Museo de Azulejos

Pretty tiles

Can by a ticket for all 8 historic museums at the Municipal Museum for 50 Uruguayan pesos. Cash only. Small two room museum. It is of Portuguese construction of the first half of the 18th century. It...

One of 8 museums you can visit for a small price

This is in the historic district of Colonia del Sacramento. There is a white house in the main plaza where you can purchase a ticket to 8 of the museums. For a fee of $50 Uruguayan Dollars or about ...

Very small but visually pleasing and housed in an authentic colonial house

The caretaker explained that in colonial times there were no decorative tules or any other luxury items in Colonia, because it was basically a military outpost. The lovely tiles on display are mostly ...

Interesting

This museum has a huge variety of historical local tiles. It's included in the museum package, and well worth the visit.

Very small display of tiles

The tiles on display are very old and made in Europe. If you speak castellano, the man who checks your ticket will give you some explanations.