Name: Bastión del Carmen Cultural Center
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Bastión del Carmen Cultural Center

Bastión del Carmen Cultural Center

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Location: Colonia, Uruguay

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1. Plaza 25 de Agosto – Bastion of San Miguel loop from Colonia del Sacramento

13.4km

03:29

100m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Yacht Club Marina – Plaza 25 de Agosto loop from Fraccionamiento "El Futuro"

10.7km

02:46

60m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Bastion of San Miguel – San Benito Chapel loop from Colonia del Sacramento

13.4km

03:29

90m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Torsten E.

March 8, 2023

After the bastion had served its purpose as a fortress and artillery site, soap was boiled and wool dyed here. It now serves as an event venue and offers a home for art exhibitions. Currently (March 2023) 200 black and white photographs of 200 residents of Colonia between the ages of 1 and 100 can be seen. Worth seeing!

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Torsten E.

March 28, 2023

On the site (close to the shore) there is access to a cistern - a worthwhile descent as the condition is very good.

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Andi

April 3, 2024

Among many of its attractions and old buildings we can highlight the Bastion del Carmen, built in 1880 and which remains in very good condition despite various restorations. The Carmen Bastion was built with the purpose of serving as an artillery platform in the battles that took place in the city of Colonia between the Spanish and the Portuguese. When these disputes ended, it became a glue and soap factory, years later a barracks and a grain warehouse and later a wool washing plant and a tannery.

Originally the Bastión del Carmen was private property of the Argentines, but the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay bought it with the intention of converting it into an open center of tourist interest. For this reason, it is now known as the Bastión Del Carmen Cultural Center.

Source: komoot.com/de-de/highlight/5542725

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Location: Colonia, Uruguay

Bastión del Carmen Cultural Center

1. Plaza 25 de Agosto – Bastion of San Miguel loop from Colonia del Sacramento

2. Yacht Club Marina – Plaza 25 de Agosto loop from Fraccionamiento "El Futuro"

3. Bastion of San Miguel – San Benito Chapel loop from Colonia del Sacramento

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