Experience Recoleta in Buenos Aires Little Paris
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- Free cancellation up to 24h before
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Highlights
Discover the elegance of Recoleta, a Buenos Aires gem featuring iconic landmarks like Libertador Avenue, Francia Square, and the UBA Law School. The crown jewel is the enigmatic Recoleta Cemetery, where figures like Eva Perón rest among five thousand graves, each with its unique story. In the late 19th century, Buenos Aires became the "Paris of South America" amid a wave of European immigration. The French influence thrived in Recoleta, evident in opulent residences, squares, and Charles Thays-designed parks. Explore this historic neighborhood to find classic attractions like Recoleta Cemetery, Alvear Avenue, "Cafe La Biela," France Square, The Museum of Fine Arts, and the Public Law University. Join us for a unique tour, and let us guide you through these hidden treasures! PD: Don't forget to show your appreciation to our dedicated hosts with a tip – a heartfelt thank-you for their passion and expertise. Your generosity will be embraced with open arms! ️
Inclusions
What's included
- Recoleta Cemetary entrance ticket
Itinerary
The Faculty of Law building is inspired by the purest Doric style, with no other decoration than that provided by its own monumental structure. It occupies an area of 40,000 m2 that is distributed on the ground floor, main floor and two upper floors, and has a museum, an art gallery, and a specialized library. Inside, in the assembly hall, a large oil painting by the artist Antonio González Moreno stands out, describing the inauguration ceremony of the University of Buenos Aires.
The Floralis Generica is a metal sculpture located in the Plaza de las Naciones Unidas, Avenida Figueroa Alcorta, in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, a gift to that city by the Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano.This imposing 20-meter-high sculpture dominates the United Nations Square and opens and closes depending on the sunlight it receives. This is the first moving sculpture controlled by a hydraulic system and photoelectric cells. The monumental thing is that this dynamic is carried out in a stainless steel work 20 meters high and weighing 18 tons.
The Recoleta Cemetery is located in the exclusive Recoleta neighborhood, which owes its name to the fact that the convent of the Recollect monks was located there. It is the most visited in the city, due to its numerous and impressive mausoleums and vaults, belonging to many of the main protagonists of Argentine history, such as that of Eva Perón (Evita), along with former presidents Raúl Alfonsin and Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. Also, we have the story of Liliana Crociati, represented by the statue of a girl standing with a dog: To pay tribute to her daughter and her art, in the midst of the pain that invaded them, Liliana's parents asked the renowned sculptor Wifredo Viladrich to design a neo-Gothic tomb with a bronze sculpture. In addition, they wanted her to have some details: that she wears a wedding dress, has an engagement ring on her finger and is accompanied by a replica of her dog, Sabú
The Recoleta Cultural Center is a living and participatory space for adolescents and young people that is committed to coexistence in diversity and that has promoted the artistic movements of the country and the world for more than three decades. Built on a historic center with 300 years of history, it connects tradition and avant-garde, and is visited by more than half a million people a year, mostly young people between 18 and 35 years of age.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Just in front of the stairs of the Law Faculty building.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 10 travellers
- Operated by
- Experience Baires LLC
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Buenos Aires
- Its from-price is 48% below the median of the 1517 experiences we list in Buenos Aires.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 392 of 1517.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is Argentina's elegant, passionate capital, a city of grand boulevards, tango halls, leafy barrios and late-night steak dinners.
The Plaza de Mayo, framed by the pink Casa Rosada and the Metropolitan Cathedral, is the historic heart of the city, and the vast Avenida 9 de Julio leads to the Obelisk. The Teatro Colón, one of the great opera houses, and the grand cafés of Avenida de Mayo recall the city's golden age.
Top-ranked sights in Buenos Aires: Plaza de Mayo, Palermo, Puerto Madero.
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