Recoleta Cemetery

The Recoleta cemetery, in Buenos Aires

The Recoleta cemetery is one of the most famous and impressive cemeteries in the world, in Buenos Aires. The Buenos Aires audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this true city of marble, the final resting place of great figures of Argentina.

A city of marble, the final resting place of great figures

The Recoleta cemetery, one of the oldest of Buenos Aires, is a place of memory of striking beauty. It is organised like a true city, with its alleys lined with thousands of vaults and richly worked mausoleums, displaying marbles, sculptures, domes and wrought-iron gates in a great diversity of styles. Many personalities of Argentine history rest there, including Eva Perón, a very popular figure whose grave attracts many visitors. You walk through this place with respect and contemplation.

What to see

Here you walk, with respect, along the alleys lined with thousands of worked marble mausoleums, adorned with sculptures and domes, where great figures of Argentina rest, including Eva Perón. The Recoleta cemetery is one of the most impressive in the world. It is a stop of memory to be discovered with contemplation.

Practical information

The Recoleta cemetery lies in the heart of the Recoleta district, in Buenos Aires, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is a place of memory that can be visited according to its own hours, which vary. It is best to check them before coming and to behave there with calm and respect.

Who rests in the Recoleta cemetery?

Many personalities of Argentine history, including Eva Perón, a very popular figure whose grave attracts many visitors, in a city of marble and mausoleums.

Where is the Recoleta cemetery?

In the heart of the Recoleta district, in Buenos Aires, in Argentina.