Montevideo from Above

The mirador of the Intendencia, in Montevideo

The mirador of the Intendencia is the panoramic belvedere installed at the top of the seat of the municipality of Montevideo, offering a three hundred and sixty degree view over the whole town. The Montevideo audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this exceptional viewpoint, perched at some eighty metres of height, from which you embrace at a single glance the capital and the Rio de la Plata.

The panoramic belvedere of the capital

To gain a little height and embrace Montevideo at a single glance, nothing equals the mirador of the Intendencia. It is laid out at the top of the municipal palace, the imposing building that shelters the seat of the Intendencia, that is to say of the municipality of Montevideo. This modern building, erected in the twentieth century, dominates the avenue 18 de Julio, the great artery of the town. By going up to the last floor, the twenty-second, at about eighty metres of height, you reach a panoramic terrace that offers a three hundred and sixty degree view over the whole capital. From up there, the gaze carries over the ciudad vieja and its old roofs, over the ribbon of the Rambla that follows the coast, over the brownish immensity of the Rio de la Plata, and, in clear weather, to the most distant districts and the surrounding hills. It is the ideal occasion to understand the geography of the town, stretched along the water, and to spot the monuments that you have discovered over the walk. The icing on the cake, access to the mirador is generally free, which makes it one of the best viewpoints of Montevideo. A belvedere and a window over the town, the mirador of the Intendencia is a fine stop of the discovery of Montevideo.

What to see

Here you enjoy the panoramic belvedere laid out on the twenty-second floor of the seat of the municipality, at some eighty metres of height, that offers a three hundred and sixty degree view over the whole of Montevideo: the ciudad vieja, the Rambla, the immensity of the Rio de la Plata and, in clear weather, the surrounding hills. Access to it is generally free. The mirador of the Intendencia is one of the best viewpoints of Montevideo. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The mirador of the Intendencia lies at the top of the municipal palace, on the avenue 18 de Julio, in Montevideo, reachable on foot. You go up by lift to the twenty-second floor; access is generally free. The opening hours follow those of the establishment and vary; it is best to enquire before coming.

What do you see from the mirador of the Intendencia in Montevideo?

A three hundred and sixty degree view over the whole of Montevideo, from the twenty-second floor of the seat of the municipality, at some eighty metres of height: the ciudad vieja and its old roofs, the ribbon of the Rambla, the brownish immensity of the Rio de la Plata and, in clear weather, the distant districts and the surrounding hills; access to it is generally free.

Where is the mirador of the Intendencia in Montevideo?

At the top of the municipal palace, on the avenue 18 de Julio, in Montevideo, in Uruguay.