All Recoleta Cemetery Guides
Practical, fact-checked guides to visiting Recoleta Cemetery and the neighbourhood around it — written by the author of the TouringBee audio tour.
Eva Perón's tomb: how to find it
Where the Duarte vault is, what you'll see, and the 24-year journey of her body.
The legends of Recoleta Cemetery
Rufina Cambaceres, Liliana and her dog, David Alleno — what's documented and what isn't.
Who is buried here: the famous graves
Presidents, Admiral Brown, Nobel laureates, writers, a boxer — how to recognise their tombs and where to look.
Tickets, entry fee & hours
The fee for foreign visitors, who goes free, how to pay, hours and the free tours.
How to get to Recoleta Cemetery
Subte line H, which buses, taxi times from the centre and airports, and the walk down Av. Alvear.
A self-guided route through the maze
A 22-stop route from the portico to the far lanes — in the right order.
Guided tour vs audio guide vs solo
What each format costs, what you get, and which one fits your day.
Best time to visit
Why 9:00 matters, when the coaches arrive, and the seasons turned upside down.
Things to do in Recoleta
The basilica, the free Bellas Artes, Floralis Genérica, the weekend fair and La Biela — with a map and two half-day plans.
Funerary art & symbols
Art Nouveau, Neo-Gothic, Art Deco — and a decoder for the doors.
Coming soon