Café Flo (Calle 27 e/Av. Gorleto, La Barra, Punta del Este) – this is a daytime eatery which is big on breakfast food (e.g. white omelets, fresh-squeezed juices, coffee). There’s even an in-house baker that makes pastries. Lunch items range from fancy salads to chicken and beef dishes. Since a number of fashion model types […]
Café Bacacay (Bacacay 1306, Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo) – housed in a building constructed in 1844, this restaurant (located across the street from Teatro Solís), offers dishes of various international influences, ranging from the fish of the day with wasabi or limoncello sauce, to sirloin steak in ginger sauce with sun-dried tomatoes and boiled potatoes, chicken […]
Punta Brava Lighthouse (Punta Carretas, Montevideo) – built in 1876, this 21-meter tall lighthouse is vital for guiding commercial vessels into Banco Inglés, Buceo Port and the entrance of the Santa Lucía River (west of Montevideo). With the lighthouse becoming electric in 1962, it is still active to this day.
Plaza Independencia (central Montevideo) – this is Montevideo’s most important plaza (which separates its old section – “Ciudad Vieja”, from its downtown areas). Among the buildings found here are the country’s oldest theater (the Solis Theatre), Estevez Palace, and the President of Uruguay’s workplace (the Executive Tower), along with the Artigas Mausoleum.
Palacio Salvo (Av. 18 de Julio y Plaza Independencia, Montevideo) – this landmark building was built by Italian immigrant Mario Palanti in 1928 (using Italian gothic, classical, and neo-romantic architectural styles). For decades, it was the tallest building in South America. Nowadays, along with it being a tourist attraction, some of the floors are rented […]
Naval Museum of Montevideo (Rambla Charles de Gaulle, Pocitos, Montevideo) – this museum is dedicated to the country’s navy, complete with historical cannons, along with model ships, photos and other memorabilia of this military branch’s past. A library and archives can also be found here. The most interesting exhibit here is the account of the […]
National Museum of Visual Arts (Av. Tomás Giribaldi 2283, Parque Rodó, Montevideo) –opened in 1911, this museum displays the works of various Uruguayan artists (Blanes, Barradas, Figari, Sáez, García Torres, Cuneo). It has also held exhibits of renowned international artists, such as Auguste Rodin, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Henry Cartier Bresson, Goya, Diego […]
Museum of Decorative Arts (Palacio Taranco, Plaza Zabala, Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo) – this museum has a collection of various paintings, sculptures, textiles, ornaments, and European furniture (including that of Louis XV, Louis XVI, Ribera, Teniers, Mierevelt, Van der Helst, Appiani, Pradila, Zuloaga, and Sorella. This museum also has a collection of Classical Art and Archaeology […]
Museo Torres García (Sarandi 683, Montevideo) – housed with the historic Palacio Heber, this museum is named after Uruguayan native Joaquin Torres García (a famous Cubist artist) — who spent much of his artistic career in France. There’s an impressive collection of Garcia’s paintings, drawings, writings (and even furniture) as well as the photographs, magazines […]
Museo del Gaucho y de la Moneda (Av. 18 de Julio 998, Barrio Sur, Montevideo) – this museum pays homage to the country’s gauchos (cowboys), their horses, and the campo (countryside). There’s an impressive collection of artifacts, such as horse gear, silver works, matés and bombillas (filtered metal straws – used for sipping the country’s […]