City overview
Montevideo is South America's most unhurried capital: a low, walkable city wrapped by 22 kilometres of Rambla, where art deco towers, cobbled Ciudad Vieja streets and wide river beaches sit within a few minutes of each other. It is relaxed, safe by regional standards and refreshingly uncrowded. Uruguay's Jewish life is concentrated almost entirely here, clustered in the leafy seaside neighbourhoods of Pocitos and Punta Carretas, where the Chabad House, the Sephardi congregation and the Yavne campus all sit within walking distance of one another and of most kosher dining.
Fortaleza General Artigas del Cerro
Montevideo · Charged at the door
The hilltop Spanish fortress across the bay, with a military museum and the best panorama of the city skyline.
Time needed
1 hour 30 minutes including travel
Hours
Wednesday-Sunday 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Tips
The hill the city is named for. The view back across the bay to Ciudad Vieja is the best in Montevideo. Reached by taxi or rideshare through the port districts; going by car or app rather than on foot is the sensible approach.
Phone
+598 2313 6716Neighborhood
Villa del Cerro
Activity providers
Kosher map of Montevideo
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.