Travel Reference
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(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.
Museo Municipal
MUSEUM
(Plaza Mayor 25 de Mayo 77; closed Tue & Thu)
Houses an eclectic collection of treasures
including a whale skeleton, an enormous rudder from a shipwreck, historical timelines
and a scale model of Colonia (c 1762).
Archivo Regional
MUSEUM
(Misiones de los Tapes 115; closed Sat & Sun)
On the northwest edge of the plaza, Archivo
Regional contains historical documents along with pottery and glass excavated from the
18th-century Casa de los Gobernadores nearby.
Casa Nacarello
MUSEUM
(Plaza Mayor 25 de Mayo 67; closed Tue & Fri)
One of the prettiest colonial homes in town,
with period furniture, thick whitewashed walls, wavy glass and original lintels (duck if
you're tall!).
Museo Indígena
MUSEUM
(Comercio s/n; closed Mon & Thu)
Houses Roberto Banchero's personal collection of
Charrúa stone tools, exhibits on indigenous history, and an amusing map upstairs show-
ing how many European countries could fit inside Uruguay's borders (it's at least six!).
Museo del Azulejo
MUSEUM
(cnr Misiones de los Tapes & Paseo de San Gabriel; closed Thu & Fri)
This dinky 17th-century
stone house has a sampling of French, Catalan and Neapolitan tilework.
Museo Español
MUSEUM
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