URUGUAYMontevideo – City Reportage
At this year’s South America Trip we also had a multi-day stop in the capital of Uruguay – Montevideo. The country is one of the smallest on the South American continent, but it has holiday opportunities fustdick behind the ears. The city is located at the mouth of the Río de la Plata and has about 1.3 million inhabitants. Buenos Aires in Argentina is on the other side of the river, actually only 213 kilometers as the crow flies. You can easily take ferries here, driving through countless boats. Incidentally, Montevideo celebrates the longest carnival in the world BEFORE Brazil and Rio. Maybe the one in Rio is bigger, but the one in Montevideo lasts longer … it goes on for a month …
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Streetart, Surfspot and a fancy Lighthouse – La Paloma
On the first glance you could assume that the place is somewhere around the Baltic or at the Wadden Sea. The architecture doesn´t really look very South American. As well there is this huge but small white lighthouse, which reminds more on Denmark or the German Otto comedy movies. But the palms, the warm climate and the high waves will disabuse you. La Paloma is located at the southeastern coast of Uruguay and it´s covered with awesome paintings, fantastic streetart and hidden graffiti. We brought you nice photo material from our last trip to the little chillspot. It´s an insider tip for surfer, artists and mountainbiker.
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Streetart Barrio Sur
Photogallery about the artworks in the neighborhood of Montevideo.
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Streetart Palermo
Photogallery about the artworks in the neighborhood of Montevideo.
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Streetart Cordón
Photogallery about the artworks in the neighborhood of Montevideo.
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Streetart Colonia del Sacramento
Photogallery about the artworks in the UNESCO heritage town on the Rio de la Plata coast.
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Colonia del Sacramento – UNESCO Heritage
Colonia del Sacramento is a small town on the Río de la Plata in Uruguay. It is the capital of the department of Colonia. Colonia del Sacramento is the oldest city in Uruguay and its historic center has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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Salto – Rio Uruguay
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Streetart Salto
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Punta del Diablo – Libreria Murals and Urban Art in Rocha
Punta del Diablo is a seaside resort in the Rocha Department in southeastern Uruguay with just under 1.000 inhabitants. This number increases significantly during the holiday season, but not many people actually live here permanently. It is a small, idyllic place where you can relax. There is beautiful nature to discover all around, but you can also find fantastic creative works of art in the streets of this small town. Urban creativity, streetart and graffiti is just everywhere, which is great, thank goodness.
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Punta Ballena – Urban Art in Carlos Páez Vilaró City – Casapueblo
Punta Ballena is a picturesque peninsula and popular seaside resort in the Maldonado Department on the Río de la Plata. The region offers a mix of natural beauty, such as the Lussich Arboretum and Laguna del Sauce, and relaxed beaches like Solanas and Chihuahua. But the place is best known in the creative world for the artist CARLOS PÁEZ VILARÓ, who lived there. His art collection and museum are very interesting, but the most breathtaking masterpiece is the building Casapueblo, which houses the museum, a hotel, and a restaurant. The iconic architectural work of art is reminiscent of a mixture of Greek islands and North African architecture.
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Fray Bentos – Urban Art at the Río Uruguay – School of Deaf
Fray Bentos is the capital of the Río Negro department with approximately 24.000 inhabitants. The city borders the eastern bank of the Río Uruguay and was originally founded in 1853 as „Villa Independencia“. In 1900, it was given its current name, and it became a manufacturing city, meanwhile the resulting industrial landscape has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015. You can find historical art, but also urban art with colorful paintings throughout the streets.
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Uruguay Vehicles
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Ukelele Hostel Montevideo
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