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A private day trip to Piriápolis, Uruguay's first planned beach resort, and the hills behind it.
A private, flexible day trip to Piriápolis — Uruguay's oldest purpose-built beach resort — covering the Pan de Azúcar Wildlife Nature Reserve, Francisco Piria's historic castle, and a sunset viewpoint atop Cerro San Antonio.
A private, flexible day trip to Piriápolis, built around your own pace and interests. The day typically starts at the Pan de Azúcar Wildlife Nature Reserve, continues to Francisco Piria's historic castle and the town's seaside promenade, and ends with sunset views from Cerro San Antonio.
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
Round-trip pickup and drop-off at your hotel in Montevideo.
Explore native flora and fauna at the base of Cerro Pan de Azúcar, one of the highest hills in the area at roughly 400 meters, with the option to climb to the summit for panoramic views.
Visit the historic castle built by Francisco Piria, the entrepreneur who founded Piriápolis as Uruguay's first planned resort town in the 1890s.
See the town's landmark bull statue overlooking the bay and the ornamental Fountain of Venus along the seafront.
End the day at a hilltop viewpoint over Piriápolis and the coastline, timed for sunset, near the statue of Stella Maris watching over the port.
Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.
A private, flexible day trip to Piriápolis — Uruguay's oldest purpose-built beach resort — covering the Pan de Azúcar Wildlife Nature Reserve, Francisco Piria's historic castle, and a sunset viewpoint atop Cerro San Antonio. A private, flexible day trip to Piriápolis, built around your own pace and interests. The day typically starts at the Pan de Azúcar Wildlife Nature Reserve, continues to Francisco Piria's historic castle and the town's seaside promenade, and ends with sunset views from Cerro San Antonio.
Piriápolis was founded in 1890 by the businessman Francisco Piria, who bought a large tract of land that included the hills of Pan de Azúcar, San Antonio and Cerro del Toro, and laid out a resort town between the hills and the sea. Sources differ slightly on the exact founding date (some give 1893), but it is clearly an 1890s creation, which makes it one of Uruguay's oldest purpose-built beach towns.
Piria's Castle, his personal residence, was completed in 1897. Piria was an eccentric figure, and accounts of the town's layout often mention his interest in esoteric ideas, though the extent to which this shaped the street plan is a matter of local lore rather than settled fact.
Cerro Pan de Azúcar, just outside town, is the third-highest point in Uruguay, with sources giving about 400 metres or a little more; a 35-metre cross was placed on its summit in 1933. Cerro San Antonio rises directly above the port and gives a view over the bay and the geometry of the town below.
Every Voyzo tour is a starting point — tell us what you have in mind and we'll build it.
