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La Boca (Caminito), Buenos Aires
A colorful working-class neighborhood famous for its brightly painted corrugated-iron houses, tango dancers, and the passion of Boca Juniors football.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Colonia del Sacramento
Colonia, Uruguay · South America
About Colonia del Sacramento
Colonia del Sacramento sits on the route: 20 minutes from Santa Teresa, 53km from El Ateneo Grand Splendid.
Colonia del Sacramento is in Colonia, Uruguay, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Santa Teresa, about 12 km away.
Colonia del Sacramento (Spanish: [koˈlonja ðel sakɾaˈmento] ; Brazilian Portuguese: Colônia do Sacramento; European Portuguese: Colónia do Sacramento) is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is one of the oldest towns in Uruguay and the capital of the ColoniaRead more
Department. As of the 2023 census, it has a population of around 32,174.
Its historic quarter is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Modern Colonia del Sacramento produces textiles and has a free trade zone, in addition to a polytechnic centre and various government buildings.
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What is there to see near Colonia del Sacramento?
Within an hour or so of Colonia del Sacramento: La Boca (Caminito), Buenos Aires (52 km), San Telmo, Buenos Aires (52 km), Obelisco de Buenos Aires (52 km), Cafe Tortoni (52 km).
Where is Colonia del Sacramento?
Colonia del Sacramento is in Colonia, Uruguay, about 12 km from Santa Teresa.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 21,714
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Uruguay
- Region
- Colonia
- Timezone
- America/Montevideo
- Coordinates
- -34.4626, -57.8398
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Worth the detour from Colonia del Sacramento
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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San Telmo, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires' oldest neighborhood with a famous Sunday antique market, milonga dance halls, and colonial architecture.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Obelisco de Buenos Aires
Iconic 67-metre obelisk in the centre of the Plaza de la República, marking the heart of Buenos Aires.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Cafe Tortoni
Buenos Aires' oldest cafe, opened in 1858, with marble tables, stained glass and a basement tango room where Borges and Gardel were regulars. Expect a queue on Avenida de Mayo; order the chocolate con churros.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
An ornate city of the dead with elaborate mausoleums housing Argentina's elite, including Eva Perón, in a labyrinth of marble and statuary.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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MALBA
Buenos Aires' leading contemporary art museum, showcasing the finest Latin American art from the 20th century onward.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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El Ateneo Grand Splendid
A 1919 opera house converted into a bookshop, with the painted cupola, boxes and crimson stage curtain intact; the stage is now a cafe. Shelves fill the stalls under the original ceiling fresco.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Palacio Barolo
A 1923 tower built as an allegory of Dante's Divine Comedy: 22 floors for the poem's cantos, hell below, a working lighthouse for paradise at the top with views down Avenida de Mayo.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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