THE 5 BEST Things to Do in La Barra, Uruguay
Places to Visit in La Barra
Check out must-see sights and activities:
Museo Del Mar, Puente Leonel Viera, Ports of Call Tours, City Tours. For personalised recommendations, try our AI trip-planning product.
Museo Del Mar, Puente Leonel Viera, Ports of Call Tours, City Tours. For personalised recommendations, try our AI trip-planning product.
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Day Tripsfromper adult₹4,175
Day Tripsfromper adult₹3,914
Day Tripsfromper group (up to 3)₹27,833
Half-day Toursfromper adult (price varies by group size)₹4,060- fromper adult (price varies by group size)₹33,052
- fromper adult₹3,480
Wine Tastingsfromper adult (price varies by group size)₹16,525- fromper adult₹5,219
- fromper adult (price varies by group size)₹11,070
- fromper adult (price varies by group size)₹26,094
Top Attractions in La Barra
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Speciality Museums
Bridges
Bridges
Other Top Attractions around La Barra
*Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.
What travellers are saying
- airigoinBuenos Aires, Argentina38 contributionsUnique museum to learn about the sea, the region and the history of Uruguay and ita great beaches. Ideal for children.
Sea shells, whales, sharks, full of a chaotic and attractive collection of items that draw our attention.Written 10 January 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - AlpinerHutChantilly, VA1,204 contributionsIs Puente Leonel Viera a bridge or is it a roller coaster?
You can cross the Maldonado River between Punta del Este and La Barra on it, so that makes it a bridge, right? Many who cross, though, do so at high speed to produce the stomach-dropping feeling you get when you catch "big air" at the humps, so that makes it a roller coaster, right?
The bridge was built in 1965 by Viera, who had no experience in engineering or architecture. He was the first to design a bridge like this, a "stressed ribbon bridge," essentially a suspension bridge but with the suspension cables INSIDE the bridge itself.
Viera created what is now the Punta del Este-to-La Barra span. A second span, now carrying traffic from La Barra to Punta del Este, was added in 1998.
TIPS:
* This is a little dangerous to drive on since motorists speed across to create the roller coaster effect. Be careful.
* The newer bridge, carrying traffic from La Barra to Punta del Este, is said to be the better "roller coaster." It's the one our tour bus driver did his speeding on!Written 10 April 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Filo53 contributionsThis landmark bridge was originally just two lanes, but a second span was added to improve traffic flow. Kids love it !Written 27 June 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- soy038Montreal, Canada14 contributionsNice, clean, and beautiful, nothing else to say. We were there end of February, the beach was not too busy compared to others in the area.Written 9 March 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Amelie R3 contributionsGalería Sur has the best of Latinamerican Art! From Modern Art Masters to a fine selection of well known Contemporary Art. If you like art you cannot miss it!Written 30 June 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
