Recoleta, Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires' most exclusive neighbourhood resembles Europe. It's very clasy and fashionable. Definitely it is a good place to buy clothes since you can find the best brands.
I recommend you to take a walk along Avenida Alvear all the way to the 9 de Julio.
You will pass by the Hotel Alvear which is the best hotel in Buenos Aires.
Also over the Vicente Lopez street you will find the Vollage Recoleta cinemas and several restaurants.

The Recoleta cemetry the burial place for some of the richest and most powerfull families of Argentina. The tombs are very extravegent. As I wondered through the cemetry I wondered how much money has and is being spent to be entombed here.

As you enter the tomb you will see a map of the cemetry with locations of the most important tombs. Many of these tombs have names you may have seen as street names. The most visited and famous tomb is that of the Familia Duarte. Here Evita is buried and if you stay and watch long enough, you will see people paying homage by kissing the tomb.

Visitin the cemetry is free.

This english-style telephone cabin is located in Plaza Francia, the main square of Recoleta, just near Recoleta's cementery. This square has a nice fair every summer. It is worth a look. Recoleta is also famous for the vibrant nightlife. There are many bars and dance clubs in front of Recoleta's cementary.

If you are somewhere close to Biblioteca Nacional you might take some time and go to see Evita Peron's Monument.

As long as I am aware it is fairly new one and not very beautiful but still having in mind the role that Evita played in the Argentinian history it is worth seeing.

Located in Recoleta, between the pedestrian thoroughfare of R.M. Ortiz and Recoleta cemetery, are two giant, evergreen trees which are referred to as El Gomero (Rubber Trees). They resemble magnolias and but are so large that their branches must be supported by beams on the ground in order to keep them aloft. The larger of the two was planted by a group known as the Brothers of Recoleta around 1800 and has recently had a fence put around it's base in order to try and better protect and preserve the tree. It is situated directly behind La Biela Cafe (on the corner of Quintana and Ortiz) and was actually donated to La Biela by the city. The smaller tree (although it is still enormous) is located directly across the street between Quintana and Avenida Alvear.

Set on the north side of the Recoleta cemetery, this church is the second oldest – 1732 – in BsAs. It is a treasure house of colonial architecture and sacred art. Guided tours are offered hourly through the old cloisters. In front of the church, to the east, begins a swath of parks that swings around to the north and extends to the northwest, separated from the huge Parque 3 de Febraro by a few stylish blocks of Palermo Chico.

On the weekends, a large art and craft fair is held along the walks in front of the church with thousands to be found browsing about the different stalls or sunbathing on bits of grass between the paths.

You can't take your money with you when you die, but you or your family can use it to provide you with ornate carvings and mini cathedrals for your final resting place. This cemetary is amazing because of the sheer amount of detail involved in building each one of the gravesites.
I am somewhat familiar with such a cemetary because New Orleans is below sea level so there are many older graveyards with similar characteristics. But this one site holds so many graves together in such a tight space that the passageways can be bewildering. Definitely a must see though.

This is where Eva Perón and Domingo Sarmiento and other important people of the Argentinean history are buried. Many of the graves are not really kept up in a good shape. But nevertheless, this is a good place to visit for everyone who is interested in grave architecture and celebrities of Argentina.
Guided tours are offered.