Playa Grande
Playa Grande is a resort town and western suburb of the city of Piriápolis in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 1,680 residents
- Description: human settlement in Uruguay
- Also known as: “Playa Grande, Uruguay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Museo ferroviario de Piriápolis and Argentino Hotel.
Museo ferroviario de Piriápolis
Museum
Photo: Mevrob, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo ferroviario de Piriápolis is a museum, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Playa Grande.
Argentino Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Nicobadel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argentino Hotel, the largest hotel complex in the city of Piriápolis, Uruguay. Argentino Hotel is situated 2½ km southeast of Playa Grande.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Las Flores and Punta Colorada.
Las Flores
Village
Photo: CITY MVD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Las Flores, or Balneario Las Flores is a resort in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is known as a family-friendly place to spend summers. In Las Flores each street is named after a flower to honor its name which means "flowers" in Spanish. Las Flores is situated 5 km northwest of Playa Grande.
Punta Colorada
Village
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Punta Colorada is a small peninsula and a resort in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. Punta Colorada is situated 7 km southeast of Playa Grande.
Bella Vista
Village
Photo: CITY MVD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bella Vista is a resort in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Bella Vista is situated 7 km northwest of Playa Grande.
Playa Grande
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Piriapolis, Maldonado Department, Atlantic Coast, Uruguay, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.84566° or 34° 50′ 44″ southLongitude
-55.29591° or 55° 17′ 45″ westPopulation
1,680Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
48Q65P33+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1306993743OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
9883531Wikidata ID
Q984849
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Playa Grande” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Playa Grande”
- Dutch: “Playa Grande”
- French: “Playa Grande”
- German: “Playa Grande”
- Spanish: “Playa Grande”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Playa Grande”. Photo: Ezarate, CC BY-SA 4.0.