Recoleta Cemetery (Cementerio de la Recoleta) Buenos Aires

Junin 1790, Buenos Aires , Capital Federal District, Argentina - Phone: 54 11 4804 7040

TravelPod Member ReviewsRecoleta Cemetery (Cementerio de la Recoleta) Buenos Aires

  • Just go...

    4

    blownaway 3 contributions Leiden, Netherlands May 12, 2012

    but make sure you take a tour. There are free walking tours that cover the cemetary and provide a lot of information

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  • High Class Cemetery

    4

    lup00 4 contributions Sydney, Australia Mar 11, 2012

    The cemetery is like a big maze of amazingly beautiful and ornate mausoleums. Every mausoleum was different. Definitely a must see when visiting Buenos Aires.

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  • Recoleta Cemetery

    4

    tourtravel 8 contributions Australia Feb 29, 2012

    One word. macabre. Other words include mad, opulent, excessive and bizarre. Good for a look, and you get to check out Recoleta at the same time. Listening to stories about Evita is also good. And there is a gluten free ice cream place just across the road!!

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  • Recoleta Cemetery

    5

    travel.sim.mike 1 contribution New Zealand Feb 22, 2012

    Amazing tributes to rich old people, polititions and the like. Free entry. Don't bother buying the map for 10 pesos like I did, waste of money. Recommend going here to see the stonework and Eva's grave.

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  • A Musty-see

    4

    smitherson 25 contributions United Kingdom Jan 16, 2012

    How the wealth spend their money... With the poverty in Buenos Aires its grandeur like this that sets people apart.

    A must see.

    Don't pick up expensive tour guides outside the cemetery. When we were here (Jan'12) there were free 'English' tours conducted by cemetery guides every Tuesday and Thursday at 11am.

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  • Recoleta Cemetery

    5

    lejonresan 0 contribution Sweden Dec 16, 2011

    Brilliant attraction!
    All the mosoleums in all kind of sizes and forms. Like taken out of a dracula movie and it´s huge!

    There are some famous people mostly for Argentina but one name famous for the world since the movie Evita. Search for: Eva Duarte. Not the most impressive grave of them all because there really is some jaw droping graves.

    Some Scavanger cats lurcing around aswell just adding to the feel of the cemetery.

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  • Death at a funeral

    4

    vickers 0 contribution Romania Nov 20, 2011

    This was an odd experience. This is something else.
    Now maybe because of the jet lag, maybe because we made the visit right after lunch or just maybe because I don't feel quite right with being in a cemetery.
    For most europeans this will strike as a Pere Lachaise (Paris - www.pere-lachaise.com) wannabe, but it's not. Actually, the Recoleta brings a complete different atmosphere... more latino.
    No entrance fee.
    The duration of the visit can vary from 30mins to 1hour. Of course, if you're a photography fanatic, you can spend an entire day there.
    The highlight would be the tomb of Evita Peron, probably located in the narrowest part of the cemetery.
    If you're more into the morbid stuff, then take a closer look to all tombs, as you will most definetely find some old coffins to photograph.

    Tip: if visiting a cemetery is not what you have in your agenda for the Argentinian experience, you can wait for your travel partners while enjoying a cold beer at one of the many terraces across the street. Also, you can check out the largest ficus in the city.

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  • hermoso cementerio de bellas statuas.

    5

    mdominguez50 0 contribution New York , United States Nov 20, 2011

    El cementerio es muy bello, nunca habia visto algo as.i,tiene mucha significancia historica puesto que alli se encuentran los restos del general paz y de la senora Eva Duerte de Peron,la admision es gratis pero afuera te venden un mapa del cementerio diciendote donde esta ubicada cada una de las tumbas, yo compre uno por $8 pesos Argentinos.

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  • Interesting

    3

    nalgene 2 contributions United States Jul 28, 2011

    It was the anniversary of Evita's death and so we followed a tour to her grave thing... pretty intense cemetary. Free to enter (and free tours at certain hours)

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Recoleta Cemetery (Cementerio de la Recoleta) Buenos Aires

  • 1

    Winding Down (a little)

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    Today, I went to Recoleta. It was a quieter day in the city. This is a very nice neighbourhood, although it would be even nicer if more was open. I walked through the cemetery for a while, and then went to the open market, and the Design stores.

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  • 2

    The city of the dead and my luxurious studio

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    So just a quick update, I spent this afternoon wandering around the Recoleta Cemetery - WOW - what a place, The cemetery is where all the exclusive aristocracy are entombed. Not just anyone can be laid to rest there. Eva Peron (nee Duarte), aguably Argentinas most important lady, for example is entombed there but it is not completely to the liking …

  • 3

    Lazy days!

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  • 4

    Cemetaries and Christmas

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    Saturday 24th Dec

    A bit of a slower start today and we are off to check out La Recoleta Cemetery which is near where we are staying now. We arrive and get accosted by some man who looks to be wearing a uniform who tells us how to find Evita’s grave… and then asks for a donation to the Aids Foundation for children …

  • 5

    5 weeks chillin' in BA

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  • 6

    Life in Buenos Aires

    8 photos

    We've been in Buenos Aires now for a week, and I feel quite at home here. It is a huge city, but it has a nice relaxed vibe about it.

    Every morning this week I have been going to Spanish classes for 4 hours a day. These have been great and have really improved my capabilities to make myself understood and also to understand what people are …

  • 7

    Back to the Capital - and it sunny!

    24 photos

    After our 20 hour bus ride that ended up being 24 hours, we eventually arrived in Buenos Aires for the second time on our trip. After a couple of weeks of wearing warm clothes it was great to be able to put on some shorts again and go out into the sunshine!

    We decided to burn off our built up energy by doing some window shopping with a …

  • 8

    Buenos Aires - Stadt der Vielfalt und des Tangos

    35 photos

    Am Flughafen angekommen, machten wir uns erst mal auf die Suche nach einem Bankomaten. Dieser befindet sich im Terminal A. Da wir schon um kurz nach 6 Uhr in der Früh angekommen sind, haben wir uns dazu entschieden, mit dem Bus in die Stadt zu fahren, da wir erst um 14 Uhr im Hostel einchecken konnten. Der öffentliche Bus (Linie 8) braucht nämlich …

  • 9

    Plaza day!

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    Day 2 in Buenos Aires. We let ourselves sleep in and then ate lunch in Plaza Dorrega which is in San Telmo. San Telmo is known for its tango and antiques. We sat next to a bunch of Latin American hippies. We're considering going back to San Telmo tonight for dinner and tango.

    Later in the day we went to the Recoleta barrio (upscale …

  • 10

    In Search of Paraguayan Visas

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    Yesterday we went in search of the Paraguayan consulate to arrange our visas for Paraguay. We found the consulate marked on our map and headed inside, where I asked a man for the correct queue only to find we needed to be in another building further along the road. Off we set again in search of the visa office only to find the next …

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