Located on the south of the country, Montevideo is the Capital of the República Oriental del Uruguay.
It is a city where the sea is one of the principal protagonist (with 20 kms of beach: sand, rocky tips and inlets), which a lot of activities related to music, sports and general recreation on this part.
Montevideo was founded between 1724 and 1726 by Bruno Mauricio of Zabala as a harbour city and thus itself development. Approximately the half of the population of Uruguay lives in the capital (1.325.968 inhabitants).
It is also capital of the MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market, next to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay on the foundation).
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Top Things to Do in Montevideo
Montevideo offers a lot of entertainments to enjoy during the day and at night too:
Old City
Explore the city, with its Paseo Cultural (Cultural Walk), museums, art galleries, bookstores, coffees shops, houses of antiquities, craft artists on the streets, national fashion designers, restaurants and bars, also pubs and discos on the night help to increase offer.
Local Markets / Fairs
Antiquities (Tristán Narvaja Market), crafts, clothes and other national products (Parque Rodó and Villa Biarritz Markets).
Shows
Theatres, movies, tanguerías (places to dance tango), plastic arts and photo expositions, dance centres.
Riviera
With its bicycles, summer spectacles, beaches, sports, fishing, and recreational areas like the Puertito del Buceo or the quarries of the Parque Rodó.
Shopping
Montevideo, Punta Carretas, Portones, Mall Carrasco, Tres Cruces.
Other Attractions
• Centenario Stadium, with a very important soccer museum related to the First Football World Cup, which was played in Montevideo.
• Mercado del Puerto (Port Market) – gastronomic delight.
• Annual Folk Fairs (Rural del Prado, Criollas del Roosvelt).