Colonia Del SacramentoSights

Museum sights in Colonia Del Sacramento

  1. A

    Museo Indígena

    From the Museo del Azulejo, walk north two blocks, then inland to the Museo Indígena, which houses a collection of Charrúa (the indigenous people of Uruguay) stone tools and exhibits on indigenous history.

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  2. B

    Museo Español

    Heading east on Av General Flores and then a block further north brings you near the Museo Español, which has exhibitions of replica colonial pottery, clothing and maps.

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  3. C

    Museo Municipal

    Museo Municipal houses an eclectic collection of treasures, including a whale skeleton, an enormous rudder from a shipwreck and a scale model of Colonia c 1762.

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  4. D

    Museo Portugués

    Museo Portugués holds Portuguese relics including porcelain, furniture, maps and the old stone shield that once adorned the Portón de Campo.

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  5. E

    Museo del Azulejo

    Head to the west end of Misiones de los Tapes to the dinky Museo del Azulejo, a 17th-century house with a sampling of colonial tile work.

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