Concepción del Uruguay - Entre Ríos, Argentina

Concepción del Uruguay, in Entre Ríos, Argentina; is well known as “the historic", it is a city of more than 220 years old and 80 thousand residents.
The city is witness of Litoral history as well as Argentina history, is the land of Justo José de Urquiza, in the times when Concepción del Uruguay was the political and economic center of the country.

José de Urquiza was Entre Ríos governor and Argentina Confederation President, in the city are well preserved many treasures that can be visited starting at Francisco Ramírez square, the place where Urquiza declare himself against Rosas.

Concepción del Uruguay is a city with evident Spanish accent, where the past seems to lean out at each step, and own each look, being proud to have 8 of the 14 national historic monuments.

How to get there

The distance between Buenos Aires and Concepción del Uruguay is 297 kilometers. You can get to Concepción del Uruguay traveling by car by National Route 9 till Escobar, Zarate bridge long arm and the National Routes 12 and 14.
You can also take a bus from Retiro bus station the travel takes approximately 4 hours.

Tourist Attractions

- Francisco Ramírez Square
- Inmaculada Concepción Basilica
- White sand beaches on Uruguay River shore: Banco Pelay, Cambacuá Island and Paso Vera.
- Itapé Balneary
- Villa Teresa
- San Pedro or El Vigilante

- Santa Cándida Palace

It was designed by the Italian Architect Pedro Fossatti in a Tuscany Village style. Santa Candida Palace is a National Historic Monument. Nowadays is a rural luxury lodge with activities as golf, fishing, nautical sports and horseback riding.

- San José Palace

San José Palace is located 25 Kilometers to the city west towards Basavilbaso, splendid Urquiza residence. It was the first house in the country with current water system; in its desks birth the Argentina National Constitution, and the door of one of the 38 rooms still kept the leader hurt to dead blood stain.

- Justo José de Urquiza School

Located few meters away from the main square is the first school of the country  founded on 1849, it is one of the eight national historic monuments of the city. In its classrooms many Argentina ex-presidents studied, one Paraguay ex-president and also Ricardo Lopez Jordan, Urquiza rival leader whom murdered Urquiza.

- Inmaculada Concepción Basilica

Located few steps away from the square is the Basilica a place where the rests of Urquiza lays and where also the tourist can admire the images and wooden images brought from Spain from Urquiza family.

Useful information

To get more information you can contact:

In Bs. As.
Casa de Entre Ríos,
Telephone: (11) 4326-2573

In Concepción del Uruguay
Telephone: (03442) 440-812