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Historic places in Asunción

6 historic buildings, sites and memorials in Asunción.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Historic places in Asunción

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    Casa Clari

    Really nice views of the López Palace. Good food/drink menu, but slightly pricier than other bars in the centre.

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    Casa de la Independencia

    Historic house built in 1772 where the independence of Paraguay was secretly planned in 1811. Well preserved historic museum furnished with items of historic and artistic interest.

    Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00; Sat 08:00-13:00Free

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    Centro Cultural El Cabildo

    One of the few museums that open on weekends it's in an old colonial building that was the Congress Palace until 2003. Near the riverside costanera it has various exhibition spaces. The Sala Museo del Barro is one of the sections which presents pieces of indigenous art from native groups of Paraguay and Latin America. Another permanent exhibition space is the Sala Agustín Pío Barrios - Mangoré, which treasures the life and work of the great composer of the Paraguayan guitar. Another section is the Sala de la Escena Paraguaya - Edda de los Ríos which aims to disseminate everything related to the performing arts in Paraguay. There are also works from potter artist Julia Isídrez exhibiting a variety of clay works, in dark tone, with designs of faces, animals and nature figures. The Cabildo also incorporates works from traditional Christmas cribs by local artists such as Lucy Yegros, Gabriela Zuccolillo and Carlo Spatuzza.

    Tue-Fri 09:00-20:00; Sat Sun 10:00-17:00Free

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    Metropolitan Cathedral

    Catedral Metropolitana

    The national cathedral. Next to the broad and picturesque plaza Independencia.

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    Palacio de López

    Government Palace

    Houses the Paraguayan executive branch government. Very well lit at night. The interior is not open to the public.

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    Panteón Nacional de los Héroes

    Houses the tomb of the unknown soldier along with other national heroes from Paraguay's history, also commemorative plaques for heroes of the Triple Alliance and Chaco War. Changing of the guard occurs every other day.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Asunción (CC BY-SA 4.0).