Excursion Inspiring evita & lecture with the museum tour at Buenos Aires
Cruise line: SilverseaDifficulty:
Evita's involvement in politics and social work gained her a powerful position and she became known to all as Evita, unofficial saint to millions. Her untimely death at age 33, magnified her saintly aura and gave place to the legend that has surrounded her name ever since.
The streets and landmarks of Buenos Aires are seen through her eyes and you will learn the secrets behind the myth. Plaza de Mayo, the political heart of Argentina, brings us face-to-face with the Casa Rosada (Presidential Palace) and the famous balcony from which Evita addressed her adoring fans.
Then visit the Recoleta Cemetery to view Evita's tomb and finally the Evita Museum where the story of her life unfolds through her personal objects. The Museum is housed in a mansion where her charity, the Eva Peron Foundation, once gave shelter to single mothers. The tour concludes with the Lecture of one of the Museum's experts.
Points of interests
Points of interest seen on this excursion include: Plaza de Mayo, Cathedral, La Recoleta, Casa Rosada Presidential Palace (where Evita gave her famous addresses), Evita Museum