{"id":3173,"date":"2023-06-21T16:16:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T19:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/es\/places\/\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:38:53","slug":"colonia-valdense","status":"publish","type":"places","link":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/places\/colonia-valdense\/","title":{"rendered":"Colonia Valdense"},"author":2,"template":"","place-categories":[93,87,187],"class_list":["post-3173","places","type-places","status-publish","hentry","place-categories-colonia","place-categories-pueblos","place-categories-region-litoral-sur"],"acf":[],"primary_title":"<h1 class=\"itemTitle\"><span class=\"highlight highlight--violeta\">Colonia Valdense<\/span><\/h1>","short_description":"Founded in 1858 by Waldensian immigrants from Piedmont (northern Italy) who survived the religious persecutions caused by the reform of the church promoted by Pedro Valdo in the 12th century, Colonia Valdense has its own identity.","description":"The Feast of Gratitude in March, the Day of the Waldensian Fraternity in August and the National Cheese Tasting Festival in November, are three ideal times of the year to decide to discover it. Besides enjoying its quiet life and its landscapes, do not miss the following attractions of great historical and patrimonial value.\r\n\r\nWalking through the city, you will find the Liberty Square, the School Park, School N\u00ba 26, the Waldensian Athletic Club, the country house that belonged to the secretary of President Williman, Emilio Barbouroux, the Sports Square, the First Rural High School of the country, founded in 1888 by Pastor Daniel Armand Ug\u00f3n and the Waldensian Archive Library.\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"module_round_box_outer\">\r\n<div class=\"module_round_box\">\r\n<div class=\"s5_module_box_1\">\r\n<div class=\"s5_module_box_2\">\r\n<div class=\"s5_outer\">\r\n<div class=\"custom\">\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sWAdu-lOC1I[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<section id=\"modulo-wrap\" class=\"links-de-interes-wrap\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/images\/icon-link.png\" \/><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colonia.gub.uy\/turismo\/\">https:\/\/www.colonia.gub.uy\/turismo\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"module_round_box_outer\">\r\n<div class=\"module_round_box\">\r\n<div class=\"s5_module_box_1\">\r\n<div class=\"s5_module_box_2\">\r\n<div class=\"s5_outer\">\r\n<div class=\"custom\">\r\n<section id=\"modulo-wrap\" class=\"informacion-turistica\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/images\/icon-informacion-turistica.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO<\/span><\/section>\r\n<section><\/section>\r\n<section class=\"informacion-turistica\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Information Center BIT<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Address: Odriozola 434 esq. A. M\u00e9ndez<\/span>\r\n<span id=\"cloak4e833e7f001e62f4547504c9293acb44\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:infoturismobit@gmail.com\">infoturismobit@gmail.com<\/a><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Telephone: 4523 7707<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Centro<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Address: Av. Gral. Flores y Rivera<\/span>\r\n<span id=\"cloakf1c3b346190017ba99865db4f1002061\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:ncentro1680@gmail.com\">ncentro1680@gmail.com<\/a><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Telephone: 4522 6141\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/section>\r\n<section><\/section>\r\n<section class=\"informacion-turistica\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Terminal de Puerto<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Address: Isla Central \u2013 Hall de acceso<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:centroinfobit@gmail.com\">centroinfobit@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/section>\r\n<section><\/section>\r\n<section class=\"informacion-turistica\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\r\nBarrio Hist\u00f3rico (Barrio Sur)<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Address: Manuel Lobo 224<\/span>\r\n<span id=\"cloak0c49e12a44010511a61480d3482c5326\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:barriohistorico1680@gmail.com\">barriohistorico1680@gmail.com<\/a><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Telephone: 4522 8506\r\n\r\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Terminal de Buses\r\n<\/strong>Address: Av. Buenos Aires esq. Manuel Lobo<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:infoterminal1680@gmail.com\">infoterminal1680@gmail.com<\/a><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"FOOTERsubTituloFooter\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\r\nColonia Valdense<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"FOOTERtextoFooter\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Address: Centro de Artesanos Ciudad Jard\u00edn<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ruta 1, km. 121<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Telephone: 4558 8412<\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","primary_image":"[{\"id\":3249,\"url\":\"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cvaldense.png\"}]","secondary_image":"[]","gallery_images":"[]","enable_map":"1","coord_lat":"","coord_lng":"","locations":"-34.339970248137654,-57.26116063192407","department":"Colonia","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/places\/3173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/places"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/places"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"place-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place-categories?post=3173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}