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should visit this elegant 350-room European-style spa with two heated river-water pools,
a casino, ice-skating rink and other luxuries.
Eating
Most restaurants in Piriápolis are within a block of the Rambla.
Café Picasso
SEAFOOD $$$
( 4432-2597; cnr Rojas & Caseros; dishes UR$200-450; 12:30-3:30pm & 8-11:30pm daily Jul-
Apr, weekends only May & Jun)
Hidden down a residential backstreet several blocks from the
beach, septuagenarian chef-owner Carlos has converted his carport and front room into
an informal, colorfully decorated restaurant with open-air grill. Locals chat astride plastic
chairs and listen to tango recordings while Carlos cooks up some of the best fish any-
where on Uruguay's Atlantic coast, along with paella on Sundays.
La Corniche
CAFE $$$
(
www.visitelacorniche.com.uy
; Rambla de los Argentinos 1254; dishes UR$155-260; 8am-1am
daily Nov-Apr, 8am-5pm Sat & Sun May-Oct)
This beachfront cafe serves good espresso and
pastries at breakfast time, followed by an eclectic lunch and dinner menu featuring fresh
seafood, pasta and ciabatta-bread sandwiches alongside Mexican, Asian and vegetarian
offerings.
Information
Antel
(cnr Barrios & Buenos Aires; internet per hr UR$19;
9am-6pm Mon-Sat)
Banco de la República
(Rambla de los Argentinos, btwn Sierra & Sanabria)
Convenient ATM.
Centro de Hoteles y Restaurantes
( 4432-2218;
www.piriapolis.org.uy
;
Rambla de los Ar-
gentinos; 9am-midnight Dec-Mar, 10am-4pm Apr-Nov)
Adjacent to the tourist office;
provides local hotel information and booking assistance.
Post Office
(Av Piria s/n)
Two blocks in from the beachfront.
Tourist Office
( 4432-5055;
www.destinopiriapolis.com
; Rambla de los Argentinos; 9am-
midnight Dec-Mar, 10am-6pm Apr-Nov)
Helpful staff and public toilets, on the waterfront near
Argentino Hotel.
Getting There & Away
