Plaza Italia, Buenos Aires

A busy square in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, this plaza is centered on an equestrian statue of the Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi, a gift from the city's large Italian community. It sits at the meeting of major avenues and serves as a gateway to the surrounding parks, the botanical garden and the zoo. A major transport interchange, it draws crowds and often hosts football celebrations and demonstrations. Jacaranda trees and monuments surround the paving, and it anchors one of the greenest, most fashionable parts of the city.