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Recoleta

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Almagro)
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Ranked #6 of 237 attractions in Buenos Aires
Type: Neighbourhoods, Historic Sites, Religious Sites, Architectural Buildings
Activities: Shopping, City walk sightseeing
Description: This fashionable, upscale neighborhood is lined with cafes, boutiques and galleries and morphs into a street fair on weekends.
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Kippaxs
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2013 NEW

Very elegant district with some exclusive shopping. Perfect if you are needing to fit out your string of polo ponies, but great also for fashion. Great restaurants. Don't miss La Biela for coffee. The cemetery is impressive and you can find Eva Peron's mausoleum there under her family name Duarte. Historic church nearby.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013 NEW

Loved walking through Recoletta Cemetery, despite the rain. Also, some there is high-end, very authentic shopping in the area.

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Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

You must go early in the morning and buy the book of the Recoleta with the map so you can walk and read everything about this place.

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Edgewater, New Jersey
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

Good location. Near the cemetery museums and shops. This is where the Park Hyatt, the Four Seasons and Alvear Palace are located.

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Phoenix, Arizona
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

Loved it, great area to hang out in for the day. I could spend hours here photographing the cemetery and especially Evita's tomb.

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

Recoleta reminded us of a little suburb of Paris. Really beautiful and lots of nice cafes if you wonder far enough from the main tourist drag (i.e. where the cemetery is). Recoleta easily takes up a day of one's time, especially if art is of interest. We want on Saturday when there was a market around the park. It was... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

LOVE THE AREA! just get lost and discover the amazing architecture. very french style! do not miss: La Biela cafe one of the oldest in the area and famous because Borges and other personalities used to go there. The cemetery where evita peron tomb is. also nice cultural centre near by

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Caracas, Venezuela
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

It is an amazing place, very unusual type of cemetery. It could have better maintenance, but all in all it was worth a visit.

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See 4 more reviews by marzyns for Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

You can't miss this posh district if you are in BA and if you can afford it, book a hotel in this area.

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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

Recoleta is only worthy to visit the week ends, rstaurants are no longer fancy, too tourist Iglesia del Pilar colonial is oka, but again go on week ends there is a fair around

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