Private Recoleta + Retiro Tour - Includes visit to unique Recoleta Cemetery
Overview
Buenos Aires' upscale neighborhoods of Recoleta and Retiro showcase opulent 19th-century mansions and iconic churches, reflecting Argentina’s French-inspired elite. A tour highlight is the Recoleta Cemetery, resting place of historical figures, including Evita Perón.
- 🏛️ Visit San Martín Square and the Anchorena Palace, along with the Basilica of the Holy Sacrament.
- 🌳 Stroll along Arroyo Street and Alvear Avenue, where Argentina’s grandest palaces are located.
- 📜 Learn about Argentina's golden age, San Martín’s liberation campaigns, and Peronism.
- 🌼 Stop by Floralis Genérica, a modern city landmark.
- ❗ Note that this tour does not include entry fees for certain attractions that may require additional payment.
To keep footprints lighter, Tinggly offers instant digital delivery, a never-expiring benefit, and global options.
- Experienced guide
- Entry ticket to the Recoleta Cemetery
- Entry ticket to the Torre Monumental (when available)
- Gratuities are not included and always welcome by our staff!
Meeting point
Return details
-
La Recoleta CemeteryDiscover the last resting place of the elites of Argentina's most powerful period. In this necropolis you'll find stunning mausoleums with great displays of artistry, architecture, sculpture and stained glasses. Buried within this cemetery are presidents, businessmen, dictators and politicians including the most famous woman of all Argentine history: Evita Perón Learn about the funerary rites of Argentina's elites, and about the drama they experiences while they lived.
-
RecoletaExplore Recoleta, the Paris of South America, with its beautiful manors, giant monuments and the famed Recoleta Cemetery
-
RetiroDiscover the neighborhood of Argentina's french-obsessed elites: from 60 room french palaces, to buildings made out of revenge for broken hearts. We will walk the San Martin Square area, including the San Martin Palace, Kavanaugh building and Holy Sacrament Basilica
-
Torre MonumentalLet's go on top of the Monumental Tower, known as the tower of the British, for an amazing view of the new port, Puerto Madero, the river and the Retiro area