Recoleta Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Recoleta. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now: 

• Buenos Aires Small-Group City Tour

• Full-Day Buenos Aires Private Walking Tour - Your Own Personal BA 101

• Private City Tour in Buenos Aires by car

• 5-hour Small Group City Tour of Buenos Aires (Optional Street Food)

• Buenos Aires Private City Tour by Car

It’s free to visit the Recoleta neighborhood in Buenos Aires, but many travelers opt to learn more about the historic district on guided tours. Walking tours start around US$16 per person, guided bike tours are from US$40, and private half-day tours begin around US$60.

Bordering Palermo in the north of Buenos Aires, Recoleta is one of the city’s most affluent residential districts. It’s renowned for the magnificent Recoleta Cemetery (Cementerio de Recoleta), the resting place of Eva Perón, as well as its grand Parisian-style townhouses, leafy parks, and many luxury hotels, shops, restaurants, and cafés.

While the Recoleta Cemetery may be the neighborhood’s most visited attraction, you can also go to the Buenos Aires National Museum of Fine Arts (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes) to admire Goya and Rembrandt masterpieces, catch a show at Centro Cultural Recoleta, watch the sunset at the Floralis Genérica sculpture, and browse the weekly artisan market at Plaza Francia.

Yes, Recoleta is generally considered one of the safest neighborhoods in Buenos Aires to stay in. Most travelers feel secure walking between the sights, browsing the shopping boulevards, or hanging out in the parks during the day. However, as with many urban areas, watch out for pickpockets in busy areas and take a taxi at night.

The easiest way to get around in Buenos Aires is by Subte (metro)—take line H to Las Heras station for Recoleta Cemetery, or head to Facultad de Derecho–Julieta Lanteri station for the Buenos Aires National Museum of Fine Arts. Alternatively, it’s a 15-minute taxi ride from downtown Buenos Aires.