Montevideo is the capital city of Uruguay, with one and a half million inhabitants of the three and a half of the country. Montevideo is located over the River Plate with an extensive coastline of over 30 kilometers known as “Rambla” (waterfront promenade), one of the city’s main attributes. The 2019 Mercer report on quality of living rated Montevideo first in Latin America, a position maintained from 2005.
Montevideo also has several green spaces, parks, and gardens which provide numerous outdoor options to enjoy the city and surroundings. Montevideo also provides an extensive cultural scene and nightlife, with several museums, theaters, and typical cultural expressions such as murga, tango and candombe (both tango and candombe are recognized as Intangible Heritage of Humanity). Parque Rodó, Punta Carretas and Pocitos neighbourhoods, where the venue and recommended hotels are located, provides several of such spaces, the Teatro de verano (Summer theater), the National Museum of visual arts and the amusement park near the venue, the Punta Carretas (Carretas Point) lighthouse, a diverse gastronomy offer including typical uruguayan dishes, the rambla for walking and exercise, beautiful beaches, and shopping centers.
Typical places to visit in Montevideo
The Montevideo tourist bus has been recently renewed and offers several circuits on the city.
The Old city is located to the west of the venue, and has several historical places: the Teatro Solis (Solis theatre) the oldest theatre in Latin America, the Plaza Independencia (Independence square) with the Puerta de la Ciudadela (old city gate) of the citadel wall, the Palacio Salvo (Salvo palace) the tallest of Latin America when it was inaugurated in 1928. The Mercado del Puerto (Port Market) inaugurated in 1868, is a key place in the Old city to lunch the typical uruguayan grill, called “parrilla”, which consists of different cuts of meat such as the “asado” (cow ‘s rib cut crosswise), cooked in a typical iron grill construction fueled with a wood fire.
Centenary Stadium, monument to world football
The first World Cup was held at the Estadio Centenario (Centenary Stadium) in 1930 in Montevideo (Parque Batlle neighbourhood). The stadium has a football museum.
