This is a great starting point for a walking tour of Montevideo ... from this one central location you can see Teatro Solis, Presidential Palace and it's a short walk to the commercial centre of the city.

The national hero (Artigas) on horseback, the seat of the Executive Branch, Palacio Salvo, and steps away from the Teatro Solís. It marks the beginning of the main avenue, 18 de Julio.

Trees, statues, safe part of town! Nearby was the restaurant Locos de Asar on San Jose 1065 that had delicious lunch specials.

Spend an afternoon just wondering around the Square. It's pretty beautiful and pretty much the postcard of the city.

Not much going on in Plaza Independencia but it is in the heart of Uruguay. The surrounding architecture of the buildings are very beautiful. Not much to do except for taking pictures. No use planning a trip to come here, you will eventually come across it during your visit to the city.

The icecream (dulce de leche) at the CIGALE stand is THE BEST! Definitely worth a trip to this plaza just for that. Other than that the plaza itself is very pretty and historic.

A great park in the middle of the city. It was what I expect to see in a South American city. A spot to rest from a long day of touring. A place to watch people going about their business.

The last thing I would want to do is to denigrate the thoughts and views of other reviewers. I was perplexed that so many people think the plaza is uninteresting and ugly. My wife and I are not historians, but we had read a bit about Uruguay before our trip, and we were fascinated by the different eras represented by... More

All it's left is a couple of nice buildings and big statue. The rest of the buildings are ugly 70s functionalism. And if you want to take a picture of the statue from the front, in a background you'll have the ugliest of them all.