Historic cemetery with elaborate mausoleums, resting place of Eva Perón.
Junín 1760, C1113 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina Get directions
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"A National Historic Landmark famed for its ornate above-ground tombs and religious iconography, the cemetery is best known as the site of Eva Perón’s grave and offers a striking, atmospheric experience for visitors wandering among elaborate mausoleums." - Megan Wood Megan Wood Megan Wood is a hotel and travel expert. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Refinery29, Vice, Apartment Therapy, Self, and Cosmopolitan. She currently resides in Milwaukee and her favorite hotel is the One&Only Palmilla in Baja. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"While Recoleta Cemetery may be best known as the final resting place of former Argentine first lady Eva Perón, the labyrinthine necropolis is also famous for the stories of its many ghostly residents. One popular tale is that of a woman in white who chats up single men near the corner of the cemetery and gets them to fall in love with her. To their surprise, the men later learn that the mystery woman has been dead since 1925 and is actually entombed near the cemetery's entrance." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"La Recoleta Cemetery is one of the most visited cemeteries in Latin America, mainly because Evita Peron is buried there, among other notable figures. The cemetery is built around a convent and a church, Our Lady of Pilar (Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar), that was built in 1732. The order was disbanded in 1822, and the garden of the convent was converted into the first public cemetery in Buenos Aires . Occupied by mostly wealthy families of Buenos Aires . Highly recommended to have a guided map to find some famous graves."
