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Overview

It's easy to see how Buenos Aires could be called the Paris of the South in this grand neighborhood. Recoleta is where the rich live in luxury apartments and mansions while spending their free time sipping coffee at elegant cafes and shopping in expensive boutiques. Full of lush parks, grand monuments, art galleries, French architecture and wide avenues, Recoleta is also famous for its cemetery.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

Cementerio de la Recoleta

Recoleta & Barrio Norte

This cemetery is perhaps BA's top attraction. You can wander for hours in this incredible city of the dead, where the ‘streets’ are lined with impressive…

Centro Cultural Recoleta

Recoleta & Barrio Norte

Part of the original Franciscan convent and alongside its namesake church and cemetery, this excellent cultural center houses a variety of facilities,…

Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar

Recoleta & Barrio Norte

The centerpiece of this gleaming white colonial church, built by Franciscans in 1732, is a Peruvian altar adorned with silver from Argentina’s northwest…

Floralis Genérica

Recoleta & Barrio Norte

This gargantuan flower sculpture, located in the center of Plaza Naciones Unidas, is the inspired creation of architect Eduardo Catalano, who designed and…

Palais de Glace

Recoleta & Barrio Norte

Housed in an unusual circular building that was once an ice-skating rink and a tango hall (happily not at once, however), the spacious Palais de Glace now…

Museo Participativo de Ciencias

Recoleta & Barrio Norte

This hands-on science museum designed with children in mind has interactive displays with plenty of levers to pull and buttons to press. A great place for…