As you will see not everything is sun and beaches in this paradise, the architectonical beauty and the nature of Piriápolis are also good to enjoy and contribute with the essence of this resort.

There are many things to see and visit in Piriápolis, form the classical main avenue or the wonderful ramble that make us remind of the beautiful European cities.

Anyway the main tours are related to the hills and the natural reservation that is close to the resort.

There is no doubt that this is truly a symbol of the resort that identifies it and also makes the difference between it and other resorts.

Is the unavoidable area to go when you visit Piriapolis, a place where the air smells to pine and sea, it begins in the Inmigrant Square up to the Yacht port.

The hills landscape that surrounds it, the palm trees, the Argentinian Hotel, the La Pasiva tour up to the roundabout and the Colón Hotel, the Rambla of the English, all these are ingredients that add excellence to such a place like this one.

This reserve is on the bottom of the Pan de Azucar hill, this place many years ago used to be a miner industry; the reserve has been the result of the dream of Tabare Gonzalez; a dream that came true.

This man accepted the proposal of the gubernator Curuchet who proposed him to leave his current job (bank employee) in order to be in charge of a hill full of stones and mud, the one that nowadays is visited by 350.000 people per year.

At the moment is a proud for the Fernandina community and the main attraction of the reserve is that most of the 600 species of animal that are kept there are semi – captive.

This park is on Artigas Avenue and Route 37. It was built by the owner and founder of the resort when the area started to be populated.

It is in the middle of an artificial water fall and a small dock in the “Canada del Puesto Viejo”. Although it was abandoned during a long time ago, nowadays has been rebuilt and has become a municipal park.

Besides, it has a small amphitheatre, children games, a museum, a small bar, and many things to spend a nice day, with barbecues and tables, all these in a beautiful park.

This park is situated over Route 9, close to Pan de Azúcar creek and has got a lot of vegetation and flora species of our nature.

It is a clear example of our named “Montes Riberenos” here can be noticed the association of species, the interaction between them and the fauna, but especially with the water.

In these hills there are species really big or high close to the water but as you move further away from there the trees are not that high and appears the species that resist the lack of water, this is a manner of managing the species that are in these forests.

Some of the most interesting places that we can recommend to visit and that are also close to Piriapolis, are: Punta del Este and Atlantida.