La Recoleta Cemetery
La Recoleta Cemetery Reviews
 La Recoleta Jul 23, 2008
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! 
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Visit Evita's Tomb in Recoleta Cemetery May 22, 2008
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.  Part of the Buenos Aires, Argentina travel blog |
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 Jun 22, 2006We 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. Part of the South America 2006 travel blog |
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La Recoleta Cemetery Blogs
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Jul 04, 2007
I decided to celebrate America's Independence
Day in Argentina.
I know that I definitely take my independence for granted. Many of my
Argentine friends could only dream of being able to travel as freely as I
do. The t…Recoleta Cemetery. This cemetery is famed
for housing the tomb of Eva Peron (Evita). Evita is greatly
known for striving for Argentinean independence. So, it was
only fitting that I pay homage to her and her aspirations of freedom for
her fellow people.
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Sep 26, 2007
Recoleta, Barrio Norte, and Palermo are the neighborhoods in BA that make most foreigners say "wow, I could live here". That's because there is nothing particularly foreign about them to an American or European. Barrio Norte reminded me …la Recoleta. Cemeteries aren't really my thing but I must admit these were some of the most impressive grave sites I've ever seen. They weren't so much grave markers as individual mausoleums. Many of the names were recognizable if only… New York meets Madrid at 30 cents on the dollar |
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Jul 14, 2009
Recoleta Cemetery
Consistently claimed in guidebooks and the like as being the number #1 tourist attraction of Buenos Aires (and final resting place of the late Eva “Evita” Peron in the Familia Duarte sarcophagus) for international visitors, Ce…Recoleta Cemetery
Consistently claimed in guidebooks and the like as being the number #1 tourist attraction of Buenos Aires (and final resting place of the late Eva “Evita” Peron in the Familia Duarte sarcophagus) for international visitors, Cementerio De La Recoleta (Recoleta Cemetery) is a wonderful… AROUND BUENOS AIRES |
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Nov 27, 2008
EMPANADA TIME!!!!!!OMG as soon as I walked thought the walk way, we can feel the heat. I already knew ahead of time that it was going to be hot. Countries below the equator, the seasons are different, from October to April it is spring and summer mo…la Recoleta (the cemetery houses the crypts of some of the most important Argentine historical figures, including several presidents, scientists and the forbears of many of Argentina's most influential families). EX. Eva Peron * Florida Street (an elegant pedestrian street in downtown… EFFFING HOT IN BUENOS AIRES |
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Jan 09, 2008
So it's back on the road and towards Buenos Aires(BA), we take a couple of days to get there stopping at campsites in Viedma and Azul for a night each where we chill out and fish a little.
We get into BA during a big rain storm and check in to our…La Recoleta Cemetary, the Cemetery includes graves of some of the most influential and important persons of Argentina. Most notably Eva Peron(Evita) of 'Don't cry for me Argentina' fame. It's quite flash and inly the flashest people are buried there. Then it's off to the Japanese… Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Contact & Location Details [edit]
- Junín 1760 (between Guido and Vicente Lopez)
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- http://www.cementeriorecoleta.com.ar/
- Hours: 7AM-5:45PM
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