A couple of weeks ago Venetia and I were invited to visit Mercedes, a friend of our friend Lina, who lives in the lovely old barrio of San Telmo. I was delighted to see the door to her place was painted in traditional Fileteado Porteño.

Then when we got inside I was reminded of something I found out one night before the pandemic, and that is that many of those old buildings in San Telmo hold lovely surprises inside. Mercedes lives in a hidden complex, with several floors of quaint homes, and a swimming pool in the yard. She owns several of these places, which she rents out to tourists (when there are any of course!).

So I wanted to share a couple of pictures of this unexpected gem.