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Palacio de López (Palacio de Gobierno)

Asunción · Asunción (Distrito Capital)

Palacio de López (Palacio de Gobierno)

The palace Carlos Antonio López had built for his son, now the seat of the executive branch overlooking the bay.

≈ 1 km
Museo Casa de la Independencia

Asunción · Asunción (Distrito Capital)

Museo Casa de la Independencia

The colonial house where Paraguay's independence was plotted on the night of May 14, 1811.

≈ 1 km

Asunción · Asunción (Distrito Capital)

Templo Masónico de la calle Palma

An early 20th-century building on Calle Palma, open to the public since 2009 and restored in 2018.

≈ 1 km
Costanera de Asunción

Asunción · Asunción (Distrito Capital)

Costanera de Asunción

Kilometers of waterfront promenade along the bay for walking, cycling and watching the sun set over the Chaco.

≈ 1 km
Teatro Municipal Ignacio A. Pane

Asunción · Asunción (Distrito Capital)

Teatro Municipal Ignacio A. Pane

Asunción's oldest theater, with a horseshoe-shaped hall for 700 people and performances year-round.

≈ 1 km

These days

Oct

ASUFICC – Asunción International Contemporary Film Festival

Paraguayan and international art-house cinema at cultural centers in the capital, with screenings and filmmaker Q&As.

CulturalAsunción, Asunción (Distrito Capital)Oct

Atyrá Leather Expo

The country’s biggest showcase of leather goods, on the pedestrian street of Paraguay’s “cleanest town.”

FairAtyrá, CordilleraOct→ Nov

National Ñandutí Festival

Folk music, dance and ñandutí lace in the town of weavers: two nights of competition for the Golden Ñandutí.

MusicItauguá, CentralFeaturedOct

Nihon Matsuri Japanese Festival

Taiko, Japanese food and Nikkei culture at the biggest festival of Paraguay’s Japanese community.

Heritage communitiesLuque (Parque Olímpico), CentralFeaturedOct→ Nov

Festival Mundial del Arpa

Free Paraguayan harp concerts in Asunción theatres, with harpists from Paraguay and around the world.

FestivalAsunción, Distrito CapitalFeatured3Oct

Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús · Nanawa

Patron saintNanawa, Presidente Hayes4Oct

San Francisco de Asís · Arroyos y Esteros

Patron saintArroyos y Esteros, Cordillera4Oct

San Francisco de Asís · Atyrá

A procession of the patron saint with the saints from every rural community, a crafts fair, karu guasu (a big communal feast) and jineteada (bronc riding).

Patron saintAtyrá, Cordillera

Where to eat

Market

Mercado 4

No-frills eateries serving vori vori and daily specials, plus yuyeras (herb sellers) crushing pohã ñana to order.

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If you need help

National Police (emergencies)
911
Paraguayan Volunteer Fire Department (CBVP)
132
Ambulance – SEME, Ministry of Health
141
SOS Mujer (violence against women hotline)
137