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Centro, Montevideo — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Centro is a barrio of Montevideo carrying two dozen listed sites, the Museo Torres García and the Monument to Artigas among them.
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Where to stay in Centro
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
A room in Centro sits within reach of the Museo Torres García, the Cinemateca Uruguaya and the Monument to Artigas, which is the argument for this barrio over the rest of Montevideo. Two dozen listed sites is a lot for one address. The Museo de UTE, the Numismatic Museum and the Paseo de los Soles fill out the walk, and the wider city carries the larger room supply for anyone who wants a different base.
Few places to stay in Centro — most visitors book in Montevideo nearby.
About Centro
What are the main landmarks in Centro?
Two dozen entries fill the roll. The Museo Torres García heads a museum list that runs through the Museo de las Migraciones, the Museo del Azulejo, the Museo del Automóvil Eduardo Iglesias, the Museo Pedagógico José Pedro Varela, the Numismatic Museum and the Museo Tammaro. Sculpture keeps its own corner.
Four works carry the names El trabajo, La ley, La justicia and La ciencia, and the Monument to Artigas and the Monument to Vizconde de Mauá stand over the same barrio.
What is the history of Centro?
Centro keeps the Museo histórico de Montevideo and the Museo Casa de Gobierno inside its lines, while the Museo de las Migraciones names migration as its subject and the Museo Pedagógico José Pedro Varela does the same for education. Older buildings hold their own. Casa Vaeza and the Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi stand among the dedications of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, San Miguel Garicoits and Nuestra Señora de Lourdes y San Vicente Pallotti.
The Paseo de los Soles runs through the same barrio.
Where is Centro?
Museums crowd the barrio. Centro gathers the Museo del Azulejo, the Cinemateca Uruguaya and the Subte Municipal into one part of Montevideo.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Centro?
Montevideo: a base in the wider capital with Centro kept for a museum morning.
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Updated September 2026