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The Historical Centre of Colonia is beautiful and intersting. We took a day trip there from Buenos Aires. We took an early morning boat with a return late afternoon, that was too much time. I would recommend planning a half-day in Colonia. You will get to see the sites but then can get back to BA for better food options, or just chilling at your hotel.…
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Date of experience: December 2019
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What a wonderful location to wander through (with good footwear or if you are stady on your feet) as there's lots of cobbled roads (no real pavements) . An easy and inexpensive day trip from Buenos Aires, the port is walking distance (so you don't necessarily need to book as a specific excursion. The centre is small enough to explore, stop off and explore the range of museums, church, lighthouse and cafe/bars as well as picking up the odd gift/souvineer. Great for photography too and a total contrast to BA.…
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Date of experience: December 2019
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While in Buenos Aires, Argentina, my wife and I took the ferry over to Uruguay and spent a beautiful February 2020 day exploring this gorgeous historical neighborhood. From the lovely cobblestones, to the various historic sites such as the lighthouse and convent ruins, to the cannons, there is much to see during a day trip to Colonia del Sacramento. There is also a lot of fascinating history to learn while exploring Barrio Historico.…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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I've been here many times, and never get bored, I love to walk around this neighbourhood, take pictures and buy some coffee.
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Date of experience: December 2019
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Took the 7:45 AM bus from Tres Cruces Terminal in Montevideo for about $11 per adult through COT buses. Arrived in Colonia at 10:35 AM. There are multiple buses that one could take from Montevideo to Colonia but we wanted to get an earlier start as we had 5 PM reservations on the ferry to go to Buenos Aires. It was ample time to visit the historic area, visit the lighthouse, see the many small museums, church, have lunch, and just walk around in the district and by the waterfront. Arriving at the bus terminal in Colonia, there is a good tourist office where I would recommend to obtain a city map. There is also a place to store your luggage in the bus terminal. The baggage storage only accepts Uruguayan pesos in cash only. The cost is 0-2 hours-60 pesos, 2-4 hours-90 pesos, 4-6 hours-120 pesos, 6-12 hours 150 pesos, 12-24 hours-180 pesos. Note that they close at 8PM. There is also a reasonable restaurant in the bus terminal but I would suggest to try the traditional Uruguayan chivito at Los Farolitos restaurant stand. It took about 20 minutes to walk to the historic district. After seeing the above, we walked back to the bus terminal which is about a 5 minute walk to the ferry terminal. Would suggest to get to the ferry terminal about 50 minutes before departure. Need to register, check your identification, go through security, then through Uruguay and Argentina border patrol, and stand in line to get a better seat on the ferry. Nice to get a window seat on the left side of the ferry where you will get a better view of Buenos Aires upon arrival.…
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Date of experience: January 2020
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