A Guide to Recoleta Market in Buenos Aires

The stylish city of Buenos Aires is divided into barrios,plenty of items and handicrafts to choose from. Some
or districts, each offering a unique style statement. Laof the products sold at the Recoleta Market are
Recoleta is one such elegant barrio, and its name hascreatively made works of glass and wood, jewellery
been based on the Convento de los Recoletositems, incense, casual clothes, hand-made toys, house
Descalzos, or the "Monastery of Barefoot Franciscanwares, leather goods as well as other traditional crafts
Recoleto Monks." Located in the northern region of thecan be bought from artisans at reasonable rates. The
city, Recoleta is filled with parks, fine museums,music and street art shows by jugglers and hippies
galleries, elegant sidewalk cafes, and bars as well asalong the border of the market, looking for tips from
many trendy shops and upscale residences. However,tourists, add to the sensational atmosphere and is
one of the most popular destinations in Recoleta is theguaranteed to make a visit to the Recoleta Market
Recoleta market, which draws in tourists and localseven more memorable.
who come to buy souvenirs and artefacts at the bestAnother popular tourist attraction in this neighbourhood
prices possible.is the Recoleta Cemetery, which is considered to be a
In general, Recoleta is Buenos Aires's most expensivevery important one in the country. Recoleta
neighbourhood and the shopping offered here is veryCemetery's tourist appeal stems from the presence of
expensive. On the other hand, the weekend Recoletathe tombs of Evita (Eva Peron), the wife of past
Market is where one can buy things reasonably cheap.President Juan Peron, as well as other famous
This is one of the reasons why the market is soArgentines.
popular with the local people. Also, most of theOn weekends, the park surrounding the cemetery gets
merchandise in this outdoor market carries a localtransformed into the huge handicrafts shopping area
flavour and is the perfect destination for those touristswhich is the Recoleta Market. Tourists will bedazzled
who want to get an idea of the region's essence.by the hundreds of shops selling an assortment of
If you are shopping for souvenirs, you are sure to findgoods ranging from junk items to expensive antiques.