Overview

On the way to Colonia we will stop in Nueva Helvecia and Colonia Suiza, where we will have coffee or tea served with medialunas at the Hotel Nirvana. Our journey back to History starts by going over the traditional towns of Colonia Suiza and Nueva Helvecia, and knowing Nirvana Hotel, Plaza de los fundadores, Santuario de la Virgen de Schoenstatt. Next, we will arrive at Colonia del Sacramento (declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO) . Colonia was founded by the Portuguese Empire more than 300 years ago, and it was the bone of contention among Portugal and Spain until 1777, when the Treaty of San Ildefonso left Colonia in the hands of the Spanish Monarchy. Go over Calle de los Suspiros, Iglesia del Santísimo Sacramento (church), Bastión de San Pedro, Polvorín, the Lighthouse, Museos Español y Portugués (museums), Museo del Azulejo, etc. (entrance tickets are not included). Go across Rambla “Costanera” (coastal boardwalk), Real de San Carlos and its old Plaza de Toros , St Benito´s Chapel, Port. Return downtown and have free time to go over Barrio Histórico and its charming streets.

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