Assunção · Paraguay Capital
In the destination Assunção and Lago Ypacaraí.
In the photo: Palacio de López
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The city
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.
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The local experience
The seat of the Paraguayan government, a 19th‑century neoclassical palace on the shore of the Baía de Assunção, ordered built by Francisco Solano López. It is seen from the outside, from the square and the Costanera, and is illuminated at night.
A city block of old houses facing the Palacio de López, restored as the city's cultural center, with the museum Memoria de la Ciudad in Casa Viola, from the 18th century, courtyards, a library and exhibition rooms.
The old Cabildo de Assunção, an 1857 building on the bayfront that was once the seat of the three branches of government, is now the Congress's cultural center, with exhibits on Paraguay's history, art and music.
The neoclassical cathedral of Assunção, begun in 1842 under the government of Carlos Antonio López, on the Plaza de la Independencia, seat of the first diocese in the Río de la Plata region, with the high altar covered in silver.
The mausoleum of Paraguay's heroes, a domed temple inspired by the Panthéon in Paris, begun in 1863 and only completed in 1936, on the Plaza de los Héroes, containing the remains of Francisco Solano López and other figures from the country's history.
The colonial house from 1772 where the conspirators of Paraguay’s independence met, and from which they left on the night of May 14 via the adjacent alley. Today it is a museum with period furniture, documents and portraits.
The avenue along the Bay of Assunção, with a promenade and lawns in front of the Palacio de López and the historic centre. On Sundays and public holidays the lane next to the water is often closed to cars.
An old neighborhood on a hill next to the centre, with cobbled lanes, stairways, colourful houses, murals, the Oratorio San Jerónimo and a viewpoint over the city, with bars and cafés for the late afternoon.
The Centro de Artes Visuales Museo del Barro brings together indigenous and pre-Columbian ceramics, Paraguayan folk art, lace, silverware, wood carving and contemporary art, in pavilions in the Isla de Francia neighborhood.
The large popular market of Asunción, opened in 1942, occupying whole blocks in the Pettirossi neighborhood with stalls selling fruit, vegetables, herbs for tereré, clothing and food stalls serving Paraguayan cuisine.
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