Football Madness Tour: Visit River and Boca

Join us on a tour that delves deep into the football craze of Argentina. Begin your day in Retiro, learning about the origins of foot-ball in Argentina and the link to immigration in the 1800s. Discover the obsession that Argentinians have with football and how it intersects with politics, gender, and rituals.

Then, we’ll visit the legendary Bombonera Stadium, if available, where greats such as Maradona, Riquelme, and Palermo have played. Next, we’ll head to Nuñez to explore the stadium of River Plate, the arch-rival of Boca. Throughout the tour, we’ll take in the football street art and landmarks of Per-onism in the La Boca neighborhood, includ-ing a local potrero, and explore the passion of Boca Juniors with a visit to their stadium and museum, the Museum of the Passion for Boca. Finally, we’ll wrap up the tour with a quick lunch at a popular gathering place for football enthusiasts, where you can savor the delicious Argentine specialty, the choripan.