La Recoleta Cemetery Reviews (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Recoleta Cemetery

Smithwick, South Dakota

May 26, 2012

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Best of IgoUgo The Recoleta Cemetery is always listed as one of THE things to see in Buenos Aires. It is unique in its city-like quality, the dead recreating the lives they lived in Buenos Aires by crowding together in their final resting places. Entire families ...Read more

From journal Doin' Stuff in Buenos Aires

Yes, you should visit a cemetery--Recoleta Cemetery.

by akakd

, Arizona

December 19, 2010

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Best of IgoUgo While not quite as spectacular as Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia, the Cementerio de la Recoleta is not to be missed. One of the most famous cemeteries in the world, this city of the dead is a highlight for its Art Nouveau, Gothic, & ...Read more

From journal Bueno Buenos Aires

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by Cindy Grant

Petersburg, Virginia

October 22, 2010

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This cemetery in the upscale neighborhood of Recoleta is a beautiful place to take a stroll. It is laid out in streets, with narrow walkways, and is best known as the resting place of Eva Peron and several other Argentinian presidents.The entrance ...Read more

From journal Tango and Pictures in Buenos Aires

Cementerio de la Recoleta (Recoleta Cemetery)

by panda2

California, California

April 24, 2007

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Cementerio de la Recoleta (Recoleta Cemetery) is where the wealthy of one of the fourteen families are entombed in style with one last tribute upon their death. Free admission. Open till 6pm, bell rings 10 minutes prior to let you get yourself out ...Read more

From journal EZE

Cemetario de la Recoleta

by Peregrine

, New Mexico

June 25, 2001

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Best of IgoUgo There’s Pere Lachaise in Paris, Highgate in London, the Cemetario de la Recoleta in Buenos Aires. The Recoleta is a posh area of town, with sprawling, shaded parks, outdoor cafes (from whence we watched the dog walkers), and shops. It’s also noted ...Read more

From journal A Weekend in Buenos Aires

It Costs a Lot to End up Here!

by jessparkin

Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

April 23, 2010

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Recoleta Cemetery is a strange tourist attraction in BA. It is, as is often quoted by the Argentines "free for the living and very expensive for the dead!". It is known as the place to be buried in Buenos Aires if there is such a thing and everyone ...Read more

From journal Wonderful Argentina

Recoleta

by jglenn

Irving, Texas

October 26, 2005

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The classy area, this is where people get the idea that Buenos Aires is like Paris. There are nice restaurants, high-end shops, French architecture, nice parks, a mall, a Hard Rock, etc.. Visit the cemetery, where Evita is buried, but the ...Read more

From journal 3 Days in Buenos Aires

Cementerio de la Recoleta

by Mr. Wonka

Brooklyn, New York

December 17, 2005

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Best of IgoUgo The hottest ticket in town isn’t for front-row seats at a La Boca Juniors match. It’s not for an opera at Teatro Colon, either. No, here in Buenos Aires, the truly wealthy residents have their sights set on a permanent plot at Cementerio de la ...Read more The hottest ticket in town isn’t for front-row seats at a La Boca Juniors match. It’s not for an opera at Teatro Colon, either. No, here in Buenos Aires, the truly wealthy residents have their sights set on a permanent plot at Cementerio de la Recoleta, a sprawling, eerie resting place for many of Argentina’s most revered (and sometimes controversial) figures.

After wandering through Recoleta’s maze of above-ground tombs for an hour, I left convinced that there’d be nothing creepier than spending a night in the cemetery, alone, with nothing but a gaggle of resident cats stalking the grounds to keep you company. Sounds like a perfectly gory Tales from the Crypt episode to me.

The huge cemetery sits smack-dab in the middle of Recoleta, close to a tasteless strip of touristy restaurants and bars that include the Sports World Café (Hey honey! Let’s check out some dead bodies, then catch a fútbol match on the tube!) Admission to the cemetery is free, and guided tours are available. Just inside the Greek-columned entrance, there’s also a nifty map that shows where graves of interest are located: an invaluable tool, considering just how many plots there are here. Of course, if you’re looking for Eva Peron’s tomb, just follow the tourists.

What makes the cemetery more unsettling than others are the tombs themselves. As is common throughout South America, the caskets lie above ground in plain view of the public, meaning you can literally peer into 80% of the tombs and see inside for yourself. In fact, many of the tombs’ glass windows and chain locks have been broken and gone into disrepair over the years (weather, grave robbery?), so you can practically reach out and touch the specter of death. That’s right—bring the kids! It’s fun for the whole family!

Haunted graveyard thoughts aside, Cementerio de la Recoleta is a mesmerizing “attraction” that shouldn’t be missed. Many of the tombs have incredibly intricate detailing, and the foreboding sense of death is exasperated by the newly finished, empty plots patiently awaiting their future residents. Vacation fun indeed! The roster of deceased at Recoleta includes Peron, heavyweight boxer Luis Ferpo, writer/politician Juan Bautista Alberdi, Nobel Peace Prize winner Carlos Saavedra Lamas, and former president Carlos Pellegrini.

Final resting places don’t get any more prestigious in Buenos Aires than those at grim, captivating Cementerio de la Recoleta. Close

From journal Buenas Tardes, Buenos Aires

Cementerio de la Recoleta

by WitlessWanderer

Bristol, United Kingdom

December 19, 2005

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Best of IgoUgo Guidebooks will tell you that the big sight in the cemetery is Evita's grave. And indeed you can see the plaques on the Duarte Mausoleum (her maiden name) and take the photo. I did. The saga of how her body got here is explained in Palermo's fine ...Read more

From journal BA the Best

Cemetario de Recoletta

by Kauai Boy

Bangkok, Thailand

July 5, 2004

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Smack in the middle of the luxurious Recoletta neighborhood (officially part of Barrio Norte), the Recoletta National Cemetary along with La Iglesia Nuestra Senora del Pilar (church) was built in 1822 by the Recoleto monks, serving as the final ...Read more

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