Walking Tour of the Recoleta Neighborhood in Buenos Aires
Overview
Experience this walking tour of the Recoleta, Buenos Aire's most aristocratic neighborhood. With French-style buildings and sumptuous facades, it will remind you at every corner that you are in the "Paris of South America." This walking tour begins at 10:00 AM in La Biela Restaurant, Av. Pres. Manuel Quintana 596, where you will meet your guide. On this 2-hour tour, you will visit inside the Recoleta Cemetery (Ticket entrance included), The tomb of Eva Perón and how distinctive it is from other cemeteries, the Belle Epoque buildings, and you will learn the importance of this neighborhood throughout the history.
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What's Included
✓ Included
- Walking Tour
- Professional Local guide
- Recoleta Cemetery entry ticket
✗ Not Included
- Hotel Pick-Up and Drop-Off
- Gratuities
Itinerary
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Stop 1
The Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires, MALBA, was founded in September 2001 with the objective of collecting, preserving, studying and disseminating Latin American art from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. It is a private non-profit institution that preserves and exhibits a heritage of approximately 400 works by the main modern and contemporary artists of the region. It combines a calendar of temporary exhibitions, with the stable exhibition of its institutional collection, and simultaneously works as a plural space of production of cultural and educational activities
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Stop 2
Fall in love with the Floralis Generica, an imposing 20 meters high sculpture that dominates the United Nations Square in the Recoleta neighborhood. Donated to the City of Buenos Aires by its author the Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano, it is made of stainless steel and aluminum and weighs 18 tons. It was the first sculpture in movement controlled by a hydraulic system and photoelectric cells. Its name, "Floralis Generica", is a tribute to all flowers. It is about the projection of a dream of its creator, that of building a structure on a large scale that reflects the dynamism of our time.
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Stop 3
The National Museum of Fine Arts, located in the City of Buenos Aires, is one of the most important public art institutions in Argentina. It houses an extremely diverse heritage, which includes more than 12,000 pieces, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings, textiles and objects. Its collection is integrated by pre-Columbian, colonial, Argentine and international art, in a temporal range that goes from the 3rd century BC. to the present.
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Stop 4
The Faculty of Law is one of thirteen faculties that make up the University of Buenos Aires. It was created in 1874 and since 1949, it is located on Avenida Figueroa Alcorta 2263, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Recoleta. There are four degrees taught: Law, Public Translation, Public Calligrapher and Higher Lecturers of Legal Sciences, as well as several graduate courses.
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Stop 5
The Palais de Glace or National Palace of Arts is an exhibition center located in the Recoleta neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is currently the institutional space of excellence of the National State for the exhibition of Argentine art and headquarters of the National Salon of Visual Arts.
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Stop 6
The Recoleta Cemetery is a famous cemetery in the city of Buenos Aires. It is located in the distinguished neighborhood of Recoleta and contains the tombs of many outstanding personalities of the country. It was inaugurated on November 17, 1822. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions of the city, famous for its numerous and imposing mausoleums and vaults adorned with marbles and sculptures. Its architectural value is a sample of the times when Argentina was an emerging economic power in the late nineteenth century, and the wealthiest families of the city began moving to the Recoleta area and building splendid pantheons in the cemetery.
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Stop 7
The vault where the body of Eva Perón is located is the place most frequented by tourists in the Buenos Aires Recoleta cemetery. The tombs, which are 200 meters to the left of the main entrance gate to the cemetery, belong to the Duarte family. Eva Perón's is five meters underground in the second basement. The remains of María Eva Duarte de Perón arrived at this place in the 70s when they were repatriated from Spain.
Meeting & End Point
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Meeting Point
Departure Point: La Biela
Address: Av. Pres. Manuel Quintana 596, C1129 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Directions: Av. Pres. Manuel Quintana 596, C1129 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dates: See Availability
Return point: Malba Museum
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End Point
Departure Point: La Biela
Address: Av. Pres. Manuel Quintana 596, C1129 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Directions: Av. Pres. Manuel Quintana 596, C1129 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dates: See Availability
Return point: Malba Museum
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Good to Know
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
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Special Instructions
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
• Not wheelchair accessible
• If you will not be arriving at your destination within the specified reconfirmation period, please reconfirm with the local service provider prior to travel, or upon arrival at your destination. Please note that departure times and locations may vary slightly.
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