🏨 Recoleta in Depth (not literally) Private Walking Tour Activity

Recoleta in Depth (not literally) Private Walking Tour

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 3 hours

Departs: Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

We will walk and discover the beauty and stories of of Recoleta and adjacent Palermo--two of Argentina's capital city most renowned neighbourhoods, including its world-renowned unique, beautiful and famous cemetery full of remarkable sculptures and stories like the one of famous Evita Peron and many other.

What's Included

Cemetery admission ticket

Professional English-speaking guide

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop off

Meals

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 0 - 8
ADULT: Age: 9 - 99

Additional Info

Coverage of full itinerary may depend on weather, city-dynamics (riots, strikes, repairs), timing and other circumstances at time of tour.
Public transportation options are available nearby

Coverage of full itinerary may depend on weather, city-dynamics (riots, strikes, repairs), timing and other circumstances at time of tour.
Public transportation options are available nearby

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Gomero de la Recoleta

We will meet OUTSIDE the main corner door of famous La Biela Cafe, close to the red pay phones by the amazing giant gomero tree--which we will explain thoroughly. Look for your guide carrying a small "Walking Tours" sign.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cementerio de la Recoleta

• Recoleta Cemetery Detailed Visit "in depth" (not literally!)
• Evita Peron, her Memorial & her Story
• Rufina Cambaceres' misfortune
• Tiburcia Dominguez' miserly husband
• Admiral Brown
• The ultra-rich Leloir
• General Guido, Liliana Crociatti and many more
• Pilar Basilica Visit
• Cultural Center & Old Monastery
• Bourdelle's Monument to Alvear
• Palais de Glace: where Tango become of age
• History of Tango, Ports & Immigration
• BA Design Center & Terraces
• Giant Flower Close-up Visit (when available)
• Palermo Chico Qt.
• National Library & Loma Mitre Qt.
• Monument to France & Argentina
• National Fine Arts Museum & Story
• ...and lots of local stories, curious facts & peculiarities!

Listen as your knowledgeable guide informs you about the local history, architecture, traditions, habits and unique features you might never have discovered otherwise.
*Full itinerary will be covered depending on time and circumstances at time of tour

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Eva Peron's Tomb

We will thoroughly explain her life, times and why she is buried here.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Basilica de Nuestra Senora Del Pilar

Who were the Recoletos and who built this beautiful colonial church for them? We will show and explain this church built almos 50 years before the American revolution.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Monumento al General Carlos Maria de Alvear

We will explain the independce of our country, its neighbors and the key players including infamous General Alvear,

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

We will show and explain this beautiful classic building and how and why it became a museum (and a classic building--which it was not). We will also mention its art works.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Palais de Glace-Salas Nacionales de Cultura

In this interesting "Ice Palace" building our famous Tango (world famous Argentinian dance) came of age. We will tell you how and explain all about Tango too!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Monumento a Eva Peron

This is the place where famous Evita actually died. Much to be explained here, including the "brutalist" style National Library Building behind the monument.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

San Martin National Institute

See in beautiful and posh Palermo Chico neighbourhood the symbolic house where Argentina's main independence hero was exiled as a result of political intrigue in 1824, and this austere, French provincial home was his residence between 1834 and 1848

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Monumento de Francia a la Argentina

We will show, explain and decode for you this beautiful and meaningful monument sculpted by Emile Peynot and presented by France to Argentina for its centennial.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Casa Alcorta

Amazing Palacio Alcorta (now Renault Museum) was built with a large race and test track on top was converted into a luxury housing complex in the neighbourhood of Palermo Chico, Buenos Aires.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museo Nacional De Arte Decorativo

Housed in the stunning beaux-arts Residencia Errázuriz Alvear mansion (1917), it displays their art collection and other extravagant belongings, and is worth visiting for a glimpse into the world of Argentina's wealthy aristocratic families in the early 20th century, inspired by the Royal Palace of Versailles in France.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires

The stylish modern building of the Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, MALBA) is located on Figueroa Alcorta Avenue, in the Palermo section of Buenos Aires.
Created by Argentine businessman Eduardo Costantini, The mission of the MALBA is to collect, preserve, research and promote Latin American art from the onset of the 20th century to the present. This involves educating the public about Latin American artists, and the diversity of cultural and artistic holdings in this region.

• Admission Ticket Free

Floralis Generica

A recent addition to the beauty of our city, we will show and explain who donated this magnificent giant flower and why.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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