Colonia del Sacramento
Colonia del Sacramento is in southwestern Uruguay, across from Buenos Aires on the northern shore of the Rio de la Plata. Founded in 1680 as a Portuguese colony, Colonia's historic district is now a UNESCO World Heritage site, full of cobblestone streets lined with historic buildings. Wikivoyage
Population 32,159 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Uruguay
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Portuguese Space Museum · 680 m -
Portuguese House Museum · 760 m -
Tile Space Museum · 850 m -
Portón de Campo Attraction · 590 m - Spanish Space Museum · 690 m
- Regional History Archive Museum · 750 m
- Telegraph Space Museum · 770 m
- Indigenous Space Museum · 770 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.