Top Things to do in Piriapolis
10 Things to Do in Piriapolis That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Piriapolis, Uruguay including Playa Punta Colorada, Cerro Pan de Azucar, Cerro San Antonio, Playa Hermosa, Capela de San Antonio, Cerro del Toro, La Reserva de Fauna, Castillo de Piria, Fuente de Venus, Aerosillas Cerro San Antonio.
Restaurants in Piriapolis
1. Playa Punta Colorada
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 200 reviews
Reviewed By Enzo R
not too crowded, is great to go with family. Quiet, secure, breeze all day. Services are not available so remember to bring your own drinks and food for the day. It's a very natural beach, not human intervention has been done here yet.
2. Cerro Pan de Azucar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 440 reviews
Reviewed By El_Floro - Montevideo, Uruguay
The zoo at the hills base is quite alright, you get to see much of the uruguayan local fauna. The hike is a lot of fun and a little taxing. I've done it like a thousand times since it's the most enjoyable and rewarding uphill hike in our notoriously flat country. Excellent hike to do with your 8+ year old child.
Dislikes: lately it's been getting quite dirty with people throwing all sorts of litter along the way, it's quite sad.
3. Cerro San Antonio
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
Ascend this hill on foot or cable car for a great view and an up-close look at the terracotta statue of San Antonio at the top.
Reviewed By In4itt - Montevideo, Uruguay
Take the chair lift from the marina to the top of the hill for a fun way to see the views! The drive is good too as you wind around the hill to see views inland as well as the ocean. From the top you can see from Montevideo to Punta Del Este.
4. Playa Hermosa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 198 reviews
Reviewed By Ch4muy0 - Cronulla, Australia
A 5' drive from Piriapolis, 30' from Punta del Este, 1h from Montevideo, this is a white sandy beach on the Rio de la Plata, surrounded by dunes and neighboring rocky Beaches at both ends. Albeit 'Rio' means river, it is an estuary, and the water color and salt contents change with the tides and weather. The sand dunes are covered with local flora and alive with birds an insects.
From the beach you catch views of most of the hills that give the Piriapolis area its unique personality and mystique. The beach faces West; most days sunsets are just breathtaking and it's not unusual that some people will spontaneously start clapping, a custom with some local and Argentinians. Not unwarranted, as the sun sets pretty late and rich colors in the sky go shifting for a long while as it grows darker.
There is plenty of parking space nearby the beach, but it can get very crowded during the high season (January). Being there with the crowd, most visitors are Uruguayans or Argentinians, is an experience itself, but the natural beauty is better appreciated when the crowds are gone after the Carnival holiday.
5. Capela de San Antonio
Overall Ratings
4 based on 129 reviews
Reviewed By Lalita_Viajera - Buenos Aires, Argentina
It is a tinny and cozy place. Very tidy and well maintained. You also may enjoy a great view of Piriapolis from there so you should not miss this place (specially at sunset).
6. Cerro del Toro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 374 reviews
Bull’s Hill is notable for its unique fountain: a bull spewing mineral water from its mouth.
Reviewed By Ch4muy0 - Cronulla, Australia
And to get this view, after driving to the Fuente del Toro (the Bull's Fountain), a huge bronze bull brought from France that pours mineral water off its mouth, you have to walk up during some 40 minutes among native woods. A lovely walk, usually nobody's there, and a magnificent view from the top. Free parking and entry.
7. La Reserva de Fauna
Overall Ratings
4 based on 254 reviews
View native animals, including penguins, vultures, ostriches, owls and several varieties of stags, at this beautiful nature reserve.
Reviewed By Latitude33 - Uruguay
It is a well run reserve, just average in terms of how it is laid out. But of course it has quite a number of Uruguayan wildlife species, and a good place to see it all in one. It was a bit run down when I was there it might have changed for the better or maybe not...
8. Castillo de Piria
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 524 reviews
Reviewed By Nancy_Ottawa - Ottawa, Canada
Not a lot to see inside the castle but certainly an interesting story and worth a wander if you have some free time and want something to do. Some period furniture pieces here and there, one roped-off room with a collection of heirlooms inside as well as some period paintings throughout the first floor. Otherwise, largely vacant. I did hear talk about the other floors being restored in future but when we went only the first floor and the immediate grounds were open to the public. There are some stable ruins behind the castle but these were also fenced off. Worth going just for a wander and to admire the architecture from the outside as well as to see the enormous Dragon Tree in the garden to the right of the entrance - it's quite something.
As you are heading back towards Piriapolis you will come across an abandoned old church a short distance away (on your right). It was also built by Francisco Piria (but never completed).
9. Fuente de Venus
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 132 reviews
10. Aerosillas Cerro San Antonio
Overall Ratings
4 based on 54 reviews
Reviewed By Priscila A
Very interesting ride. Perfect view! Drawback? You need cash to pay the ride, they don't receive credit cards!
