Buenos Aires · Sports & events

Boca's steep three-sided bowl in La Boca. The league runs through the calendar year, but league seats go to members — visitors usually go via a tour operator.

River Plate's ground in Núñez, the largest in the country and home to the national side. The Superclásico against Boca is played twice most seasons.

The world's strongest polo tournament runs at the Palermo field through November and into December; standing tickets for early matches are inexpensive.

Flat racing several days a week beside the parks, free or near-free to enter, with the grandstand a piece of belle époque architecture in itself.