Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SIGHTS
A single UR$50 ticket covers admission to Colonia's eight historical museums. All keep
the same hours, but opening days vary.
PORTÓN DE CAMPO
(Manuel de Lobos)
The most dramatic way to enter Barrio Histórico is via the reconstructed
1745 city gate. From here, a thick fortified wall runs south along the Paseo de San Miguel
to the river, its grassy slopes popular with sunbathers.
GATE
IGLESIA MATRIZ
(Plaza de Armas)
Uruguay's oldest church - begun by the Portuguese in 1680, then com-
pletely rebuilt twice under Spanish rule - is the centerpiece of pretty Plaza de Armas. The
plaza also holds the foundations of a house dating from Portuguese times.
CHURCH
FARO
(admission UR$20; 11am-sunset)
One of the town's most prominent landmarks, Colonia's
19th-century lighthouse provides an excellent view of the old town and the Río de la Plata.
It stands within the ruins of the 17th-century
Convento de San Francisco
, just off the south-
western corner of Plaza Mayor 25 de Mayo.
LIGHTHOUSE
TEATRO BASTIÓN DEL CARMEN
(Rivadavia 223; 10am-10pm)
F
Incorporating part of the city's ancient fortifications, this
theater and gallery complex hosts rotating art exhibits and periodic concerts.
THEATER, GALLERY
MUSEO PORTUGUÉS
(Plaza Mayor 25 de Mayo 180; closed Wed & Fri)
In this beautiful old house you'll find Por-
tuguese relics including porcelain, furniture, maps, Manuel Lobo's family tree and the old
stone shield that once adorned the Portón de Campo.
MUSEUM
MUSEO MUNICIPAL
MAP
MUSEUM
GOOGLE MAP
