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Tres Cruces, Montevideo — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Tres Cruces is a barrio of Montevideo named for the crossing of Avenida 18 de Julio, Bulevar Artigas and Avenida 8 de Octubre.
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Where to stay in Tres Cruces
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
A bed in Tres Cruces puts the National Museum of Natural History and the Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo within walking reach, while Avenida 18 de Julio, Bulevar Artigas and Avenida 8 de Octubre carry traffic out to the rest of Montevideo. Italia Avenue begins at this barrio. Anyone after the wider capital of Uruguay will find more rooms elsewhere in the city, though few corners of it stand on three major routes at once.
Few places to stay in Tres Cruces — most visitors book in Montevideo nearby.
About Tres Cruces
What are the main landmarks in Tres Cruces?
A natural history collection anchors the list. The National Museum of Natural History stands in the barrio alongside the Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo, and sport keeps its own addresses in the Velódromo Municipal de Montevideo and the Pista de Atletismo Darwin Piñeyrúa. Churches take up the rest.
Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, Nuestra Señora de la Merced y San Judas Tadeo and the Inmaculado Corazón de María share these streets with the Blixen de Castro Palace.
What is the history of Tres Cruces?
The name counts crossings. Tres Cruces means three crossings, and the three it counts are Avenida 18 de Julio, Bulevar Artigas and Avenida 8 de Octubre, the routes whose intersection gave the barrio of Montevideo both its shape and its name. Other names crowd the same streets.
The Blixen de Castro Palace and the churches of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores and Nuestra Señora de la Merced y San Judas Tadeo stand among them, with Italia Avenue setting off from the same crossing.
Where is Tres Cruces?
Three roads meet here. Avenida 18 de Julio, Bulevar Artigas and Avenida 8 de Octubre cross in this Montevideo barrio, and Italia Avenue starts from it.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Tres Cruces?
Montevideo: stays after the wider capital with Tres Cruces a ride along Avenida 18 de Julio.
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Updated September 2026