Our Lady of the Guard Parish

Our Lady of the Guard Parish is a church in Municipio C, Montevideo Department which is located on Porongos. Our Lady of the Guard Parish is situated nearby to the recreation area Plaza Pepe D’Elia, as well as near Espacio Libre Prof.Dr.Juan Carlos Patron.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Also known as: “Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Guardia” and “Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Guardia (Villa Muñoz)”
Address: 2278 Porongos, Montevideo

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mercado Agrícola de Montevideo and Legislative Palace of Uruguay.

Mercado Agrícola de Montevideo

Marketplace

Photo: Fedaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mercado Agrícola de Montevideo is a historic enclosed market in the Aguada neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. Built in the 1910s and reopened in 2013, it combines a variety of permanent shops selling fresh produce, butcheries, and other specialty food stores typical of a fruits and vegetables wholesale marketplace, along with general service providers and several restaurants and cafés. Mercado Agrícola de Montevideo is situated 210 metres west of Our Lady of the Guard Parish.

Legislative Palace of Uruguay

Photo: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Legislative Palace of Uruguay is a monumental building, meeting place of the General Assembly of Uruguay, and the seat of the legislative branch of the Uruguayan government. Legislative Palace of Uruguay is situated 750 metres southwest of Our Lady of the Guard Parish.

National Museum of Natural History

Museum

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The National Museum of Natural History in Montevideo is a natural history museum in Uruguay. It opened in 1838, and is the oldest scientific institution in Uruguay and one of the oldest natural history collections in the world. National Museum of Natural History is situated 1 km south of Our Lady of the Guard Parish.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reus al Norte and Villa Muñoz.

Reus al Norte

Neighborhood

Photo: Monte San Savino, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Reus al Norte is a historic housing area in the Villa Muñoz neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. Built in the late 1880s and spread over in four urban blocks, it is the core of the city's Jewish quarter, and is known for its pastel-coloured houses.