| Recoleta (Buenos Aires) | |
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| State | Argentina |
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Recoleta is one of the 48 districts into which the autonomous city of Buenos Aires.
To know
Recoleta is an upmarket residential neighborhood located between center and the neighborhood of Palermo. It is an area of tourist interest, nicknamed the "Paris of Argentina" due to the great French immigration since 1840. It is most famous for its monumental cemetery and the Recoleta Cultural Center.
Background
The name of the district derives from an early 18th century convent founded by the Recoletos Fathers, originally from France and members of the Franciscan Order. The convent and the adjoining church dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar are now located inside the monumental cemetery.
At the end of the nineteenth century the town attracted wealthy families based in the southern districts of the center who were seeking escape from the yellow fever epidemic that had struck the city. Being located at a higher altitude, Recoleta was less infested with mosquitoes carrying the terrible disease.
Since then Recoleta has been one of the most elegant neighborhoods in Buenos Aires as evidenced by its sumptuous Art Nouveau buildings. Many of the buildings built beginning in the 1870s were demolished a century later to make way for modern multi-story apartment buildings. Only the buildings used as embassies or luxury hotels have been saved from the bulldozers.
Together with the neighboring neighborhoods of Retiro and Palermo, Recoleta is part of the area known informally as "Barrio Norte", traditionally the place of residence of high-income social classes. Barrio Norte also concentrates a large number of restaurants and clubs of all kinds aimed at satisfying the refined tastes of its residents.
How to orient yourself
Recoleta (Buenos Aires): full screen map.Paseo de la Recoleta runs through the center of the neighborhood, at one of its highest points,
How to get
How to get around
Metro lines D and H run through the neighborhood.
What see
- 1 El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Av. Santa Fe 1860, ☎ 54 11 4813-6052.
Mon-Thu 09: 00–22: 00 Fri-Sat 09: 00–00: 00 Sun 12: 00–22: 00. 
- 2 Palais de Glace, Posadas 1725, ☎ 54 11 4804-1163.
Free admission. Tue-Sun 10: 00-20: 00. - 3 Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina, Agüero 2502. Mon-Fri 09: 00–21: 00 Sat-Sun 12: 00–19: 00.
- 4 Cementerio de la Recoleta, Junín 1760. Mon-Sun 07: 00-17: 30.
Mon-Thu 09: 00–22: 00 Fri-Sat 09: 00–00: 00 Sun 12: 00–22: 00.
Free admission. 
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
- 1 Centro Cultural Recoleta, Junín 1930, ☎ 54 11 4803-1040. Tue-Sun 11: 30-22: 00.
Where to eat
Where stay
How to keep in touch
Other projects
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