Explore Recoleta, a Buenos Aires neighbourhood
Dog walkers are a common sight on Recoleta’s streets.John F. Tossell/The Globe and Mail
A gracious building on Avenue Callau in Recoleta, Buenos Aires.John F. Tossell/The Globe and Mail
Window shoppers check out the wares at a one of Recoleta’s high-end antique stores.John F. Tossell/The Globe and Mail
Handmade silk scarves tempt visitors.John F. Tossell/The Globe and Mail
El Ateneo Bookstore inhabits a famous former theatre.John F. Tossell/The Globe and Mail
El Anjanino is a wildly popular restaurant, specializing in empanadas, that offers homemade, affordable eating in tony Recoleta.John F. Tossell/The Globe and Mail
You can rent bikes at the Plaza Vicente Lopez, just a block from the Buenos Aires Grand Hotel.John F. Tossell/The Globe and Mail
Generous portions define the traditional Argentine breakfast meal, “revuelto de gramajo“ (potatoes, ham and egg) at the Restaurant Covadonga at the corner of Arenales and Riobamba streets.John F. Tossell/The Globe and Mail
Florentines at the venerable bakery, La Exposicion, next to the Buenos Aires Grand Hotel.John F. Tossell/The Globe and Mail
The entrance to Recoleta Cemetery.John F. Tossell/The Globe and Mail
A tomb in Recoleta Cemetery.John F. Tossell/The Globe and Mail
An elaborate crypt fronts an avenue of similar tombs in Recoleta Cemetery.John F. Tossell/The Globe and Mail
A detail from the crypt of Eve Peron in Recoleta Cemetery.John F. Tossell/The Globe and Mail