La Recoleta Cemetery

La Recoleta Cemetery is located in the Recoleta neighborhood on Buenos Aires. La Recoleta houses gravesites of some of the most affluent people of Buenos Aires including presidents, scientists and some of the wealthiest people of Argentina. One of the most famous graves sites being Eva Peron, which draws quite the crowd daily.

La Recoleta is free to the public and is open from 7:30 – 5:45 Monday - Saturday and 7:00 – 2:30PM on Sundays.

I have to say out of all the places I visited during my visit in Buenos Aires, La Recoleta
was one of my favorite places. Buenos Aires can be quite hectic at times and this was my quiet little haven while visiting. I went three times during my short visit in Argentina. I would definitely recommend going here, but set at least 2 to 3 hours aside as there is a lot to see and it is easy to get lost amid the grave sites.

The statues are absolutely beautiful and there are a group of about 75 cats that reside there. Some of them are friendly and will even let you pet them! Enjoy!

On our first day in Buenos Aires we wandered over to this historical cemetery. I had heard it was beautiful and I had seen photos, but in person it was quite impressive.

The cemetery is laid out like a city. The architecture is impressive, there are not simple tombs. Many of them are large enough to walk into and some have seating areas for families to visit their departed loved ones.

The cemetery was created on 1822 and measures 54,000 square meters. Walking through it feels like walking through a small city. We paid our respects to Evita, and then wondered around to other more interesting tombs. Some were in disrepair, and in some wood coffins were visible.

It was eerie yet peaceful at the same time. And there is free admission, although a map will cost you four pesos.

La Recoleta Cemetery is Buenos Aires' oldest and most celebrated cemetery. It is almost six hectares in size and houses the tombs of many of the leading figures of Argentinean history, including the famed Eva Perón (Evita). The architecture that can be found there is simply divine! I strongly suggest you spend several hours getting lost amongst the maze of stone and marble tombs while taking in the historical significance of place you are visiting. This is certainly one of the jewels of Buenos Aires.

We went on a tour of this famous Cemetary in BA on Thursday at 11am when there is an English tour. Our tour guide was excellent, her name was Florencia (i think that was it anyway) and she was so knowledgable and had a great personality. I would definitley  recommend going, she only works on Thursdays. The tour was  free (apaer from a tip at the end) and lasted about 2 hours - she liked to talk!

We also went to see a Tango show in Cafe Tortoni, which was also great - very intimate and only 30 pesos each. Maybe not as much dancing as other shows but it was a fraxction of the price. The food there is not all that great though so maybe eat before hand.