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.
Plaza Independencia and Palacio Salvo
Montevideo · Free to the plaza; Palacio Salvo tours charged separately
The ceremonial heart of Montevideo, joining the old city to the new, with the 1928 Palacio Salvo rising 100 metres above it.
Time needed
45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes with a tour
Hours
Plaza open daily 24 hours; Palacio Salvo tours daily 10:30 AM-1:30 PM
Tips
The Artigas mausoleum sits beneath the equestrian statue in the centre of the square and can be entered. Palacio Salvo, built between 1925 and 1928 and once the tallest building in South America, runs daily tours and houses a tango museum devoted to La Cumparsita, which was first performed nearby. The Puerta de la Ciudadela, the last surviving gate of the Spanish citadel, stands at the far end.
Phone
2900 1264Neighborhood
Centro
Activity providers
Kosher map of Montevideo
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