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Montevideo, a port city and the capital of Uruguay, is a perfect destination for travelers looking for a relaxing stroll past colonial era buildings and along beautiful beaches. The Ciudadela Gateway, the only remaining section of the wall that once surrounded the entire city, now serves as the entrance to Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo's oldest neighborhood. Home to churches, museums, and theaters, at night the area comes alive with nightclubs playing Tango and Candombe music for crowds of dancers.
Restaurants in Montevideo
1. La Crettina
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Mirador Panoramico de Montevideo
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4.5 based on 827 reviews
Reviewed By brunito_uru - Montevideo, Uruguay
They should have better signals to get there, but if you can make it to take the elevator -the glass walls one, at the back of the building, but ask for directions at the main entrance, "informes" (information) desk. The terrace is big enough and proves you with an (almost) 360 vie rom the old town and port to the East of the city with most of the landmarks reachable from this panorama view.
3. Poder Judicial Sede Central
4. Palacio Salvo
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4.0 based on 1,874 reviews
This striking building, once the highest in South America, towers over the main square, Plaza Independencia.
Reviewed By WilliamArthur - Mumbles, United Kingdom
We didn’t know what to expect when we booked the apartment in the Palacio Salvo. When we arrived, we found a huge space for the four of us, including decent kitchen, bedroom, living room and bathroom. The views over the bay and city were superb, particularly as we were nearly at the top. The building itself was still being lived in as flats and apartments with varying degrees of renovation. Loads of quirky original features still existed though with the lifts, tiled floors and murals.
5. Plaza de Cagancha
6. Palacio Municipal de Montevideo
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4.0 based on 372 reviews
Reviewed By myom624 - Coquitlam, Canada
At about 80 meters (and which is like the 22nd floor), this observation deck is at nowhere as high as those of some of the tallest towers of the world that I've been to (such as Shanghai Tower & Tokyo Skytree) and at just about one-fourth the height of the one above South America's tallest Sky Costanera in Santiago (which I had visited just about 3 weeks prior to this one), but what's very nice about this deck is really just that it's an "outdoor deck" for what for me is just more of a "closer & intimate" way of viewing the city below but yet is not commonly found above many towers of the world (this one just about fifth or sixth such deck among about 20 something in total for me of mostly indoor viewing decks). As for the views: not much "of excitement" is there to see to the north & the east (in this city of mostly just 10-to15-storied buildings and just a "totally flat" land with no distant mountains or such); but to the west standing out among the ordinary buildings is the beautiful tower building from a century ago called Palacio Salvo (which also offers views from above although just "quite limited" ones from its small room on the top), and also beyond that "old town" part of the city in that direction is the Port of Montevideo (not that of a bustling port that I could tell but still a lively scene with also a small "hilly island" across the water which I learned from the info displays on the deck is called Isla Libertad); then yes there is to see to the south the "best feature" of Montevideo which is the Rambla (a very long promenade alongside the very wide Rio de la Plata River that you can see all the way to the horizon) although there's only about the western half of it you can see from up here but be sure to notice the "tip of Punta Carretas" which I'm quite sure is the most southern point of the city (with also a small lighthouse to go up for some pleasurable views from its small balcony above). And, there's actually also a "fairly spacious" indoor part of the 22nd floor (adjacent to the deck) where there's a seating area with tables & chairs (although I didn't notice any cafe or such) and where there's also a nice "souvenir counter". And nearby, actually right in the same building & on the street level is the great art museum called Museo de Historia del Arte or MuHAr in short (with art displays from "various parts" of the world although not much one with paintings as most other art museums but one with sculptures, carving scenes & other miscellaneous art objects), and at just about a 15-minute walk to the west (which is to the left along Avenida 18 de Julio on the front side of this building) is Plaza Independencia with a grand equestrian statue of General Artigas & his underground mausoleum and where on the Plaza's east side just at the end of the avenue is Palacio Salvo (where there's a worthwhile "guided tour" for its nice but limited views from the top as mentioned above & where there's also a "tango pair" to watch at the small Museo del Tango on the first floor). It was a bit hard for me to find this building, so it's good to keep in mind the "somewhat unique" architecture of the building where there's a red-brick tower kind of rising from the middle of the lower flat-roofed part of the building (which is to your left if you're heading west along Avenida 18 de Julio), and also the entrance to the tower (where to enter to take the elevator to the deck on top) is not on the front side but can be reached only by going around to the right and entering from about halfway along the length of the building on that side.
7. Teatro Circular de Montevideo
8. Avenida 18 de Julio
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4.0 based on 1,026 reviews
Reviewed By ASU_DrK - Phoenix, United States
I simply love the Avenida, and am drawn to it every time I visit Montevideo. Sure, maybe the “high-end” stores have left for snooty (boring) malls, but the street is still a retail hub of Montevideo that teams with activity and life every day. Weekdays are great when everything is open, but even on weekend when most shops are shuttered, you’ll find ample activity and people simply strolling and enjoying this beautiful city. The best part of the Avenida, however, are the wonderful plazas stung along its length that provide places to rest, people-watch, and enjoy some of the city’s most stunningly beautiful architecture. Have a bite at Bar Facal and grab a window seat, and watch the activity in the Avenida pass by. Don’t miss the tango dancing on weekends in Plaza Fabini. Great street!
