"Sala Zitarrosa" is a theatre situated where there was a cinema years ago; the hall was reconditioned by the Intendencia Municipal (Town Hall) and now it is a great place to enjoy live music or dance... more
Viejo Rincón (which means "old corner") is a great restaurant-pub located at one of the first houses built in Montevideo (18th century); it still has a basament with the original stone floor, and... more
"Espacio Guambia" is a quite new concerts place; from Thursday to Sunday you can enjoy good local music in a cozy place.
"Espacio Guambia" es una sala de conciertos bastante nueva; de jueves a... more
New York is another good option while you are in Montevideo. This is a place for younger crowd (if you are over 20 youre too old for my opinion) The music played here varies so you will definitely... more
The Victoria Casino is located directly underneath the Radisson Hotel, the upper level of the casino can be reached via the hotel lobby, although this access is... more
The Banda Sinfónica Municipal and Orquesta Filarmónica de Montevideo (Municipal Symphonic Band and Philharmonic Orchestra of Montevideo) give public concerts... more
If this place had not been recommended by three separate Uruguayans (a waiter, a restaurant owner and a man at a streetside cafe), the name would have... more
Actually, this is not a nightlife spot, because you can go during the day... (Maybe a local custom?)I am not into gambling, but if you like, you have some... more
Although Montevideo is a small city (1:500.000 inhabitants) it has an important theatrical culture; there are more than 25 theatres and halls where you can... more
The ciudad vieja has become the most important nightlife spot in the city lately with a lot of new places to go over the Bartolome Mitre street and nearby... more
El Pony Pisador is a restaurant-pub; from Monday to Friday, it is open from 11:30 AM, and you can have lunch or dinner; on Saturday, it is open from 9:30 PM,... more
We were too tired to go to night club or bar/pub, but we found that sitting on the plaza Independencia is really a good activity, watching people.People in... more
You can visit Cabildo Open Bar (Bartolomý Mitre 1367) it's a nice place to have a drink and maybe dance a little bit. There are also several places to have a... more
This place is different from W Lounge. You will find other kind of people. If you enjoy dance music you should visit Milenio, it's part of the Clubland... more
W Lounge is definitely the place to go in Montevideo. Women are beautiful, music is great, the drinks are really good and reasonably priced and the atmosphere... more
Last "Noche de la Nostalgia" (2003) my friends and I went to Cabildo; I just knew this place, but this time was better than never: the music was just GREAT!!!... more
Montevideo has a quite vibrant nightlife, especially from Thursday to Sunday; you can find a lot of pubs, discos, bars, where you cand dance or have a drink and... more
We went to another bar near Victoria Plaza Hotel. It's on the same square, near the Berlitz language school. It's got an spanish or indian name (Mama... more
THE place to go on weekends is the W-Lounge. We went there on a saturdday night, after meeting a few other attendees from Chile who knew the area. I had never... more
"Esos techos de rambla infinita
esas voces con techos de nada
todo viene a esta mansa bahía
mar de fondo de nuestras palabras
viene
duele
cae en la hondura
de cada soledad
viene amar
viene amar
viene...
Montevideo is quite a flat area and so it is hard to believe where the name of the city came from according to an old ledgend : When a ship was sailing along the cost a spanish sailor was shouting...
Montevideo is a melancholic city. Joy and sadness parade on the city streets, passion and calm invade every montevideano and that is what keep this beautiful city moving every day. On my pages I will...
I returned from a VERY brief trip.. Montevideo (a mere 36 hour stay!) and Buenos Aires (4 days)... and so here are the photos.
The best part of this trip was visiting the VT members Andrea (MVD) and...
Created as a Spanish riposte to the Portugese port of Colonia in 1726. Montevideo features a natural port – a feature BsAs lacks. Likes its transfluvial partner across the Rio de la Plata, Montevideo...
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