Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #9 in Montevideo, Uruguay
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10.3 km
133 m
Explore Montevideo in Uruguay with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in MontevideoIndividual Sights in MontevideoSight 1: Zoológico Villa Dolores
The Villa Dolores Zoo, officially called the Pereira Rossell Park Municipal Zoological Garden, was a zoological park more than a century old located in the Villa Dolores neighborhood of the Uruguayan capital, the city of Montevideo. In an area of 7 hectares, it housed about 550 animals, both Uruguayan fauna and other origins, surrounded by gardens with about 650 trees and shrubs. During its first century, it was visited by a total of 61 million people. Adjacent to it, and on the same premises, is the Germán Barbato Municipal Surveyor Planetarium, inaugurated on February 11, 1955.
Sight 2: Monumento a la Carreta
The monument to the carriage is a historical artist licensed art in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay. was a sculpt for José Belloni and inaugurated on October 14, 1934 in the batllle Park.
Sight 3: Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830
The Obelisk of Montevideo, officially Obelisk to the Constituents of 1830 is a monument created by sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín (1891-1975). It is a three-sided obelisk made of granite, 40 metres (130 ft) tall with three bronze statues on its sides, representing "Law", "Liberty" and "Force". It has a hexagonal water fountain around it with six spheres on its outer circumference. It is located at the intersection of 18 de Julio and Artigas Boulevard avenues, in Montevideo, at the entrance of the Parque Batlle area. It was built in 1930 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Constitution of Uruguay and is an homage to the participants of the General Assembly of the first Constitution.
Sight 4: Plaza de La Democracia
Democracy Square is a road junction and public space in barrio Tres Cruces of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Sight 5: Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Dolores
The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, popularly known as Tierra Santa, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Wikipedia: Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (Tierra Santa), Montevideo (EN), Website
Sight 6: Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Merced y San Judas Tadeo
The Church of Our Lady of Mercy and St. Jude Taddhaeus, popularly known as La Merced, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Villa Muñoz, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Wikipedia: Nuestra Señora de la Merced y San Judas Tadeo, Montevideo (EN), Website
Sight 7: Iglesia del Reducto
The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, popularly known as Iglesia del Reducto, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Wikipedia: Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, Reducto, Montevideo (EN), Website
Sight 8: Catedral San Nerses Shnorhali
Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral is an Armenian Apostolic church in the neighbourhood of Bella Vista, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Sight 9: Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro y San Alfonso
The Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Alphonsus, popularly known as Iglesia de Tapes is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Wikipedia: Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro y San Alfonso, Montevideo (EN), Website
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