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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.

Must-see0 kmMuseum
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.

Must-see1 kmMonument
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.

Must-see1 kmAttraction
Mercado 4 (Mercado Municipal N.º 4)

Asunción · Asunción (Distrito Capital)

Mercado 4 (Mercado Municipal N.º 4)

Asunción's biggest and most chaotic market: herbs for tereré, no-frills eateries, Guaraní and haggling in every aisle.

Must-see3 kmMarket
Ruta Transchaco (PY09)

Del Puente Remanso a la frontera con Bolivia · Presidente Hayes

Ruta Transchaco (PY09)

A road trip of some 780 km through palm groves, marshes and thorny scrub, from the Paraguay River to Bolivia.

Must-see20 kmAttraction
Areguá

Areguá · Central

Areguá

Capital of pottery and strawberries, with historic mansions stepping down from the church to the lake.

Must-see29 kmCity
Lago Ypacaraí

Areguá, San Bernardino e Ypacaraí · Central y Cordillera

Lago Ypacaraí

The lake behind Paraguay's most famous guarania: sunsets, sailboats and historic towns along its shores.

Must-see29 kmLake
Itauguá

Itauguá · Central

Itauguá

The capital of ñandutí: handmade 'spiderweb' lace, sold right along Route PY02.

Must-see34 kmCity
Itá

Itá · Central

Itá

One of the oldest towns in the country and a capital of pottery, with a clay tradition recognized by UNESCO.

Must-see37 kmCity
San Bernardino

San Bernardino · Cordillera

San Bernardino

An 1881 German colony on the shores of Ypacaraí and Paraguay's summer capital: lakeside promenade, bars and long nights.

Must-see53 kmCity
Piribebuy

Piribebuy · Cordillera

Piribebuy

Heroic town of 1869 and home of the 60-stripe poncho para'i, recognized by UNESCO as intangible heritage.

Must-see73 kmCity
Tobatí

Tobatí · Cordillera

Tobatí

Paraguay's craft capital: potters, carvers of saints and sandstone hills with a natural stone arch.

Must-see74 kmTown
Eco Reserva Mbatoví

Paraguarí · Paraguarí

Eco Reserva Mbatoví

Suspension bridges, two ziplines and rappelling in Atlantic Forest, with views of the Paraguarí hills.

Must-see76 kmReserve
Sapucai

Sapucai · Paraguarí

Sapucai

A railway town among the hills: British workshops from 1894, steam locomotives and tea in the English Village.

Must-see88 kmTown
Parque Nacional Ybycuí

Ybycuí (Minas Cué) · Paraguarí

Parque Nacional Ybycuí

Atlantic Forest, cold-water falls and the ruins of the La Rosada iron foundry, from 1854.

Must-see150 kmNational park
Salto Cristal

La Colmena (compañía Isla Alta, límite con Borja, Guairá) · Paraguarí

Salto Cristal

A curtain of crystal-clear water over rock walls, hidden in the forest between Paraguarí and Guairá.

Must-see150 kmWaterfall
Villarrica del Espíritu Santo

Villarrica · Guairá

Villarrica del Espíritu Santo

The 'wandering city' that moved seven times: capital of Guairá, cradle of poets and home of the Guairá Carnival.

Must-see172 kmCity
Colonia Independencia

Independencia (casco urbano: Melgarejo) · Guairá

Colonia Independencia

A German-founded colony at the foot of the Ybytyruzú: waterfalls, hills, grapes, ice-cold draft beer and Chopp Fest.

Must-see179 kmSettlement
Cerro Tres Kandú

General Eugenio A. Garay · Guairá

Cerro Tres Kandú

The roof of Paraguay: 842 meters and a demanding trail through Atlantic Forest and rock.

Must-see215 kmHill
Caazapá

Caazapá · Caazapá

Caazapá

The most important Franciscan mission in the Río de la Plata region and the legendary spring of Friar Luis de Bolaños.

Must-see230 kmCity
Laguna Blanca

Santa Rosa del Aguaray · San Pedro

Laguna Blanca

White sand, see-through water and cerrado all around: Paraguay's most unexpected beach.

Must-see286 kmLake
Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú

Villa Ygatimí · Canindeyú

Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú

Paraguay's largest continuous Atlantic Forest: 64,000 hectares of rainforest, clear streams and 400 bird species.

Must-see310 kmReserve
Ciudad del Este

Ciudad del Este · Alto Paraná

Ciudad del Este

The great shop window of the Triple Frontier: shopping, a cosmopolitan buzz and the gateway to Itaipú and the Monday Falls.

Must-see327 kmCity
Central Hidroeléctrica Itaipú

Hernandarias · Alto Paraná

Central Hidroeléctrica Itaipú

One of the world's largest hydroelectric plants, free and guided: colossal engineering on the Paraná River.

Must-see340 kmDam
Saltos del Monday (Cataratas del Monday)

Presidente Franco · Alto Paraná

Saltos del Monday (Cataratas del Monday)

Three main drops of about 40 meters amid Atlantic Forest, just minutes from the bustle of Ciudad del Este.

Must-see340 kmWaterfall
Encarnación

Encarnación · Itapúa

Encarnación

The Pearl of the South: riverfront promenade, river beaches, carnival and the perfect base for the Jesuit missions.

Must-see365 kmCity