This basilica beside the famous Cementerio de la Recoleta on Junín is where Buenos Aires's elite families hold weddings and other ceremonies. It was built by the Franciscan Recoleto friars in 1732 and is considered a national treasure for its six German baroque-style altars, the central one overlaid with Peruvian engraved silver, and relics sent by Spain's King Carlos III. In the church cloisters, which date from 1716, is the Museo de los Claustros del Pilar, a small museum of religious artifacts as well as pictures and photographs documenting the Recoleta area's evolution. There are excellent views of the cemetery from the small upstairs windows. More of the church's former cloisters and internal patios of the Franciscan monks have been converted into Centro Cultural La Recoleta (Junín1930. 11/4803-1040. www.centroculturalrecoleta.org. Tues.-Fri. 2-9, Weekends 10-9), a dynamic cultural center with exhibits, performances, and workshops. Kids love the minimuseum inside it, whose name, Prohibido No Tocar (Not Touching Is Forbidden), says it all. On weekends the entire area around the basilica and cemetery teems with artisans and street performers in one of the city's largest artisan fairs, known as La Feria de Plaza Francia. At the end of a veredita (little sidewalk), you'll find the Paseo del Pilar lined with expensive places to eat and the Buenos Aires Design Center.