided walks, free.

• Where to stay. Río Quequén Cabins and Campsite: cabin for 4 people with breakfast, Wi-Fi, cable TV, parking, grill, kitchen with oven, microwave, dishes and refrigerator, bed linens and towels, $124,000; for 6, $180,000 (02262-428-068 / 02262-15337557 / [email protected] / Facebook: Cabañas Río Quequén Necochea).

• Where to get information: (02262) 15520461 / (02262) 431-153/425-665 / [email protected] / [email protected] / www.necochea.tur.ar .

While leading the organization of the next edition of Claromecó Fungi - the edible mushroom festival of this resort in the Tres Arroyos district, announced for May 1, 2026 -, guide Emilia García Ventureyra leads three-hour environmental interpretation walks throughout the year .

One of these excursions takes in the Dunamar maritime forest , populated by pine, acacia, and eucalyptus trees introduced 80 years ago. The Vivero circuit also features abundant pines and cypresses.

The third option - along the trail of the old Bellocq ranch , 7 kilometers from Claromecó - presents a much denser green landscape of established and native species, such as tala, molle, aguaribay, carqueja and flor del talar.

In this case, visitors are led to the 25-hectare field of a historic agricultural school , which is now home to an environmental NGO.

Among the wide diversity of coastal and inland birds, flocks of thrushes, swallows, rufous-breasted swallows, and silverbills frequently appear. In the fall, García Ventureyra and other local guides lead a tour of the first Mycotourism Route created in the province of Buenos Aires, conceived as an educational activity for searching for and identifying edible mushrooms.

• How much does it cost? A three-hour guided hike costs $12,000.

• Where to stay: Cabañas De la Reserva: sleeps 4 with linens, Wi-Fi, covered parking, cable TV, grill, kitchen, and dishes, $100,000 (153-3217240 / [email protected] / www.lareserva.com.ar).

• Where to get information: (0223) 156203422 / [email protected] / www.turismo.tresarroyos.gov.ar.

One of the best places to experience Monte Hermoso's natural surroundings beyond the beach and ocean through hiking, running, or biking is the Camino Sinuoso, a self-guided tour accessible via Dufaur Street or Route 78 off Route 3.

This 7-kilometer trail was the main access route to the resort until 1982. The eastern branch unites history, nature, art, and rest areas among eucalyptus, pine, and poplar trees. Recently, the Sculpture Walk was added, featuring four bas-relief works over one and a half meters tall, carved from tree trunks.

In turn, the western section of the Winding Road is even more relaxing and combines areas of native vegetation with panoramic views of the coastal landscape .

Among the main walks in the area, the attractions of areas I, II, and III of the Coastal Archaeological Nature Reserve stand out, but guided tours are offered during the summer season, both from the Vicente Di Martino Municipal Museum of Natural Sciences in Monte Hermoso and from Pehuén Co.

• How much does it cost? The suggested tours are self-guided and free of charge.

• Where to stay: Hotel Las Dunas: double room with breakfast, parking, $90,000 (0291-482-782 / 0291-155753958 / [email protected]).

• Where to get information: (02921) 481-123/047 / (02921) 15408819 / [email protected] / www.montehermoso.gov.ar /