El Día del Patrimonio 2024
- Jack Richards
- Oct 8, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 7, 2025
Our second year celebrating Uruguayan heritage, with more experience, great weather, and a theme we couldn't ignore: Wine!
Day 1: Sites Around Montevideo
We spent Saturday exploring sites in the city followed by a joyous sunset with Marjorie and Gus where we challenged ourselves to only speak in our native tongues while listening and responding to each others'—a good test of language and friendship.
We started the day in the cafe at the Instituto de Cultura Uruguayo-Brasileño Phoenix Museo Subte, the closest thing Uruguay has to a subway Hard to tell but this painting is only a couple of square inches/centimeters Life in plastic, it's fantastic Austin at the Supreme Court Cropped and curated Reality Public Transit history A quick stop to the front terrace of the national library (the capacity inside was limited) Brazilian Ambassador's Residence Modern & Classical Natural & Constructed Flamboyant & Reserved Parva Domus Magna Quies, the self-proclaimed micronation Four foreigners in a foreign micronation surrounded by a foreign country Squat Jack Novel Jack Passing time On the ground In the air POV: Faro de Montevideo POV: Faro de Montevideo Marjorie Gus Nothing but water from here until Antarctica Sunset at the Marina to end the day Gus Geese The moon and first star POV: the lighthouse at night
Day 2: Exploring the outskirts of Montevideo and its vineyards
The theme of El Día del Patrimonio 2024 was "El vino como tradición: inmigración, trabajo e innovación" and with that, many vineyards across the country had special programming for the weekend, including a few within the department of Montevideo. We sampled some wines, went on a few tours, and enjoyed an afternoon outside of the urban core.
Also at the end of September, beginning of October is Montevideo's international book fair, and Marjorie invited us to a reading organized by the French alliance.
Beer factory spotted on the bus ride to the wineries Stop 1: Bodegas Carrau Most vineyards only produce a few thousand bottles a year Reserve Collection Stop 4: Bodega Santa Rosa (Stops 2 and 3 we stayed on the free but infrequent bus) Civic center / former train station spotted on the route Spotted on the route Stop 5: Bodega Angel Fallabrino The "Reuse" part of the equation Tight records The new but still not very useful commuter train lines into the city Palacio Legislativo spotted on the way back home Poet Jean D'Amérique reading from "Pequeña flor del ghetto"
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