Plaza Matriz | Montevideo, Uruguay | Attractions
Also known as Plaza Constitución, this leafy square was the heart of colonial Montevideo. On its west side stands the Iglesia Matriz, Montevideo''s oldest
Also known as Plaza Constitución, this leafy square was the heart of colonial Montevideo. On its west side stands the Iglesia Matriz, Montevideo''s oldest
Dating from 1908, and still playing host to Uruguay''s Asamblea General (legislative branch), the three-story neoclassical parliament building is also open
In Montevideo, a sophisticated city can''t escape the influence of the rural campo (countryside). The result is a metropolitan center with an irresistibly not-so-fast-paced urban
No visitor should miss Montevideo''s old port market building, at the foot of Pérez Castellano; the building''s impressive wrought-iron superstructure shelters a gaggle of bustling parrillas (steak
Plaza Independencia 2.04 MILES Montevideo''s largest downtown plaza commemorates independence hero José Artigas with a 17m, 30-ton statue and the subterranean Mausoleo de
On the east side of the Plaza Independencia, the 26-story structure with the crazy beehive hairdo is Palacio Salvo, the continent''s tallest building when
Overview On the east bank of the Río de la Plata, 112 miles (180km) west of Montevideo, but only 31 miles (50km) from Buenos Aires by ferry, Colonia is an irresistibly picturesque town
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