Sights · Our pick in Buenos Aires
The Basílica del Pilar
Beside the cemetery
The white colonial church beside the Recoleta Cemetery.
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Image courtesy of © Starus · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Dress respectfully
- Address
- Recoleta, Buenos Aires
- Nearest Subte
- Facultad de Derecho - Julieta Lanteri
400 m · 5 min walk
More distances
About The Basílica del Pilar
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar is the white colonial church beside the Recoleta Cemetery, on the Plaza Francia side. Dress respectfully.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Basílica del Pilar before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Basílica del Pilar, as the crow flies.
- MIO Buenos Aires300 m4 min walk
- Alvear Palace Hotel350 m4 min walk
- Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt Buenos Aires600 m8 min walk
- Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires1.0 km12 min walk
- Palladio Hotel Buenos Aires – MGallery1.3 km16 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Basílica del Pilar are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest Subte stations
- Facultad de Derecho - Julieta LanteriLine H400 m5 min walk
- Las HerasLine H450 m6 min walk
Key sights
- The Recoleta Cemetery150 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 6 min
- The MALBA1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The Teatro Colón1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The Plaza de Mayo3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Puerto Madero3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Aeroparque3.7 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 17 min
- San Telmo’s Plaza Dorrego4.2 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Ezeiza Airport29 kmCar or taxi 103 min