Montevideo Tourist Guide 2
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MONTEVIDEO NEIGHBORHOODS 1 MONTEVIDEO TOURIST GUIDE 2 AVISO URUGUAY NATURAL DISCOVER MONTEVIDEO 3 MONTEVIDEO TOURIST GUIDE INGLÉS - ENGLISH - INGLÊS 4 INTENDENCIA DE MONTEVIDEO Daniel Martínez Tourist Information Offices Mayor of Montevideo City Hall of Montevideo: Intendencia de Montevideo Office Fernando Nopitsch San José St. and Ejido St. General Secretary Phone: 1950 Ext. 1830 / 1963 Óscar Curutchet Ciudad Vieja Office General Director Departamento de 252 Piedras St. Desarrollo Económico Phone: (+598) 29168434 Elizabeth Villalba Tourist Information Offices Director División Turismo Ministry of Tourism Tres Cruces Bus Terminal División Turismo IM Phone: (+598) 1885 801 1328 San José St. - underground floor Phone: 1950 Ext. 3367 Carrasco International Airport [email protected] Phone: (+598) 1885 802 Montevideo Bureau Centro Cívico Metropolitano 1328 San José St. - underground floor ‘G’ Municipal District Phone: 1950 Ext. 3367 2122 Garzón Ave. [email protected] Phone: 1950 Ext. 8364 Ministry of Tourism Content created by: Rambla 25 de Agosto de 1825 Ave. (no - División Turismo, Intendencia de number) and Yacaré St. Montevideo www.turismo.gub.uy - Phone: 1885 - Servicio de Turismo, Intendencia de Montevideo - Montevideo Bureau descubrimontevideo.uy facebook.com/descubrimvd twitter.com/descubrimvd pinterest.com/descubrimvd DISCOVER MONTEVIDEO 5 INDEX Welcome Index 5 Welcome 7 How to get to Montevideo 10 MONTEVIDEO NEIGHBORHOODS Ciudad Vieja (Old City) 14 Centro and Cordón 18 Beaches and seafront 20 Barrio Sur and Palermo 20 Parque Rodó, Punta Carretas and Pocitos 22 Malvín, Punta Gorda and Carrasco 24 Parque Batlle 25 Aguada 26 El Prado 27 Cerro de Montevideo 28 Lezica and Colón 29 Peñarol 29 Rural Montevideo 30 CULTURAL MONTEVIDEO Heritage and Culture 34 Discover Montevideo’s Gastronomy 38 Football 40 Racecourse of Maroñas 40 Shopping 41 Music in Montevideo 43 Museums and exhibitions halls 45 Montevideo as a filming location 49 Guide to enjoy design in Montevideo 51 Annual Cultural Agenda 52 TOURISM IN MONTEVIDEO Convention Tourism 54 Language Tourism 55 Gayfriendly Tourism 56 EXPLORE MONTEVIDEO Montevideo by bike 58 Nautical Sports 58 Golf 58 Other interesting proposals 59 Studying tourism, hotel management and gastronomy 60 Travel agencies 61 Accomodation 62 Hostels & Bed and Breakfast 65 Wineries 67 Car rental 69 Maps 70 Touristic Bus 74 6 Panoramic Observatory at the City Hall of Montevideo DISCOVER MONTEVIDEO 7 Daniel Martínez - Foto: CdF/Andrés Cribari WELCOME Montevideo is waiting for you! Are you ready to be amazed? Come to discover Montevideo, a city where you can walk along almost 300 years of history from the colonial times to the twenty-first century. The city's memories, music, scents, architecture, cultural expressions and cosmopolitan traditions are reflected in its colourful sky and beautiful coastline. From its very beginning - discovery and foundation- Montevideo has been connected with immigrants and that may be the reason why it is so open and willing to host visitors from all over the world. Local people will for sure give you a warm welcome. There is no specific good time to visit Montevideo, as it is possible to find its magic in each season: summer, fall, winter and spring. You will definitely breathe its poetry and music as if you were in a large open-air museum that provides you with a wide variety of options for leisure time: theatre premieres, sculptures, artworks in more than a thousand squares, that also serve as meeting points. The city is also known for its green areas; it counts with one tree every three inhabitants, which contributes to a high quality of life. Besides, the 30 km costline is something you should not miss; watching the horizon, contemplating the sunrise or sunset are valuable experiences that you will keep forever. If you choose to discover Montevideo, you will find a city that challenges all your senses through its cultural icons such as tango, murga, candombe, good wine, gastronomic routes, countryside and city life that will leave you wanting to come back. I invite you to jump into this unforgettable adventure. Montevideo welcomes you! We are sure that as soon as you meet the city, you will fall in love with it. Daniel Martínez Mayor of Montevideo 8 DISCOVER MONTEVIDEO 9 Montevideo is the capital city of the Oriental Re- public of Uruguay, the political and economic cen- ter of the country, and the MERCOSUR administra- tive headquarters. It was founded between 1724 and 1730 as a fortified town next to a port on the River Plate, in the big bay which holds Cerro de Montevideo (Montevideo’s Hill) . During this period, spanish families arrived from Buenos Aires and the Canary Islands to populate the new city. Montevideo is a key destination in Latin America. All over the year,the city offers visitors a diverse cultural and recreational agenda, quality services, and beautiful landscapes, along with security and the typical hospitality of Uruguayans. Montevideo is also known as the seat for international con- gresses and events. Pocitos Promenade - Foto: Servicio de Turismo IM 10 HOW TO GET TO MONTEVIDEO Carrasco Airport Port of Montevideo Located 23 km from downtown Montevideo, Car- Small ships and ferries transporting passengers rasco airport is one of the most modern air termi- and cars unite the cities of Montevideo and Bue- nals in the world. A significant architecture icon of nos Aires in daily two to three-hour journeys. An- the country, it is famous worldwide due to its mod- nually, the port of Montevideo receives more than ern design. 120 international cruise ships full of passengers eager to discover the city. It features daily flights to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Panama, France, Spain and the Phone: (+598) 1901 2733 United States, as well as other international air Web: www.anp.com.uy connections through the main airlines in the world. Address: Rambla 25 de Agosto de 1825 #160 Phone: (+598) 2604 0329 Tres Cruces Bus Terminal Web: www.aeropuertodecarrasco.com.uy Tres Cruces, the main bus terminal in the country, Address: Ruta 101km 19,950 links Montevideo with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia. It is also the seat of a big mall located inside the main building. Phone: (+598) 2401 8998 Open every day from 09am to 11pm. Mail: [email protected] Web: www.trescruces.com.uy Address: Bulevar Artigas Ave. and Italia Ave. DISCOVER MONTEVIDEO 11 Port of Montevideo - Foto: Servicio de Turismo IM Carrasco Airport - Foto: Aeropuerto de Carrasco 12 AIR CONNECTIONS FLUVIAL CONNECTIONS WITH Phone: (+598) 29150202 BUENOS AIRES monday to friday from 08:00am AEROLÍNEAS ARGENTINAS to 09:00pm. / saturday from Daily flights to Buenos Aires. BUQUEBUS 08:00am to 01:00pm. Port of Montevideo. AIR EUROPA Phone: (+598) 130 CACCIOLA Direct flights to Madrid three Tres Cruces Bus Terminal times a week. - Terminal Tres Cruces Daily departures to Delta del Tigre Customer service hours: every- (Buenos Aires) through Carmelo AMASZONAS URUGUAY day from 06:30am to 02:00am. (Uruguay) / 2 daily frequencies. Daily flights to Buenos Aires and Phone: (+598) 24079657. Asunción. - Punta Carretas 2443 Héctor Miranda St. and AMASZONAS PARAGUAY José Ellauri St. BUS CONNECTIONS Daily flights to Asunción. Customer service hours: (From Tres Cruces Bus Terminal) monday to friday from 10:00am AMERICAN AIRLINES to 06:30pm / saturday from WITH ARGENTINA Direct and daily flights to Miami. 9:00am to 12:30pm. EL RÁPIDO Phone: (+598) 24014764 AVIANCA Daily departures to Buenos Aires www.elrapidoint.com.ar Daily flights with stops to Lima/ from the Port of Montevideo / direct flights to Bogotá monday to friday and sunday 2 EGA daily frequencies / saturday 1 Phone: (+598) 24025164 to 67 AZUL LÍNEAS AÉREAS frequencie. www.ega.com.uy Direct and daily flights to Porto Alegre. Daily departures to Buenos Aires ENCON (through Colonia) from Tres Phone: (+598) 24014764 COPA AIRLINES Cruces Bus Terminal / monday www.encon.com.ar Direct and daily flights to Panamá. to thursday 5 daily frequencies/ friday and saturday 4 daily EL CÓNDOR GOL frequencies / sunday 3 daily Phone: (+598) 24014764 Direct and daily flights to San frequencies. www.condorestrella.com.ar Pablo and Rio de Janeiro. COLONIA EXPRESS BELGRANO IBERIA Tres Cruces Bus Terminal Phone: (+598) 24014764 Direct flights to Madrid 6 days Customer service hours: every- (+598) 24019196 a week. day from 05:30am to 10:30pm. www.gralbelgrano.com.ar Phone: (+598) 24016666, LATAM everyday from 9:00am to 7:00pm. CAUVI Daily flights to San Pablo, Rio de Phone: (+598) 24019196 Janeiro and Santiago. Daily departures to Buenos Aires (+598) 24019198 (through Colonia) from Tres SKY AIRLINES Cruces Bus Terminal / monday WITH PARAGUAY Direct flights to Santiago 3 days to friday 3 daily frequencies / EGA a week. saturday and sunday 2 daily Phone: (+598) 24025164 to 67 frequencies. www.ega.com.uy SEACAT COLONIA WITH BRASIL 1400 Río Negro St. and Colonia St. EGA Customer service hours: monday Phone: (+598) 24025164 to 67 to friday from 09:30am to www.ega.com.uy 06:30pm. TTL Tres Cruces Bus Terminal Phone: (+598) 24011410 Customer service hours: every- www.ttl.com.uy day from 06:30am to 09:30pm. MONTEVIDEO NEIGHBORHOODS 14 CIUDAD VIEJA The living history of Montevideo were pulled down in 1829. Some pieces of them still The old part of the town held the military Spanish lie along Bartolomé Mitre Street and the seafront. fortifications, whose stone walls set the boundar- Its walls ended at the Northern and Southern bas- ies of the fortified San Felipe y Santiago city, by tions. The Southern bastion (Cubo del Sur) still ex- then guarded by a fortress called Ciudadela. ists. But probably one of the most notable historical remains is the Gate of the Citadel, which was used The original structure which was the entry to the to connect a little fort with the colonial city through fortress is still there, and can be found between In- a drawbridge.