Secret Recoleta Cemetery Tour

About the Recoleta Cemetery

The Recoleta Cemetery's status as a tourist attraction is rivaled by few; some compare it to Père Lachaise in Paris. It was designed by Prospero Catelin of France, following a proposal by Bernardino Rivadavia, and opened in 1822 as a public cemetery for ordinary citizens.

The Cemetery includes graves of some of the most influential and important persons of Argentina, including several presidents, scientists, and wealthy characters. Internationally, Eva Peron is the best known person buried in this cemetery.

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About the Recoleta Neighborhood

Recoleta is a neighborhood (barrio) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This typical "French architecture-style" district is known for its squares, parks, cafés, galleries and the La Recoleta Cemetery, one of Argentina's most important cemeteries. The neighborhood

was named after the Convento de

los Recoletos Descalzos (The Monastery of Barefoot Franciscan Recoleto Monks).

Recoleta is part of the area known as Barrio Norte, together with the neighboring barrios of Retiro, Palermo and the northern part of Balvanera. Like its neighbours, Recoleta is an affluent residential district, initially populated by citizens escaping the 1871 yellow fever epidemic. Recoleta is one of the most expensive neighbourhoods to reside in Buenos Aires, both in terms of real estate and of the cost of living. Even dying here is costly, as a mausoleum in the Recoleta cemetery is of great expense. The neighbourhood has been referred to as the Paris of the Americas, many Fin de Siècle French-style palaces and villas

were built in the area, especially

on Avenida Alvear with its

sophisticated restaurants, up-scale shopping and mansions built by the affluent families of Buenos Aires, (today some used as embassies), and one of America's most luxurious hotels, the grand five-star Alvear Palace Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel. Confitería La Biela is one of the city's most famous cafés and is patronized by authors, politicians, and other celebrities. On the square facing the cemetery is an enormous rubber tree; its huge tentacle-like lower branches cast a shade over La Biela's popular terrace. Known as the Gran Gomero, it was planted in 1878 and is 50 metres wide.

Nightlife is also very active and trendy, with the R.M. Ortíz pedestrian passage (Recoleta Village) known for its outdoor dining, pubs and cinemas.

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