Santa Clara del Mar from the Inside

Unlike other districts on the coast, Santa Clara del Mar has a steady population and visitors year round, maybe because it lies so close to the City of Mar del Plata.

We went along its ocean front, around which life in Santa Clara revolves. The area comprised between Avenida del Arroyo and Camet Norte is a must for every visitor to the city. Its view of the sea from every building with spacious balconies and large windows in addition to the typical breakwaters with public and private beaches contribute to its active lifestyle. Many of the restaurants with all food specialties and spaces for recreation lie on this street. We also visited fishing outfitting stores.

Its commercial center is located on Acapulco Avenue, which runs parallel to the coast. It has permanent stores. When the hot temperatures hit the area, this street is closed to vehicles and pedestrians walk along it searching for gastronomic venues and bakeries. Likewise, Montreal and Montevideo Avenue also join the party.

Culture and sport take place through their spaces as Blue House or the Social Club and Deportivo Santa Clara, showing that there is a stable and dynamic population. The Museum of Natural Sciences provides a valuable collection in archeology and paleontology, with remains found in the vicinity.

Its brewing tradition, accentuated by its annual festival in early February, has several establishments craftsmanship of its manufacture provides extra evenings and hot summer nights in town.

As we walked, we find two places of worship. Simple Chapel St. Clare of Assisi in Monte Hermoso and Florida and the sanctuary Madonna Stella Maris. The latter, dedicated to the patron saint of fishermen, is in the last northern stretch of the coast.

So close to Mar del Plata, that after the sea mist often glimpsed, attractions Santa Clara meet at a first visit and repeated in successive holidays.