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How walkable is Recoleta, Buenos Aires?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Recoleta, Buenos Aires has a walkability score of 90 out of 100 across the 1.5 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Buenos Aires, which scores 90 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,965 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Recoleta, Buenos Aires. The nearest grocery is Acasiem Market, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Carrefour Express5 min
- elrincon.recoleta5 min
- Club de la Birra1 min
- La Panera Rosa1 min
- Farmacity1 min
- ASTTON Buenos Aires2 min
- Bilbo Cafe Recoleta2 min
- CCR Bar2 min
- Galicia5 min
- Santander Río5 min
- Plaza Ramón J. Cárcano1 min
- Plazoleta San Martín de Tours2 min
- Ayacucho 1680 Escuela Primaria5 min
- Escuela Juan Jose Castelli5 min
- Crisol5 min
- Libreria Callao7 min
- Museo Participativo de Ciencias2 min
- Village Cines Recoleta4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Recoleta, Buenos Aires at -34.5874, -58.3916. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 82 street intersections per km², and blocks average 111 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Recoleta, Buenos Aires
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.5 km around the centre of Recoleta, Buenos Aires. Rings mark 750 m and 1.5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 3.1 km | 93 |
| Puerto Madero | 3.7 km | 92 |
| La Boca | 5.9 km | 86 |
| Belgrano | 6.6 km | 97 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Buenos Aires page.
Questions about walking in Recoleta, Buenos Aires
Is Recoleta, Buenos Aires walkable?
Yes. Recoleta, Buenos Aires has a walkability score of 90 out of 100 across the 1.5 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Recoleta, Buenos Aires more walkable than the rest of Buenos Aires?
Recoleta, Buenos Aires is about as walkable as Buenos Aires as a whole: it scores 90, against 90 for the 5 km around Buenos Aires's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Buenos Aires neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires?
Of the 5 Buenos Aires neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Belgrano (97), Palermo (93) and Puerto Madero (92).
How is the walkability score of Recoleta, Buenos Aires calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Recoleta, Buenos Aires it is the average of 58 points spread evenly across the 1.5 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.