villa ocampo

We had not heard of Villa Ocampo before a friend recommended it to us and we took the time to go. Happy we did. Lovely well kept house with beautiful serene well kept gardens. It belonged to an Argentina's writer, Victoria Ocampo.Check website before you go for time and schedule. It is not opened everyday.When you get off at the train station of Beccar, go over the overpass.We made the mistake of going into the town, instead it's a nice walk in a residential beautiful shaded area.Very much enjoyed the house, grounds and the walk to get to it.

Nice and interesting place to visit, well kept house and garden. Short but interesting tour about Ocampo s life and work. I don t recommend the restaurant. Pricey, horrible food, terrible service and, as it happened to me several times while in Buenos Aires, the bill was wrong! Of course, they charged more, never less. When i pointed out the mistake, the waitress behaved like i was annoying her, never apologize and took a long time to bring me the correct bill. Unesco management should watch over these details.

I went to visit the Victoria Ocampo house out in Mar Del Plata, Buenos Aires Argentina several months ago and finally got the chance to visit this other house as well which is much larger than the other house.Furthermore, Villa Ocampo is the House of Victoria Ocampo was built back in 1891 out in San Isidro, Buenos Aires Argentina and the site today belongs to UNESCO and has been open to the public since 2005.Villa Ocampo is also the historic house of Victoria Ocampo in San Isidro, Buenos Aires Argentina where most prestigious 20th century writers, artists and intellectuals gathered. The site today as mentioned before now belongs to UNESCO and the House is open to the public for visits and has a rich cultural programme. UNESCO also organizes in-house interdisciplinary activities which encourage a genuine dialogue based on respect for shared values.I just want to say to Guadalupe Robledo who was my guide today, Thank You for the Wonderful, Detailed Tour that You provided me yesterday and I hope that More People Will Come Out To Visit This Beautiful House out in San Isidro, Buenos Aires Argentina!

This a very beautiful and serene environment, in contrast to the noisy city, and well worth a visit just for that reason. However, the engaging, guided tour also provided a fascinating insight into the social mores of another era, and how an amazing woman responded to those expectations. Lunch or afternoon tea on the veranda overlooking the tranquil garden is strongly recommended.If travelling by train from the City, simply get off at Beccar station and walk a few blocks up Uriburu (crossing Libertador) until you reach Elortondo. Check opening hours on their website.

Lovely Place to Visit in Buenos Aires. Visit their Facebook Site, to check the latest programms. This house is an Unesco Monument and Museum. Victoria Ocampo, was an Argentine woman, writter, and had a very interesting life. Born in 1890 - 1979 She lived in Villa Ocampo, during part of her life

Lovely Place to Visit in Buenos Aires. Visit their Facebook Site, to check the latest programms. This house is an Unesco Monument and Museum. Victoria Ocampo, was an Argentine woman, writter, and had a very interesting life. Born in 1890 - 1979She lived in Villa Ocampo, during part of her life, where she invited all the best artist from that period of time. From Tagore, Indira Gandhi, Bioy Casares, Graham Greene,Albert Camus, Jorge Luis Borges, Pablo Neruda, Albert Camus, and many more. You can visit all the house rooms, and the exquisit garden. In those days when Victoria lived in the house, the garden finished in the River (Rio de la Plata). It had a tennis court , and there is a famous picture with Victoria and Igor Stravinsky, I asked and the tree of the picture is no more in the garden. I highly recomend this place, and also dont forget to call and book your place to the cooffe bar. They have delicious cakes and sandwiches, and also champagne! You will feel to be in the Buenos Aires of 1930, with those lovely houses and gardens. Thanks to Victoria that she donated her house to Unesco, and also is considered an Historic Museum of Buenos Aires. Get in Love with this Great Place, that was visited by Great People from all the world. As Victoria said, the house should be opened to all the World!

Beautiful mansion. Take the guided tours, they are one-hour long and give you an excellent overview of Victoria Ocampo's times and life. Go to the shop and buy a "Sur" magazine, where all the brightest minds of that time collaborated and published.My experience with the cafeteria was really bad. Old dishware, waiters had their uniform dirty and untidy. Service wasn't very welcoming. So, if you get hungry, wait, and go outside.

You can easily take the train to Villa Ocampo and then walk about seven blocks until you get to what was once a center for both national and international artists of all sorts. Our tour guide was informative and engaging and the grounds are lovely. The gift shop sells books by the Ocampo sisters, some Sur magazines and such. There's a restaurant too, though I didn't eat there. A nice change of pace from the bustle of the city.

the house, gardens, the coffee bar in the house, everythings gets you to those old times when Victoria held her meetings. Go an enjoy a lovely afternoon

Victoria Ocampo was an amazing woman, writer, intellectual, described by Borges as "the quintessential Argentine woman". So her house has her energy and you can really feel it!and the surrounding areas are beautiful!! you can arrange a ride to tigre or to delta.

Went here with one limited-Spanish friend and one English-only friend (I'm fluent). The place is AMAZING, but you can't get the full weight of the history and the importance of the place if you don't have someone with you who can translate for you. There is a tour, but it's only in Spanish. We had a great time, enjoyed the beautiful house, beautiful grounds, great stories about the house and Victoria Ocampo, the lady who owned it. If you're non-Spanish speaking (or don't have a translator though, it's just a pretty house.) I suppose you could always read up on it before you get there.

It is a very nice old french house with a beautiful garden that makes you nostalgic. Victoria Ocampo s life is told in a good guided tour around the house. You can seat and have a cup of tea with scons with a scenic view. Just make sure you make a reservation.

Una casa en el bajo de victoria, si nos situamos en la epoca llegar aqui era un viaje muy largo. La familia Ocampo tenia esta villa de ricos que nos permite ver esa epoca y la vida de una mujer que iba adelantada a su epoca

Es un lindo paseo para fin de semana, la casa hermosa y tienen una visita guiada que te cuenta sobre la vida y obras de Victoria Ocampo. Se puede tomar el te en la galeria con vista al jardin, pero no lo recomiendo por que el servicio es malo y caro.

Visita imperdible! recorrer los jardines y la hermosa casona nos transporta en el tiempo ... Y culminar la visita con un almuerzo o te en la galería contemplando el impecable jardin nos llenan de paz!