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.
Tickets, entry fee & hours
The fee for foreign visitors, who goes free, how to pay, hours and the free tours.
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.
The legends of Recoleta Cemetery
Rufina Cambaceres, Liliana and her dog, David Alleno — what's documented and what isn't.
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Who is buried in Recoleta Cemetery
Presidents, generals, Nobel laureates, writers — and how to find them.
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Funerary art & symbols
Art Nouveau, Neo-Gothic, Art Deco — and a decoder for the doors.
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How to get to Recoleta Cemetery
Subte, colectivo, taxi or on foot from the centre.
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Things to do in Recoleta
The basilica, MNBA, Floralis Genérica, the weekend fair and La Biela.
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