Montevideo has seen a growth in the street art scene in recent years. Street artists from all over the world have left their marks in graffiti, brush painting and stencil. Street artists decorate the city's walls with colorful drawings, each with their own style.
See some of the coolest street art murals in Montevideo, learn about their meaning and the up and coming artists behind them. Montevideo street art is on the rise, not far behind the other great South American cities such as Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires.
We will start this alternative tour in Ciudad Vieja and from there we'll take you to the not-so-touristy yet still fascinating areas of the city while you will travel around town in public buses like the locals do and become one of us.
The tour lasts about 3.5 hours and it's mixed walking with public transportation. Empanadas, Water and bus fares included.
• Ciudad Vieja neighborhood, where some of the most iconic street art is located
• Cordon neighborhood - a gritty, hipster-ish area full of street art
• Barrio Goes - where the first convention for Spanish American streetartists (MUTA Montevideo) took place in 2013.
Our head tour guide, Bruno, was born in the city of Mercedes, Uruguay. At the age of 7 his family moved to Montevideo, where he grew up and fell in love with the city. Bruno has also lived in the US and Brazil. Therefore, he speaks fluent Spanish, English and Portuguese. He has traveled through several countries in the Caribbean, Europe and South America, and understands what a visitor expects from a city tour. After living in the United States for more than 12 years, he decided to relocate to Montevideo, where his heart is. MVD Walking Tour was established to show visitors the charm and beauty of this relatively unknown, yet fascinating city. Full profile
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