Recoleta Cemetery is the eternal resting place where different personalities of Argentina’s history mingle with anonymous citizens who managed to raise the necessary funds to enjoy this luxurious place.
At the beginning of the 18th century the friars of the order of the Barefoot Recoletos settled in the area and built a church and a monastery.

Recoleta Cemetery is the eternal resting place where different personalities of Argentina’s history mingle with anonymous citizens who managed to raise the necessary funds to enjoy this luxurious place.

At the beginning of the 18th century the friars of the Barefoot Recoletos settled in the area and built a church and a monastery.

In 1822 the order was dissolved and the city’s first public cemetery was created on the site.
The large avenues and narrow passages of the cemetery lead to the tombs of several famous people, among them Eva Perón (Evita), Carlos Pellegrini, Nicolás Avellaneda and Bartolomé Mitre.
A lot to tell.

Although at first the idea of visiting a cemetery might seem a bit macabre, the Recoleta Cemetery is one of the main places to see in Buenos Aires.
The impressive sculptures and the amazing mausoleums of the cemetery constitute a special open-air museum that offers the possibility to enjoy a complete art and history lesson about the city.