Recoleta Cemetery (Cementerio de Recoleta) Tours and Tickets

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

• Buenos Aires City Private Tour with Local Guide

• Recoleta Cemetery Walking Tour

• Recoleta Cemetery Tour in English

• Private City Tour with a Friend in Buenos Aires

• Private Tour: Buenos Aires and Delta del Tigre with Local Guide

A ticket for international visitors to Recoleta Cemetery costs 16,100 Argentine pesos per person. Entry is free for Argentine residents with a valid ID. Walking tours of the historic site cost US$12 and up—note that most don’t include entry.

Yes, Recoleta Cemetery is definitely worth visiting. Not only is it one of the capital's star attractions, but the 19th-century necropolis is also often hailed as one of the most beautiful graveyards in the world, thanks to its elaborate sculptures and mausoleums. On a guided tour you'll learn more about the many notable figures buried here, including Eva Perón, better known as Evita.

Per one customer who booked the Recoleta Cemetery Tour in English, "Our guide, Jimena, was very knowledgeable. We highly recommend taking a tour rather than wandering independently through the cemetery. There is so much history within these walls that we could have spent many more hours there... Very well done!"

Recoleta Cemetery (Cemiterio de Recoleta) was Buenos Aires’ first public cemetery and was inaugurated in 1822. Originally the gardens of the former Convento de la Recoleta, home to the Recoletos Monks, the cemetery was built by French civil engineer Próspero Catelin on the site of the 18th-century Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar.

Visitors come to Recoleta Cemetery from all over the globe to admire the magnificent mausoleums of some of Argentina’s most notable figureheads. A total of 26 Argentine presidents are buried here, alongside Nobel Prize-winner Luis Federico Leloir, poet Carlos Guido y Spano, and former first lady Eva Perón (Evita).

Recoleta Cemetery is a dramatic architectural showcase that spans two centuries and a multitude of styles. Among the more than 6,400 mausoleums—90 of which are national historic monuments—you’ll find examples of neoclassical, art deco, art nouveau, baroque, and neo-Gothic architecture, including intricate ironwork, grand marble statues, and religious iconography.

Yes, many Buenos Aires tours include Recoleta Cemetery, and guided walking tours can be much more interesting than visiting independently. You’ll learn about the diverse architectural styles, see notable mausoleums—including Evita and the Paz family—and hear the fascinating stories of those buried here, such as Rufina Cambaceres.

Beloved by locals for her significant political and philanthropic contributions, Eva Perón was first lady of Argentina from 1946 to 1952. She remains one of Argentina’s most famous historical figures, immortalized in the award-winning musical and movie Evita; her grave is among Recoleta Cemetery’s most visited.

Recoleta Cemetery is located in the neighborhood of the same name in north Buenos Aires and is easily accessible on foot or by bike—it’s about a 30-minute walk from the central Obelisk. Alternatively, several buses run from downtown Buenos Aires, and the nearby subway stops are Callao and Retiro.

There are tons of things to do when you're done visiting Recoleta Cemetery. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in Buenos Aires:

• Plaza de Mayo

• Puerto Madero

• Palermo

• Colon Theatre 

• Caminito

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Buenos Aires.