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Tranquil, relaxed, good food, inexpensive
Con
There's a bit of this thing called "cumbia villera", which some people think it's music, but only because they missed school too much. And, there's always something that doesn't work in Uruguay.
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Little Rio de Janeiro with the three "S"s. Smaller, Safer, and in Spanish
30 Reviews The City was once protected by walls and a large fortress. Here at the western edge of Plaza Independecia is the one remant of the colonial citadel – razed in 1833. You can also get a feeling for the old walls down near the west end of the peninsula, by the breakwater where old cannon faced out onto...
22 Reviews The old government house on the south side and Radisson Hotel on the north frame the square’s main feature, a 17 meter high equestrian statue of Uruguay’s version of San Martin, Jose Gervasio Artigas. Below ground, a 24-hour guard watches over Artigas’ remains. Artigas had been a soldier of the...
19 Reviews Located on a peninsula with the northern side making up the Port, the Ciudad Vieja is the historical center of the City and was once surrounded by protective walls. Argentine forces under Juan Manuel de Rosas besieged the City from 1843 til 1851!! Walk through the streets and witness the...
12 Reviews Coming out of the Buquebus terminal and walking past the Navy/Customs building, you will wander across to the Mercado del Puerto. There is a restaurant/craft shop filledplaza on its east side. Within the iron superstructure, many more restaurant and shops are to be found. Andrea tells me the...
11 Reviews I recommend a tour of this place, and better yet, attend a performance. I saw ¨Clowns Without Borders¨here. It was for children and started at 9p.m. The beautiful theater was filled with families and kids averaging 8 yrs old. Late night living starts young in this country. Family Values Peeps in...
8 Reviews Ask Andal 13 what her favorite building in Montevideo is and she will quickly answer, ‘Palacio Salvo!’ Lying on the east side of Plaza Independencia, the building blasts 26 stories into the air. It is still the tallest building in Montevideo and has a twin on the other side of the river – the...
8 Reviews Torres Garcia is probably the best known Uruguayan artist and this museum displays many of his works and tells the story of his life. He spent many years living in Europe, and worked with many famous European artists near the start of the 20th century. My favourite part of the museum was the...
6 Reviews and 237 Opinions The hotel is very well-located, not far away from the downtown, the airport and the "Ciudad Vieja"...
1 Review and 42 Opinions Beautiful beautique hotel and very reasonably priced. In Carrasco, the "Hollywood" of Uruguay. Hotel...
4 Reviews Located just across the street from our hotel we ate here twice and loved it both times. We tried the homemade pastas and pizza..all delicious. Itsa cozy place with nonstop music videos. It is here I discovered medio y medio,amixture of champagne and wine.I really got to like it and at $5.00 for...
5 Reviews Panini's provides an excellence of service and ambiance that one doesn't expect in laid back Uruguay. Often the food is sublime, but there are potholes along the way. Their breads are delicious and varied. Two pastas were wonderful a Sorrentino Caprese featured tender raviolis filled with a...
5 Reviews El Fogon is located in the old part of town and I don't mean Ciudad Vieja. I have been to this restaurant twice (last Feb 2010) and has been crowded so they obviously draw a local crowd. The specialties are the typical Uruguayan....parrilla & beef. I had the beef tongue in vinegrette to start which...
2 Reviews Ok, anyone who has to have a fancy, pricey, restaurant, don't waste your time reading this. Pizza Roni is your classic, dark, hole in the wall, stone oven pizza place. There are probably three tables. The food is wonderful, however, and best of all......Ricardo is there. With only a little...
1 Review 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 original walls and ceilings. It is nicely decorated, the ambience is cozy and there is music; on...
1 Review "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 domingos pueden disfrutar buena música local en un lugar acogedor.
1 Review "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 shows. There are shows every day (all kind of styles, from murga or candombe to jazz or...
18 Reviews Another way to get to / from MVD if you are trying to come to/from Buenos Aires: Buquebus! It is fast, quiet, nice, easy way to relax between to important Capitol Cities... the time goes by quickly if you are on the non-stop (About 2.5 hours long boat ride). And it costs about $68.00USD You can do...
10 Reviews The main bus terminal in Montevideo is located about 3km east from the historic centre. It's a very modern terminal with all the facilities you need such as left-luggage (free if you have a trip within 2 hours of depositing bags), an Internet cafe, a helpful tourist information, ATMs, a supermarket,...
6 Reviews There are lots of taxis infront of the airport. the first line of silver car infront of the doors were quick to get our attention,and business.We paid 990uR for the trip to town...the black and yellow cabs on the return triponly charged us 550UR...a $25.00 lesson.
5 Reviews If you are traveling to/from Buenos Aires central, I highly recommend that you take the ferry over the plane. If you book on Buquebus or BQB, the cost will be about the same as the high speed ferry. Honestly speaking, by the time you add the travel times the ferry is much faster and simplifies your...
9 Reviews Le mate est un incontournable en Uruguay, il fait partie de la vie de tous les jours. Il peut se boire seul, mais c'est surtout une boisson de partage. Drinking mate is normaly with friend, in a group, seldom alone. You take it on the street, at a concert, in your car, a great experience not to...
2 Reviews This man draws with smuts; he works at Mercado del Puerto, and his pieces are really good. Este hombre hace dibujos a la carbonilla; trabaja en el Mercado del Puerto, y sus obras son realmente buenas.
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