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Tourist journeys linking cities and destinations. Each route has a map, legs, how many days and the best time to go.
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Paraguay travel guide: Your trip to Paraguay starts here.
Routes, destinations and cities in Paraguay, with things to do, when to go and how to get there.
3 destinations 5 departments 5 cities
Across Cidade Turismo: 20 countries · 78 routes · 286 destinations · 887 cities
In the photo: Saltos del Monday — Presidente Franco
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The guide
Paraguay, city by city
Cidade Turismo is a travel guide built city by city, now also in Paraguay. For each place you'll find things to do, attractions with their own page, when to go and how to get there.
The guide has three ways in, so you can start wherever you like: routes, which link towns along one journey; destinations, which are the tourist regions; and the departments, with the main cities in each one.
The texts are written from official tourism sources, such as national and regional tourism offices, national parks and city halls, and new cities and routes keep being added to the guide.
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Destinations
The tourist regions in Paraguay, each with its towns: things to do, when to go and how to get there.
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Departments and cities
The guide by department: each one with its destinations, cities and routes, and each city with its attractions.
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The destinations in Paraguay
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Contornos: Natural Earth (domínio público). Adaptação do Cidade Turismo.
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Cities to discover today
Six cities from the guide, changing every day.
Central · Assunção and Lago Ypacaraí
Areguá
Areguá, capital of the Central department, lies on the west bank of Lago Ypacaraí, about 28 km from Assunção. Founded in 1538, it was a summer retreat for capital families and preserves manor houses with wide verandas along the Avenida del Lago. It is known for its ceramics, sold at stalls along the streets, for the church atop the hill and for the sandstone formations of Cerro Koi.
Assunção · Assunção and Lago Ypacaraí
Assunção
Assunção, capital of Paraguay, was founded in 1537 on a bend of the Paraguay River and preserves on top of the bluff the historic center, with the Palacio de López, the Cathedral, the Cabildo, the Panteón Nacional de los Héroes and the Casa de la Independencia. The Costanera avenue runs along the bay, the Loma San Jerónimo climbs the hill next to the center, and the Museo del Barro and Mercado 4 showcase the country's popular art and commerce.
Itapúa · Encarnación and the Jesuit Missions
Encarnación
Encarnación, capital of Itapúa, lies on the bank of the Paraná River, opposite Posadas in Argentina. Founded in 1615 by the Jesuit Roque González de Santa Cruz, the Yacyretá dam gave it a long Costanera with sandy beaches that fill from December to February. It is the base for the Jesuit ruins of Trinidad and Jesús de Tavarangüé, a World Heritage Site, and hosts the Carnaval Encarnaceno between January and February.
Alto Paraná · Ciudad del Este and Itaipu
Ciudad del Este
Ciudad del Este, capital of Alto Paraná, is on the bank of the Paraná River, facing Foz do Iguaçu and connected by the Ponte da Amizade. Founded in 1957, it is the second largest city in Paraguay and is known for the commerce of the microcenter. It is the base for the Paraguayan side of Itaipu in Hernandarias, for the Saltos del Monday in Presidente Franco, and for the Reserva Natural Tati Yupi, as well as the Lago de la República and the Catedral San Blas in the center.
Cordillera · Assunção and Lago Ypacaraí
San Bernardino
San Bernardino sits on the eastern shore of Lago Ypacaraí, about 50 km from Asunción. It was founded in 1881 by German and Swiss immigrants, and the summer houses, clubs and lakeside make it the holiday spot for families from the capital. From December to February the town fills up, with activity on the Costanera by day and bars at night; the rest of the year it is a quiet village with tree-lined streets.
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About Cidade Turismo
What is Cidade Turismo?
A travel guide to Paraguay organized into routes, destinations, departments and cities. Each city has things to do, attractions, when to go and how to get there.
What is the difference between a route, a destination and a city?
A route is a journey linking several towns. A destination is a tourist region with its towns. A city is the place itself, with its attractions.
Are the pictures in the guide real?
They are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it. Photos sent by travelers are shown separately, as travelers' photos.
How do I find a place in the guide?
Type the name in the search box: it can be a route, destination, department, city or attraction. Or start from Routes, Destinations or Departments and cities in the menu.
Is the guide available in Spanish and English?
Yes. Destinations already translated are available in Spanish and English at cidadeturismo.com, and the rest are being added.
Is there an app?
Yes, for Android, on Google Play. With it you can save the destinations you want to visit and get the guide's news.