Founded in 1680, and declared Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995, the Old Town of Colonia del Sacramento is a testimony of the Portuguese and Spanish footprints that formed the history and identity of the city.

Colonia del Sacramento has a colonial feeling in the air and is one of the main tourist destinations in Uruguay.

Nueva Helvecia, better known as Colonia Suiza, is also a city that receives many visitors. It was founded in 1861 by Swiss, French, and German immigrants and its main activity is artisan cheese production, the best in the country.

STREET OF SIGHS (CALLE DE LOS SUSPIROS).
One of the most classic walks of the city is the Street of the Sighs, a symbol of the former strengthened city. This street, totally paved by stones, has ancient houses constructed of mud and stone covered with tiles, which creates a real postcard of the past.

PUNTA GORDA.
From the top of this area the visitors can see where the Uruguay River turns into the River Plate.
The access to this site is at the Kilometer Nº 267 of Route Nº 21. It is an ideal place to enjoy the sunsets.

EL REAL DE SAN CARLOS.
Four kilometers north from the Old City of Colonia del Sacramento, the Real de San Carlos, is an emblematic structure of the city. In this zone in the year 1761, the Viceroy Pedro de Ceballos established himself to surround the Portuguese colony.
At the beginning of the 20th century an important tourist complex was constructed under the initiative of an Argentine businessman who had the vision of the potential of the tourism in this city. He constructed a bullring and a casino that worked until 1917. Nowadays the ruins of the bullring do not allow the public to access inside the building.