Buenos Aires Attractions
Recoleta Cemetery Buenos Aires
La Recoleta Cemetery
An unlikely tourist attraction, La Recoleta Cemetery is well
worth visiting to see its magnificent display of monuments and the
ostentatious tombs of Argentina's rich and famous. One of the more
modest, but by far the most celebrated, is the grave of Eva Peron.
Every day thousands of visitors come to leave flowers at the door
of the Duarte family mausoleum, where she is buried. Forty years
on, Evita remains both the most revered and reviled figure in
Argentina. Love her or loathe her, her spirit lives on in La
Recoleta.
Address: Calle Junín, Plaza Francesa;
Website: www.info-recoleta.com;
Opening time: Open daily. Guided tours are available;
Admission: Free
