Young people from La Plata in Mar del Plata / Photo: The Capital of Mar del Plata
The first week of the year comes to an end with thousands of people crowding the main tourist centers of the country. As happens every summer, the Atlantic coast is one of the favorite places, such is the case that Mar del Plata already has 80 percent of its reserved hotel capacity.
The travelers who decided to spend the first days of 2023 on the coast, in addition to enjoying their vacations, function as a kind of rod and thus those who undertake their trips after the first fortnight have an overview of what they are going to find. .
The first thing to consider is the costs. In addition to getting the car ready and filling the fuel tank, those who travel by car must also pay the tolls, which increased by 90 percent in December.
With this update, going through the barriers of Samborombón (Route 2), Maipú (Route 2) and La Huella (Route 11) costs $350 and the subsidized value is $250. While the tolls of Madariaga (Route 74) and Mar Chiquita (Route 11) are worth $150 and $100 subsidized.
Food prices are the other important factor influencing the decision to eat out or shop at the supermarket and cook in the apartment.
On the beaches of Mar del Plata, both the hot dogs and the traditional corn with butter, which young and old alike have enjoyed for years, have a value of $600 each. But if you are looking for something more elaborate, in the inns near the beaches you can eat sea food that oscillates between 3,000 and 4,000 pesos or Neapolitan Milanese with French fries that is 2,500 pesos.
But if they are one of those who prefer to stay and eat in the apartment, the prices are usually more affordable. For example, in a supermarket in Pinamar, a package of noodles costs 235 pesos, a box of tomato puree is around 194 pesos, and the smallest packet of grated cheese costs 300 pesos. If you want other types of food, hamburger bread is 350 pesos and a kilo of common minced meat is 799 pesos and the special one is 1,250.
With the facts: What to do on the coast?
Although the biggest attraction is spending the day by the sea, coastal cities have a wide range of activities designed for each group in particular.
On this level, the town of Mar de Ajó will be the starting point for one of the activities suitable for the whole family: the sandcastle competition.
On Thursday 12 at 2:00 p.m. the tournament will begin at the Beach Sports Center, located on Avenida Costanera y Moreno. On January 19 it will move to Santa Teresita and on the 26th to San Bernardo, in both locations the meeting point for the competitors will be the municipal hostel. The contest to which both locals and tourists are invited to participate will last until next month when it returns to Mar de Ajó on February 2 and ends on the 16th at the El Edén spa in San Clemente del Tuyú.
For its part, throughout January in Mar del Plata there will be different recitals, with bands of all genres, dance and performances for children. These presentations will take place from 8 to 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. and will rotate through the different squares of the city.
At night, the Mar del Plata theater billboard attracts all the attention, not only of those who like to go to enjoy the shows, but also of those curious who want to be close to celebrities.
Within this framework, thanks to an agreement, those who vacation in union hotels from more than 50 organizations will have the possibility of attending the functions offered by the Auditorium Theater for free.
But when the works are finished for many young people, the night is just beginning and the nightclubs are their best allies. Bars and breweries where drinks range from 700 to 1500 pesos are the options for those who enjoy a quieter outing, while the Playa Grande nightclubs are chosen by young people who want to go out dancing.
With this offer and with a weekend that announces temperatures of 28 degrees, the Atlantic coast awaits its new visitors with open arms.
The city of Mar del Plata already has 80% of its reserved hotel capacity
