Montevideo Full Unique Tour Includes Barrio Carrasco
Description
We will get to know the main tourist spots, starting with the old so-called "Old City" today also a financial center, we begin with one of the most representative buildings and headquarters of Banco Republica and a few meters from the Church of San Francisco de Asís; We continue to Plaza Zabala with its Palacio Taranco, now a Museum of Decorative Arts; we walk the corner street that has the main banks; Stock Exchange Building; Artigas building reaching the Plaza Matriz; we will see from the Plaza El Cabildo National Historical Monument; the Mother Cathedral. Plaza Independencia, July 18, Legislative Palace, Agricultural Market, Monument to La Carreta, Centenario Stadium, Word Montevideo in KIBON, Carrasco neighborhood.
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Itinerary
The construction of the Plaza Independencia in the space occupied by the old Citadel was an idea carried out by the architect Carlo Zucchi in 1837, when it was decided to expand the old colonial city, as part of a general planning plan. We will report why they are ornamented with 33 palm trees, in homage to the Thirty-Three Orientals who participated in the Liberation Crusade. From the Plaza we can appreciate the Palacio Salvo, the Solis Theater, the Executive Tower, the Estevez Palace and the old Puerta de la Ciudadela.
The Legislative Palace is the seat of the Legislative Power of Uruguay. The General Assembly works there, which is made up of two chambers that meet separately or jointly depending on the circumstances: the House of Representatives and the House of Senators. The construction of the work was in charge of the Italian architect Gaetano Moretti, who counted on the collaboration of the Uruguayan architect Eugenio Baroffio.
The Mercado Agrícola de Montevideo is one of the largest agricultural markets in Montevideo. In 2006, the Agricultural Market became the property of the Montevideo City Council and it began to plan its reconstruction, a project that was accompanied by a revitalization process of the entire surrounding area. Also promoting an urban recovery and repopulation of the neighborhood.
The work is inspired by the gauchos, rural life and the old cargo transport prior to the arrival of the automobile and the railroad.
The Centennial Stadium is a soccer stadium that is among those that hosted the World Cup. First World Cup stadium.
Stop for panoramic photography of the Montevideo sign with the view of Pocitos beach.
The neighborhood became the most luxurious residential area in the city, where the upper class of the city largely lives. In the north Pierre Durandeau planted thousands of trees and developed the current Rivera Park. Carrasco spread to the exclusive area of Miramar, where a large hotel now converted into the Naval School operated, and to the north in popular and industrial neighborhoods such as Carrasco Norte and Paso Carrasco. La Rambla de Montevideo finds in Carrasco one of its most successful manifestations from the landscape point of view. Carrasco Beach, aerial shot, Montevideo, Uruguay The Hotel Carrasco was renovated and is operated by the French hotel chain Sofitel.
At the end of the tour at Sofitel Montevideo Carrasco, passengers can choose to return to the hotel or stay at the Port Market (return on your own)
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Pickup Locations & Times
Please get in touch to inform where you are staying so we can set the pick up time.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(45)
The chief problem with the tour was that we were staying in the first hotel among the Pickup points, so we traveled in two different buses for an hour and a half to more than a dozen hotels across the city before the tour even began. The least the tour company could do is alert you to the fact that half of the tour will be sitting on a bus and picking up other passengers. The tour itself was just OK. The tour guide spoke in English, Spanish, and Portuguese alternately rather than speaking in English, which was our expectation having checked English when requesting the tour language. The tour didn’t cost very much, and we didn’t get very much.
Hello, you purchased a REGULAR tour, which means it operates with more people and guests staying in different hotels. I believe that, given your location, it would be best to purchase a PRIVATE tour. Your hotel is 22 km from the tour starting point, and our company will pick you up at your hotel to meet you for the tour and avoid delays in getting there with the tour vehicle. Otherwise, it would take us almost two hours to begin. The itinerary you booked clearly indicates that the tour is REGULAR.
Amazing way to visit the important places in Uruguay , everting on time and really kind the personal always help you and explain everything
Despite the really bad weather this was a very good and concise city tour of Montevideo. Our guide gave a lot of information and spoke perfect English. If you just want to see the main sights of the city in a few hours i recommend this tour.
Which is really a serious company, I really thought again reliable.Guide prepared and punctuality '
This was a good introduction to the city and gave us many ideas of what else we could explore. It was a bit of extra bus time, but still enjoyable.
The tour is 3 hours, gives us a panoramic view of the city, Carmem a very nice people and Marcelo the driver too.
Very good experience, excellent tour guide Liam. Very informed, and accommodating. Very communicative as well.
Very enjoyable we really enjoyed this tour and our tour guide Ian who spoke very good English. Very knowledgeable on all things Uruguay.
This is a bus tour in multiple languages together. I believe there are 6 stops. It is useful on the first day of a visit to Montevideo to see some noteworthy buildings and plazas. However, the guide only provided info while in the bus and everything had to be said 3 times, so the information was a but limited. It would have been better if the speaking was also done outside and went beyond basic facts about each place. I would have preferred a walking tour of the old city.
A good tour of Montevideo. Friendly staff with good local knowledge. Worth a visit to the safest destination in South America
