Paysandú Sights

  1. Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario

    Dating from 1860, chunky Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario has one of the more ornately decorated interiors in Uruguay.

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  2. Museo de la Tradición

    In parkland near the riverfront, the Museo de la Tradición features a small but well-displayed selection of anthropological artifacts and gaucho gear.

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  3. Museo Histórico

    The Museo Histórico displays evocative images from the multiple 19th-century sieges of Paysandú: women exiled to an island offshore watching the city's bombardment, the bullet-riddled shell of the cathedral and more.

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  4. Teatro Florencio Sánchez

    The 1876 Teatro Florencio Sánchez, Uruguay's oldest theater outside of Montevideo, has many original features (including the curtain) and hosts occasional music and dance events.

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