Colonia’s yacht harbor makes for a pleasant stroll.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Iglesia Matríz
0.16 MILES
Uruguay’s oldest church – begun by the Portuguese in 1680, then completely rebuilt twice under Spanish rule – is the centerpiece of pretty Plaza de Armas…
Nearby Colonia del Sacramento attractions
1. Museo Indígena
0.09 MILES
Houses Roberto Banchero’s personal collection of Charrúa stone tools, exhibits on indigenous history, and an amusing map upstairs showing how many…
2. Centro Cultural Bastión del Carmen
0.13 MILES
Incorporating part of the city’s historic fortifications, this theater and gallery complex adjacent to Colonia's Puerto Viejo hosts rotating art exhibits…
3. Iglesia Matríz
0.16 MILES
Uruguay’s oldest church – begun by the Portuguese in 1680, then completely rebuilt twice under Spanish rule – is the centerpiece of pretty Plaza de Armas…
4. Archivo Regional
0.17 MILES
On the northwest edge of Plaza Mayor 25 de Mayo, the tiny Archivo Regional contains historical documents along with pottery and glass excavated from the…
5. Museo Municipal
0.19 MILES
Houses an eclectic collection of treasures including a whale skeleton, a re-creation of a colonial drawing room, historical timelines and a scale model of…
6. Museo del Azulejo
0.2 MILES
This dinky 17th-century stone house has a small sampling of French and Catalan tilework.
7. Casa Nacarello
0.21 MILES
This teeny colonial home is evocative of Colonia's early days, with period furniture, thick whitewashed walls, wavy glass and original lintels (duck if…
8. Convento de San Francisco
0.23 MILES
Off the southwest corner of Plaza Mayor 25 de Mayo are the ruins of the 17th-century Convento de San Francisco, within which stands the 19th-century faro…